When we first met, I had no idea who Julian was. I was working in the mortgage industry and needed her ok/signature to close a mortgage deal. In order to sweeten the deal to get her signature, I brought her some juice and a Snickers bar. It worked, for this one deal, I found myself having to run to the store for more bribes. Eventually we made a bet, our favorite football teams played. Me being an avid Redskins fan and Julian being a Cowboys, we bet lunch. The Redskins lost, and this was the beginning on a wonderful and memorable journey. I am a gambler, so I tried my luck again and made another lunch bet the next time our teams played each other, and yes the Redskins lost that game as well.

When I first met Julian, I was mesmerized. She was mature beyond her years. She was 23, had the maturity of a woman 10 years her senior. We worked for the same company, just different departments. In order to close my deal, I needed an approval from her department. This led to many business deals between us, which led to lunches, which led to some engaging conversations. Which in turn, led us to Mississippi, which led to a wonderful lil guy name Aiden, which led us to here, getting married. Huh. Some would say, my losing lunch bets cause I chose to root for the wrong team. I say, I lost the football bet, I won as we are getting married soon. HA.

The Beau and I. It all started with a bet. I met Derek after working in Short Sales and him trying to bribe me with snacks to approve his short sale deals....that game of cat and mouse escalated in us betting on a lunch date. Redskins (WFT) VS Dallas, and as you can imagine the Redskins lost. 3 games in a row (yes I was keeping count) and the wager? Lunch. That story began 11 years ago. Back when we thought this would be a lil love affair or budding friendship, now we are here approaching a time to get married!! Even though we did it backwards. Kid, Home, Marriage.