We've known each other for almost fifteen years now.  The past five years have been as husband and wife. 

We first met in the fall of 1992 while attending the same high school.  At that time Matthew was a senior and dating someone else.  At first, Christina marveled from afar but she would soon have her catch.  A year or so later, we bumped into each other at a local mall and a re-acquaintance was made.  After that, our friendship blossomed into the love that we share today. 

Our adventures over the years brought us emotionally closer together but occasionally physically further apart when Matthew's jobs took him to Boston and Seattle metropolitan areas. 

We even spent some time and distance apart while Matthew was working in Redmond, WA and Christina was completing her college degree in MI. 

Everyone wondered when we'd get hitched.  Shortly after Matthew settled in at his new job out west, Christina grew impatient and popped the question.  Matthew's response was "Wow!" and after that, yes.  We were married in a lovely little church in Farmington, MI.  After a honeymoon at the Salish Lodge and Spa, we settled in at Matthew's apartment with Rusty. 

We soon moved into a condominium.  After just under two years living there, we moved to our current home on a shy acre in Woodinville.  Our house is a fixer-upper in need of some new flooring, paint, furniture, and other  modernizing, but with sweat-equity, elbow grease, and perseverance, we're making it a home we'll enjoy for decades to come.   

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