Time to Party!

Thanks to a breakthrough 21st century technology called "dating apps", Sean and Valerie were brought together in May 2019. After each downloading a deceivingly fun-named app called "Coffee Meets Bagel," the two were very hopeful that they would find love! But after hundreds of failed first dates, duds, stalkers, and weirdos Valerie and Sean were about to lose all faith in this modern algorithm. Through perseverance and miraculous odds Valerie saw a handsome bald guy pop up in her "daily bagels." She thought she might give this bald bagel a chance and clicked "connect." Turns out his name was Sean and he wanted to chat too! Although he took verrrrrrry long to reply to messages and didn't seem to know how dating aps worked (her perspective, not his), Valerie entertained him with her witty and charming replies. But wait! Oh no! The app will terminate any chance of love if phone numbers aren't exchanged after 7 days! Valerie thought all hope was lost, as she had not heard back from Sean. Luckily Sean, being the resourceful man that he is, used some "coffee beans" to extend the convo and snagged her number! After narrowly escaping a disappearance into the interwebs, Valerie and Sean were able to meet in real life. They planned their first date and officially met in downtown Boston next to the Downtown Crossing T stop on May 23, 2019! And the rest, as they say, is history...

For Archie's 1st birthday weekend, Valerie and Sean planned a getaway "glamping" in Vermont near one of Archie's favorite spots, Dog Mountain. It was kind of late in the day by the time they arrived to the campsite and got everything set up for the night, but they still made the trip over to Dog Mountain so Archie could have some fun running around with other dogs for his birthday. After playing in the pond (Archie only) and then hiking the trails for a bit, they all made it to a secluded clearing at the top of the hill. While Valerie was throwing the ball to Archie, Sean turned to her and said he had something he wanted to say to her. Next thing she knew, he was down on one knee with a sparkly ring in his hand. Both she and Archie said YES!! (see pic of Dog Mountain below!)