We often make mention of random milestones in our relationship – meeting in NYC, moving to Virginia, etc. – and we realized that the timing of all those events probably isn’t always clear. So we figured Wedding Week Dos was the perfect opportunity to chronologically recount how boy met girl, they fell in love, moved to the south, got a chihuahua and started a blog. You know, your typical love story…
2004
- June: I start my job as Assistant Account Executive at a New York City ad agency.
- August: Sherry starts her job as a Copywriter at the very same ad agency a month later.
- September: Sherry gets assigned to write commercials for the account I manage. We meet, but rarely interact.
2005
- January – May: Sherry keeps getting assigned to projects with me. We bond over watching bad reality TV and begin spending more time together outside of work, moving past “coworkers” to “friends.”
- July 7th: A casual after-work party turns into an unofficial first date. We cap off the night with a kiss (and although none of our friends believe it, I actually kissed her first).
- Late July: Just weeks after beginning to date, I invite Sherry on a trip home to meet my family in Virginia (!), giving Sherry her first official taste of life in VA. Here we are touring my alma mater UVA:
- October: We take our first vacation together to drive the California coast (from San Diego to San Francisco) with my cousin Travis. It’s one of the best trips either of us have ever been on.
- November: I spend Thanksgiving with Sherry’s family in New York (our first official family holiday together).
- December: We make the decision to move to Virginia together after just six months of dating with zero hesitation.
2006
- January: We interview for jobs at the same Richmond ad agency (we like working together since it’s the way we met). After a bunch of undercover research, I buy an engagement ring.
- February: Our new jobs at the same agency don’t come through. Employers won’t take us seriously until we live in Virginia, so we decide to make the move and find jobs when we get there. Scary!
- February 25: We leave NYC in a minivan (after snapping this photo), arrive in Richmond and move into a new apartment together (which we furnish with mismatched hand-me-downs).
- March: Within two weeks, I land a new job at a downtown ad agency (were I still work to this day). Sherry builds up a client roster and decides to write commercial scripts and magazine ads as a full-time freelancer from home (lucky girl).
- March 18: I propose. Sherry says “yes.” More on that later…
- April 22: Our first weekend of casual house-hunting turns into buying our first home (a little brick ranch that needs a lot of love).
- May 25: We close on our oldie-but-a-goodie house and begin the moving in and renovating process (three years later we’re still at it).
- July 7: To celebrate our one year anniversary of dating, I surprise Sherry with a trip to the Outer Banks.
- October: We take a second vacation together and this time it’s back to California, just the two of us. We marvel that we don’t even fight after a week of non-stop hanging out. Life is good.
- November 28: After months of dog-hunting, we finally find a funny looking chihuahua that needs a good home. Hamburger (aka: Burger) joins the Petersik family.
2007:
- January – June: Crazy wedding planning and prep fills every spare moment and we quickly realize that we like teaming up and DIYing out hearts out.
- July 7: The backyard wedding goes off without a hitch. Travis (the guy who joined us on our first California road trip) officiates the ceremony. “I do”s are exchanged. Happily ever after begins.
- July 10 – 16: We honeymoon in Alaska. A certain small dog joins us for this “family” road trip full of adventure and goofiness. More on that later…
- September: With wedding expenses out of the way, we decide to put a bit of our savings towards a kitchen remodel.
- September 24: I write the first post on a new blog that I suggest we call “Young House Love.” Sherry begrudgingly warms up to the idea of blogging about our home improvement projects in our spare time. The rest, as they say, is history.
Pretty much every milestone after that is documented right here on this blog. We know it may seem fast moving to a new city, getting engaged and buying a house within our first year of dating, but each step felt so natural and we didn’t feel rushed at all. We must admit that now we look back with a bit of amazement! But I guess when you know, you know.
Do you guys have any interesting relationship timelines of your own? Did anything happen super speedily or perhaps quite the opposite? Did you and your bf/husband meet at work or at play? It’s always fun to hear all the different ways we come to the decision to be with a certain person for the long haul, so share and share alike.
PS: For a photographic look back at our life’s timeline (even before we met) you can check out this Flickr set, an electronic version of the clothesline “slideshow” we displayed at our wedding.
Emily says
Love your timeline!
I always think of all the similarities between us. I was married in 2007 (7.7.07 was a hard to come by date! We ended up with 9.29.07). We bought a 1977 ranch in 2008, completed a major kitchen reno the same year, and are tackling the rest of the rooms as we speak. I also moved to NYC right after college only to return to my southern roots 2 years later. My husband and I met as freshmen in college but didnt begin dating until 9 years later. We reconnected in 2005 and really fell in love during our evacuation from Hurricane Katrina of all times! Anywho…think y’all are great and happy anniversary!
Amanda says
That’s such a great story! My husband and I met in late October of 2005, he proposed February 4, 2006 and we were married on June 10, 2006 in my aunt’s backyard. (Our wedding was somewhat similar to yours, actually) Then I moved to Montana where he already had a house and we’ve been working on that since.
Jennifer says
Our timeline is similar…met in the law school parking lot…hubby asked me out after we ran into each other literallly 7 times in one day!!! Went on our first date and four months later we were engaged…six months after that we were married and that was 3 1/2 years ago. Two bar exams, one LONG year of a travel job and a house purchase later we’re happier than ever. I’m sure the “quickie” track doesn’t work for everyone but it sure did for us!!!
Chelsea Strong says
Oh see, your timeline is cute and romantic. Ours? Not so much.
2003 – Meet when Boy asks for another girls number. Best-friendship ensues.
2004-2005 – Best friends with benefits, long distance when Boy moves to Arizona in late 2004.
2005 – Boy hooks up with stupid girl, former “friend.” I decide small town Napa sucks, make plans to move to Florida at end of summer. Stupid girl breaks Boy’s heart, Boy realizes he’s made a mistake, wants to move to Florida with me. First home in West Palm Beach, adopt two kitties (Boner and Missy).
2006 – Boy and I break up for about a minute, this includes 3 cross-country car trips in 3 weeks. Boy gets internship for summer of 2006, has to leave 2 days after I move back into our Florida house. Spend summer apart, including our 1 yr anniversary. Boy comes back from internship, has realized his mistake, takes me on a cruise to the Bahamas to apologize, and celebrate the 1st year of chaotic relationship.
2007 – Everything has calmed down, we’re settled and happy, Boy gets me a puppy. Move back to California in May, get jobs, lead happy little life.
2008 – I get a killer opportunity to travel and perform all summer long. In march, we’re both laid off. I go away for the summer, relationship is great, Boy moves into killer apartment on the water. Boy misses me ridiculous amounts, long-distance communication breeds stronger, honest bond. I get back, we’re tighter than ever.
2009 – In February, move into a cute little rental house, sign 2-yr agreement, call it “the house before we buy”, and in April, find out we’re pregnant!
Lol. That’s our chaos, but now we can truly say we’ve been through everything as a couple, and we can handle everything that life throws at us.
Rachel says
We’re kinda on that same timeline as Stephanie’s.
Jan ’01 – met at a party mutual friends hosted (we’re juniors in high school)
Feb ’01 – starting dating
Spring ’02 – graduated high school (butt of all jokes since we went to rival schools)
Fall ’02 – left to go to college together
Fall ’03 – vacated that college to go to our first choice college together
December ’05 – hubs graduates
May 13 ’06 – we get engaged
May 20 ’06 – I graduate
April ’07 – we get married
October ’07 – we buy our first house
We ‘knew’ early on, but wanted to wait until schooling, etc was done :)
Elaine says
This story is beautiful! My timeline is/was pretty hectic. Husband and I met on November 30, 2007, got married on February 8, 2008 (exactly ten weeks after meeting), closed on our first home on October 14, 2008, and are gearing up for getting pregnant sometime in 2010. Meeting to marriage/owning a home in a year was crazy, but, as you say, it all felt so natural. One time we were sitting at dinner and we both kinda looked at each other and said, “Wow, this really worked out nicely!” That moment was perhaps the best of our entire relationship.
Andrea says
Your Love Story is so cute!
Ours story goes like this–
April 03 — I start work as an accounting coordinator. He has worked at same place for 7 years.
August 03 — Find ourselves with vacation time off at the same time. Both of us prefer to ‘road trip’ so, on a whim, we decide to road trip together. We had a wonderful trip. Just friends.
September 03 — He begin dating another co worker, we continue on as friends.
November 03 — His relationship goes down in flames so he joins my family on a Thanksgiving trip to Florida to take his mind off things.
December 03 — Our relationship starts to take a turn toward the romantic side.
May 04 — He moves in with me.
June 04 — We pack our bags for my home town.
We just bought our first house 3 weeks ago!
Laura says
I have been enjoying your blog for several months now, and now I’m marveling at your whirlwind lives. Apparently, we like to take it (extremely) slow around here:
1996: J and I meet on our first day of high school
February 15, 1997: We go on our first “date,” with a group of 10 of our friends.
June 23, 1997 (the day after my 15th birthday): We decide we’re in love and want to get married.
2000: We graduate high school and decide to go to different colleges, about 5 hours apart. Cue 4-year long-distance relationship.
Christmas, 2003: J proposes to me in front of my family. They’re all too busy cooing over my brand new niece to realize what’s going on. Double-takes follow.
July-Dec 2005: We move back to our hometown, get married, take our first real vacation together, and adopt a dog. Whew.
March 2009: We close on our first house!
Since then, we’ve been painting, working, mowing, and organizing our new place. It is a lot of work but hugely rewarding to be in our own place
AnnaMae says
I have read your wedding story on your site before but never noticed till now that you were married on my birthday! haha :) so happy anniversary tomorrow! I adore reading your blog keep up the great work!
Melanie says
Ah you guys! That was sweet of y’all to share!
My honey and I met at work too… moved in together after 6 months of dating, moved to Austin (3 hours away from our hometown), bought a fixer upper house in 2006, been together for 7.5 years and he just proposed this year on our Maui vacation! Almost the same!?
I do have to ask, how do you keep working on the house? I am at my wits end, so ready to be done… LOL.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Melanie,
I know we’re definitely a rare breed, but what can we say, we’re suckers for sweating it out at home with a hammer or a paint brush or a nail gun. It’s a sickness! We just can’t seem to step away from the tool box. It really comes in waves. We’ll work hard on a big project (like the porch makeover) and we’ll step back once it’s done and say “time for a niiice long break” but before we know it another wave hots and we blink our eyes and we’re painting something. And speaking of paint we have two upcoming paint projects so stay tuned…
xo,
s
Renee says
My husband and I met working at a wildlife park when we were 16&17 (we started our first days together!), started dating when we were 18, got married when we were 22&23 (our 2 year anniversary is July 22!), he got a great job this past February, we bought our first house(big foreclosure that needs some work) and found out I’m pregnant in May! The beginning was slow on milestones, but we’re making up for it now. We took an awesome 2 week road trip last fall and had the best time–he’s my favorite road trip companion :-)
Brandi U. says
What a fun post! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how you guys got together (so romantic!) and reading everyone else’s how they met story.
My husband and I met through friends in winter but he was living in Hawaii and I was living in California. Our entire “getting to no one another” period was through email, IM’s and phone calls. We technically only dated over the summer before we moved in that fall. We just celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary and have been together for a total of 5 years.
Thanks for sharing!
Rain says
Has anyone ever told you guys that you could pass for the couple in The Notebook? You guys are too too cute.
Asiyah says
Love this blog. I only found it a week ago but am hopelessly addicted. You guys are so sweet together.
Here’s our timeline
July 2003: Met on Match.com
July 2003 (2 weeks later): Attended a minor league baseball game together, our first in-person meeting
September 2003: He moved into my home and rescued 2 abused dogs
April 2004: He proposed!
October 9, 2004: We got married in a beautiful little chapel
October 9, 2004 (later that day): Conceived our first child; how’s that for a honeymoon?
July 11, 2005: Gave birth to a sweet boy Elliot
March 2005: Sold our old house. Bought a nice suburban home with almost no DIY projects…hiss/boo
December 2007: Had our adorable girl, Olivia (thereby completing the Law and Order duo)
December 2008: Sold our zero-DIY home and bought a new house with no upgrades, which means I get to do all the decor…yay!
This year we will celebrate 5 years of wedded bliss. Ain’t love grand?
Rachel says
We met as interns at Walt Disney World. After 4 years of dating, 2 college degrees, and an MBA, we were finally ready to make the leap!
Shannon says
Love this post! Your story sounds like something out of a ridiculously cute movie. We don’t have an interesting timeline, it seems we’ve gone the normal dating, wedding, moving in together route, but it’s ben amazingly fun and random at the same time.
SSM says
I met my husband b/c his best friend’s wife heard me and my girlfriends talking about men at dinner. She brought over a napkin with some facts and his number. I called the next day and had our first date that night.
We moved in together 6 months after our first date and I found a job down near him. Engaged on our 1 year anniversary, bought a house 1 year after moving in together and married just shy of 2 years together.
Oh and I still have the original napkin and we scanned it and put it in our wedding program-everyone loved it.
Aimee says
If Jason and I hadn’t been in college when we met, our timeline might have gone as quickly as yours! We met at the Homecoming game my freshman year, began dating a month later, engaged two years later, married two years after that. Four whole years from dating to wedding! It was way too long, but we wanted to graduate first. (Plus, uh, our friends all said we acted like an old married couple from the get-go, so it didn’t really matter.) We’ve been married 11.5 years now, which totally still counts as newlyweds. A hint of what’s to come – you think you love each other now???? Give it ten years! It only gets better.
I think I’m going to steal your time line idea for my blog. :) (Once we get to our new house and I can dig out pics of us from the “old days.”) Fun!
Carrie says
You guys are way too cute!! My husband and I were together a long time before we got married (we’ve known each other since high school), so our timeline is a little different. We do have one thing in common with your timeline though–my husband proposed to me on March 18, 2006, too. :)
Melissa says
Congrats on your anniversary! Your story was so refreshing to read because when you’re in love – it doesn’t take long to realize it!
Maggie says
I loved your timeline! Thank you for sharing your story!
My hubby and I met on Christmas Day 2005 (and yes, best Christmas present EVER!)…By January 17th we were officially boyfriend and girlfriend…and in June he proposed, we got married a year later on May 19th 2007 and closed on our house in April just before we got married. It seemed totally natural at the time and really showed me what it means, to say, “when you know, you just KNOW” :-)
Erin says
OMG- you’re timeline is sooooo much like ours!!!
Aug. ’01- I start working at a dealership
Oct. ’01- My husband starts at the same dealership
June ’04- We move in together as roommates
July 6, ’04- We kiss for the first time, “start” dating
Dec. ’04- Decide to move from Cali to Phoenix
Feb. ’05- Move to Phoenix without jobs
May ’05- Buy a house
June ’06- Got engaged at Disneyland
July 15, ’07- Got married on Coronado Island
Two years later we’re just enjoying life together!
Delilah says
My husband and I moved in together after only 3 months of dating. Our friends and family thought we were moving waaay to fast but now we have been together almost 6 years and married for 3. :)
heather s. says
March 18 is a great day – it is also my birthday. :)
Happy Anniversary.
missy says
you guys are just adorable. i love reading this! happy anniversary.
Christie says
Let’s see….
Sept 2006 we met online (craigslist)
We kinda sorta maybe /not sure/ dated for 3 months (lol, he couldn’t make up his mind)
Dec 23 2006 – he kisses me for the first time and he is then hooked ;)
Feb 2007 – he loses his job of 9 years and we go through a very difficult time together
March 2007 – blow off steam with a trip to Mexico.
Summer 2007 – hard times with still no job, but we get through it together
Dec 23 2007 – we celebrate our one year anniversary staying in a cabin, find ourselves in an antique shop and pick out my brown diamond. The next day he surprises me with a setting he has already bought for me just six weeks after we got together!
April 2008 – The Proposal happens.
May 23 2009 – We got married!
May 25 2009 – We start off OUR Alaskan honeymoon!!!
I loved looking at your Alaska photos, thanks for sharing them!!! Your relationship timeline was so much fun to read!
FosterMama says
Love your timeline.
Oct 06 – Met hubby at a chance meeting – Ga Bulldogs/Fl Gators party at his cousins
Dec 06 – Moved in together
Feb 07 – engaged
Dec 07 – Married
Feb 09 – Went through the Foster/Adopt process
This week – should hear that we are approved!!!
Amanda says
That was a great read! I loved reading everyone elses responses too.
Nothing too interesting with my husband and I except that we moved in together after 8 weeks and got engaged after six months at the age of 21. Married two and a half years later (after saving for our dream honeymoon and finishing uni) in Edinburgh and honeymooned in Europe, travelled again a few times between 2004 and 2008 (lots of saving!), bought a house together in 2008 (which was when I discovered your blog), set up my design business this year so I too work from home (yay!). Turn 29 this month and in October we celebrate 8 years together and 5 years of marriage.
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Daniela says
I LOVe reading about how people met mostly because I love to share the story of how I met my husband. We met in college the first day back from summer break at the bus stop. I saw him sitting on the bench and was instantly attracted to him. We talked the entire way to school….NON-STOP! We left each other, didn’t exchange numbers, both knowing that we would meet again. I came home from school that day and told both my roommates that I had met the man I was going to marry. They laughed at me especially since I had no way of contacting him. Two days later we bumped into each other and I asked him out on our first date: rock climbing. Three months later he proposed to me at a Tori Amos concert during the opening act. He whispered in my ear if I would marry him and I whispered back “did you expect anything other than yes?” During intermission, as we walked down a spiral stair case I turned to him and asked if he was serious. At this, he grabbed my hands, rushed me down the stairs, walked me over to the most crowded area, got on his knees and asked me to marry him. I was so emotional! I got down on my knee and said to him “you will never be under me, always my equal” and we kissed. Seven years later, we are happily married with two adorable children!
Bridget says
Happy Anniversary youngsters! Wow, I didn’t realize that things had moved so fast for you guys.
My situation was the total opposite. My husband and I met in February 2004 and started hanging out as friends in April of that year. After a year of friendship, we officially started dating in April 2005.
He proposed in May 2007 and since we had basically already been dating for 3 years at that point, we threw together a wonderful wedding in 5 1/2 months and got married in October 2007.
Bethany Joy says
Winter 2001 – Met Rob at various local concerts and through mutual friends.
May 2001 – Offered him a ride to see Fugazi and Black Heart Procession with me. ( He was car-less, jobless, just graduating high school)
JUly 2001- Starting dating on the 4th of July. I never thought I would find someone prior to leaving to Seattle for school.
September 2001 – I moved to Seattle while Rob goes to school in Arizona.
April 2002- After the death of my beloved grandfather, I decided to move home and finish school at ASU.
December 2003 – I graduated from ASU with English Lit degree.
March 2005 – We move in to our first of two apartments together (along with my wee kitty Margot) Decor is pure Ikea and grandma hand-me-downs.
June 2007 – Rob pops the question in Coronado, on vacation with my family. After my birthday dinner he walked me to the water and proposed! Everyone knew except me or my brother. ( We were welcomed back to the house with champagne and lots of tears. My brother was thoroughly confused for a bit.)
March 1 2008 – We close on our tiny 965 square foot mid-century ranch home. My husband somehow got me to buy a house with no dishwasher and one bathroom…
April 19 2008 – Our beautiful wedding in Phoenix, AZ at the Royal Palms Resort. Small and lovely…. best day ever!
September 2008 – Our peculiar poodle-pup Stella stumbles into our lives. Neither of us can imagine pre-Stella days.
Melissa says
Happy Anniversary! We almost got married on this date too :) It was fun to hear that we’re not the only crazy ones that moved so fast! I NEVER thought I’d be engaged in less than a year to a guy I just met, or would “live in sin” :) When you know, you know! Here’s our timeline:
July 2004-2005: We lived less than 1 mile apart & never met
2005:
July: Melissa moved back home with parents (20 miles away)
October: Melissa sister showed her the way around myspace & got signed up.
November: Craig contacted Melissa on myspace (twice), Melissa caught notice & wrote back (because he didn’t seem crazy or creepy).
December 21-Jan 3: Initial phone calls took place (while Craig was back in Pitt visiting family) & lasted into the wee hours of the night (4 hrs long one night)
December 24: Melissa tells her other sister that she has a good feeling about this guy…
2006:
Jan 3: Craig gets back into town, we joke about meeting up that night… and do (originally had a date planned for that next weekend)! We were giddy all night & topped it off with the best kiss at the end.
Jan 4: We became inseparable from here on out.
Early May: Craig asks for my dad’s blessing
May 27: Craig popped the question (less than 5 months of dating)
Aug 1: Moved in together
2007:
May 13: We both graduated
July 28: Wedding Day :)
Oct: Melissa got a new job
Dec: Craig got a new job
2008:
April 17: Closed on our 1st house & have been DIYers ever since!
…We hope to start our own blog very soon to document past & present projects! It’s way overdue!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! We love following you two daily!
Rosemary says
I love your story! You’re right, when you know, you know. I met my husband at work too. I was actually involved with someone else at the time so we were nothing but friends for a year. When my relationship ended, we hung out for the first time outside of work and the sparks starting flying. Our first kiss was on my birthday so we celebrate my birthday as our anniversary every year. Within a few weeks we were living together. We eloped in the Vegas desert last year and are hoping to close on our first house next month! (it’s been a long 4+ month process so far)
Melissa says
My mother married my dad in May 1981 after getting engaged at Christmas 1980. Their first date was Halloween 1980. I always told her she was crazy. But I suppose I’m more like her than I realize
Here’s my timeline:
2004-2008: My husband and I attend college at the same university but never cross paths.
May 2008: I graduate
June 2008: We meet online, of all places
July 1, 2008: Went on our first date
August 10, 2008: I get a job in the city where he lives and we move in together – oh and he proposes!
October 12, 2008: We get married! With only a month of planning.
November 2008: Adopt our wonderful rescue doggy, Sadie
And now we’re looking to buy a house!
Just like you guys said, when you know, you know.
Erin says
Love the timeline! I didn’t realize you honeymooned in Anchorage. I have lived in Anchorage most of my life and it was great to check out the Flickr photos of your honeymoon. Looks like you all had a great time – I am so glad you enjoyed AK! It was neat to see you at places I have been before. I worked at AK Wildberry in high school (and boy did I eat a lot of chocolate!) and my husband and I got married in Girdwood at the Alyeska Prince hotel on the back deck. Small world :) I can’t wait to read your honeymoon post!
Erin says
Love your story and timeline! I adore weddings (which is good because my husband and I run a wedding flower business).
Our timeline went quickly too- I was a senior in college in Wisconsin when one of my roommates convinced me to go out for a drink with her new boyfriend and his bandmates. They were from Louisiana, had finished college and decided to head to the Midwest to see where the band thing took them. My now husband was the singer of the band and we hit it off immediately. By the time I graduated, he’d decided to quit the band to pursue life with me instead and agreed to move to my hometown, where I had a job waiting. When he said he’d move anywhere with me- that was when I knew it was for real. The other guys from the band have also met, married and settled down around the Midwest since then and the band sort of dissolved. I guess it served it’s purpose- they all found girls (isn’t that the point of any band?)! I love telling people I met my husband when he was singing in a rock band and we’ve been married 4 years this September :)
Yvette says
First came love, then came baby in a baby carriage. Then came marriage…three years later and our daughter was our flower girl at our destination wedding in Playa del Carmen, MX. Luckily things worked out even after our suprise pregnancy after three months of dating. Try explaining that one to your parents :-) Now we have two beautiful children (Maya 6 and Blake 1).
Mary says
My husband and I also met at work. He later became my supervisor (eek!) and then we started dating. We also kept it on the DL until I left the job to go back to grad school. We spent the next 3 yrs doing the long distance thing as I went back to grad school, and then he did. He proposed on his graduation night!
Claudia says
It’s great to know how everyone’s favorite youngsters met! My question is a bit off topic but is also somewhat related to your timeline. After reading about how you two met, I got to wondering what type of degree you both decided on in college. My husband and I are a young married couple at 20 and 22. We just got married and my husband is in the military which has caused a move for me from southern CA to WA. I’m at the point where I’ve completed my associates degree and it’s time for me to decide on a major. My original major is architecture but am not quite sure about how I feel about the programs in the area. If you have any advice I would love to hear it, while at the same time if you’re not comfortable with the subject I completely respect that! Thanks :)
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Claudia,
We don’t mind answering the question at all – although I’m not sure how helpful it will be. Sherry graduated from F.I.T. (Fashion Institute of Technology) in NYC with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design, which is certainly where she picked up her knack for color, spacial relationships and general aesthetic goodness. I went to UVA and got my BA in Media Studies, which is mix between a Communications and an English degree. It also had some visual design elements to it (I was able to take some art and photography classes for credit), but was actually very writing focused. It’s funny that you say you’ve considered architecture because now I wonder if I should have taken more courses in UVA’s Architecture school – particularly their urban planning and development concentrations which definitely interest me now.
I’ll pass on my general advice about picking a college major though: do something that interests you and that you’ll be motivated to excel at. In the end, one of the best skills you can walk away with from college is the ability to learn, think, analyze and communicate. That’ll make you prepared to tackle a wide variety of careers, for many of which you can develop the necessary knowledge while on the job. But that’s coming from a liberal art grad, so take it for what it’s worth!
-John
Skip Malowski says
Thank you very much for sharing! It’s always nice to read about young lovers who are just perfect for eachother. I wish you the best in all of your endeavors.
Congradulations,
Skip
Bena Wilbern says
I came across your blog a few weeks ago, and just LOVE your backyard wedding! And am hoping to somewhat re-create parts of it, in my own “real” wedding! I say “real” because my husband and I were married in Las Vegas, just before he deployed to Iraq. Scott and I went to middle and high school together in Oregon, and always hung out with the same crowd. We were always friends, but never lovers. During his first tour in Iraq, while I was attending school in California, we started talking in a more “friendly” manner. After Scott came home, and we were both back home in Oregon for Christmas, we became much more than friends! We were married 5 months later in Vegas.
My husband is still deployed, but after coming across your blog, and seeing your wedding photos, I am now planning our “real” wedding for our third wedding anniversary!
Thank you so much!!
megan says
We are definitely opposite!
April ’02- I’m a sophomore in high school, he’s a junior (we’re both 16ish)…start dating, knew it was crazy real even at such a young age
May ’03- husband graduates HS, goes to college 2 hours away
May ’04- I graduate, go to a different college 4 hours away
(large space inbetween…)
May ’07- husband graduates college, starts working
Dec ’08- I graduate from college, start grad school at the same college since the one in his town didn’t have my degree program
Feb ’08- he proposed, I said yes of course!
Jan ’09- we got married and I moved to his city to finish my master’s internship
May ’09- graduated with my master’s and started my first real job in June
Aug ’09- closing on our first home next week!
*we were long-distance the entirety of our relationship minus our first year…went from long-distance until in the same house on our wedding night(I guess we laid a strong foundation!) We are madly in love and are grateful we waited for each other and allowed each other to follow our paths on our own before getting married.
Danni says
haha megan we are “long-dating” sisters!
’00 – et husband and went to him prom; then he’s off to college
’00 to Spring ’01- long distance dating
Spring ’01 – went to my prom and then to SAME COLLEGE
May ’04 – husband graduates from college and moves to TX for job
May ’05 – I graduate and move to TX for job (we were lucky in our timing of school and jobs)
June ’06 – Husband proposes! I said yes :)
January ’06 – We both apply and get into grad school!
August ’06 – We start grad school in Philly (after MONTHS of worrying about getting accepted together)
Oct ’07 – We get married!!!
June ’08 – buy our condo in the city!
today–still trying to redesign our place!
Erin says
Love the timeline, Sherry and John. Just like you two, my husband and I met at work in 2004, started dating after quality co-worker/friend time, kept our relationship a secret to maintain professionalism, and moved 6+ hours away pre-ring (just like John, my husband had purchased the ring before the move and it came out a couple months later). Our co-workers were floored when the announcement was made! We tied the knot in December 2007. After our experience, I love hearing a good meet-at-work, happily-ever-after story!
Terry Daniels says
Indeed! the timeline is kinda detailed and brings a lot of memories of both of you. I’m not yet married but I’m planning sooner or later. My partner and I are still preparing for the time of wedding. Hope our plan will work.
Amanda says
We meet my second week of college, it was his last year. I was dating someone else at the time. For four months, we were best friends and I practically lived in his apartment (which was across the street from mine in Arlington). My relationship with the other guy ended, and Wil and I started dating pretty much right away. After about two months of dating, we decided to move in together. We quickly realized that staying in the D.C. area was way out of our budget (since we wouldn’t be in housing anymore), so we decided to move to Texas (hey, housing here is super cheap!). We packed up the car and drove down. We lived without furniture for six months, and neither one of us had a job when we moved down here. After three years of living in Texas, and almost four years of dating, Wil purposed on July 4th. We’re getting married next June, and moving back to the DC area!
K. says
January 2006: I graduate from college and dramatically choose to up and leave and move back to Philadelphia. My brother asks me to come live with him to save money. I left everything I owned, and moved 600 miles back to the suburbs with just my wardrobe and television.
February 2006: Land a job in a non-profit Theatre, my field of choice! My brother tells me he doesn’t want me working in the city and forces me to choose between staying with him for free, or the low paying job. At the risk of loosing my brother and not yet having anywhere to live, i took the job. My brother was furious, wanted nothing to do with me, and kicked me out. It was one of the few times i actually listened to my gut, instead of my head. I knew i needed to take that job.
March 2006: At my first opening night party at the theatre, my friend wants to introduce me to N, I had noticed this tall man before and had my eyes set on him. She introduces us with a “K, this is N, you two should make-out”. After some small talk, he sent his date home and met up with me at the after party. I’ll never forget going into the bathroom just before we left, looking in the mirror and smiling. i knew i met the man i had waited my whole life for. And he was outside waiting for me. He walked me home that night, and we have been together ever since.
February 2007: Just shy of 1 year together, N asks me to move in with him. We rent until…
July 2008: After a year of looking, we put in an offer on our dream home, and we get it! great neighborhood, drastically low price, fixer upper…score, score, score ( i should also mention, N is a carpenter- MAJOR SCORE!)
September 2008: Demolition begins….
June 2009: Finish master bedroom and bath…still trying to get those finishing touches done. N installed the hardwood floors himself, and i painted. Life has been a little hectic, renovations have been slow.
March 2010: About to start up with projects, up next : sanding and staining furniture in a money saving effort.
And sitting pretty, waiting for the ring… : )
Heidi H. says
Oh fun! Just found this! Here’s our story:
May ’00- Heidi is 15, Ed is 18. We meet at church in Flint, MI by chance. Ed is from Texas but in MI going to school.
Aug ’00- Ed is heading back to Texas, asks Heidi if he can write her. Yes, absolutely.
Sep ’00- Heidi gets impatient for Ed’s letter, writes him first and thus the beginning of over 150 hand written letters over the course of three years…
Aug ’03- After a three year long-distance relationship with a few visits in here and there, Ed asks Heidi to marry him. Yes, absolutely. Heidi is 18, Ed, 21. Soooooo young!
Oct ’03- We become Mr. & Mrs. Harris.
June ’04- We welcome our baby boy, Clay.
April ’06- Here comes our sweet daughter, Audrey.
Aug ’09- Nine years together already? Whoa.
Oct’09- Celebrate six wonderful years of marriage
Nov ’09- Last, but certainly not least, our baby River is born.
Glad y’all had this! It was lots of fun! :-)
Heather says
oohh… this looks like fun
2005
January – first encounter over a blender and tequila margaritas
April – Mr. Right tracks down my number and asks me on a date. We talk about soccer, neither of us likes soccer.
– (a week and a half later in fact) Mr. meets my parents, I his and they meet eachother at a rodeo/my sister’s de-crowning as Calgary Stampede queen – random?
– we begin to spend weekends house shopping and are addressed as husband and wife for the first (not last) time
– the “when’s the wedding jokes begin”
June – Mr. purchases a home in my neighbourhood, we begin renovating. At this point we are living together
October – hunker down for Canadian winter, I am at Uni, Mr is working out of town a lot
2006 – a blur
2007
August – Mr quits his job, he has been accepted to uni.
September – Mr moves to BC and attends day one of a 4 year degree
October – we become parents to the cutest dog on earth (sorry Burger)
December – I move to BC to complete my degree
February – the reno’d house is sold, sad to see the bonding project go
June – I graduated!
2008 –
October – I start a great job working with First Nations Youth
December – we move to dreamland (rental on an organic cherry orchard)
2009 –
August – a fab. road trip down the west coast from Canadian border to just north of LA
2010
June – Mr proposes with a gorgeous ring
June – I go into a DIY wedding planning frenzy
June – I quit my job to manage a local owned, locally supplied organic coffeshop/restaurant
June – I start a blog, inspired by my daily reads younghouselove and goinghometoroost among others
now you’ll have to excuse me as I’m off to enter for a chance to win those amazing invites
Bridgette says
I just found your blog. You guys are sooo cute. It is funny you guys honeymooned in Alaska, I am from Alaska and that is where I met my TEXAN!!!