Us

Ryan and I met in, what we both think is, one of the most bizarre ways.  Ryan, a single man working from home in IT, didn't really have a way to meet single women.  He had a close-knit group of friends, most of which were married.  A friend of his met his wife online.  Ryan decided (after a lot of pushing), to give eHarmony a try.  What was there to lose?  Nothing.

124.97 miles away sat myself, Cali.  I lived with my parents in a very small (but perfect) town.  I worked at a school with women, lots of women.  I had a lot of friends, but all women.  I had decided that I would give online dating a try if I hadn't found "the one" by my 25th birthday.  I was 23 at the time.  Lucky for me, I was convinced by family and friends that giving eHarmony a try couldn't hurt.  So I decided to sit down with my best friend and answer hundreds of questions about myself and the man that I was looking for.

That man was (and is) Ryan.  eHarmony is brilliant...absolutely brilliant.  It found the man I had dreamed about, the man I had prayed for, and brought him to me.

After 9 months of dating (and lots of driving), Ryan and I jumped out of a plane.  I landed, thankful for still being alive, to find my best friend down on his knee waiting for me.  I said YES (yes, yes, yes, yes), and here we are, 8 months later, planning our wedding and remodeling our recently purchased home.

This blog is us.  It is our life.  It is the things that are important (and not so important), that are building and shaping us.  It is our engagement, our wedding, our house, our families.  It is us.

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