The first time we met was at a Kenny Chesney Concert in Foxboro where Lauren stole Jimmy's camouflage hat. It wasn't until a few months later that Lauren contacted Jimmy to tell him she lost his hat the next night at Countryfest and offered to buy him a new one. Jimmy spent the next few days texting Lauren photos of all the camouflage items he owned to prove that his camouflage collection was just fine without his hat. At the time, Jimmy lived in Maryland and Lauren in Boston so naturally, Lauren signed up for a half marathon in Annapolis as an excuse to visit Jimmy. It quickly became clear that living in different states wasn't going to prevent us from dating.

We drove up to Chatham, MA to celebrate the 4th, my parents 35th wedding anniversary and my birthday. Jimmy felt we didn't have enough to celebrate that week so wanted to add an engagement. We were on North Beach for the day on the 5th and decided to walk down the beach to fish. As we were walking, Jimmy "cut" his foot on a shell and fell to the ground. As I turned around to ask him why he was on the ground, I immediately saw my sister Caitlin following us with her camera. At that moment I looked back at Jimmy and he was on his knee and pulled out a ring that he had been storing in his bathing suit pocket all day (safe). Unfortunately for Jimmy, we didn't end up fishing that day. We are so excited to celebrate with you!!