We did the MARRIAGE Thing!

Back in June 2015, Amber was playing an online video game with some long-time friends. Someone new was invited to the game--described to Amber as "that's Joe; he's good people." First Amber and Joe played this dinosaur game together--and playing games turned to talking, and talking turned into staying up all night together (granted, Amber was working night shifts--so really, it was Joe who stayed up all night, just to keep Amber company). Then--we started dating (though never having met in person; that didn't happen until June of 2017). Joe moved to Utah in August of 2018 to be with Amber for reals--and now, we're getting married! It's been a spectacular adventure, and we can't wait to keep playing games and having fun together.

Tossed in water, isn’t drowned, Within a tub it’s often bound Its living cousins are meant to fly This one never even tries Often yellow or strangely dressed Part of a betrothal quest

Joe: Amber Mayfield. I love you, secure in the knowledge that you are my best friend, my kind, wonderful mac and cheese mate. I can't believe how lucky I am to marry a person with whom I share so much and who complements me completely. This ring is a promise that you will never have to face the world alone, we will get through life together because we got this. Today, I take you as my wife, my best friend, and the love of my life for as long as we both shall live. I love you, and I like you. Amber: Joe Cardinal, you make me laugh, you make me think, and above all, you make me happy. With this ring, I give you my promise, that from this day forward you shall not walk alone. May my heart be your shelter and my arms be your home. I vow to protect you from all the ills of the world, even if a scientist invented a way to clone dinosaurs and the dinosaurs escaped from his zoo and then they came after us – I would protect you as well as I could manage from said dinosaurs. And would definitely try to convince you to let us keep one. I don’t really think it would take much convincing. If you turn into a zombie or a vampire, I promise to let you bite me so we can be undead together. I promise to protect you from carbon freezing and promise to protect you from the Dark Side, through hyperspace and into the far reaches of the galaxy. I love you so much. Let’s be weird together.