As crazy as it seems, Matthew actually met my mother first! The Romph Family was on vacation down in North Carolina this past June and on the day we met, my mother just so happened to be taking pictures of some surfers on the beach! If any of you know my mother, she will strike a conversation with anyone! Which to this day, and for the rest of my life, I will forever be thankful. She went up to the group of guys and told them that she caught come cool pictures and that if anyone wanted copies, she would get them to them! Matthew spoke up and said yes! They started chit-chatting about life and my mom mentioned that she was waiting on her other daughter to show up from Chicago. Moments after she walked away, I had called and she told me all about it and how she met this really cute surfer guy on the beach who had the most beautiful blue eyes, blonde hair, and gorgeous southern accent! I, of course, said "Oh!! I want to meet him!" I showed up an hour or so later and he was still there (thank goodness)! After saying my hellos, my mother walked me over and introduced me to Matthew! From that moment on, the rest is history! We spent every moment we could together for the next two weeks while I was in town. Our story was straight out of a Nicholas Sparks book! If you don't know who that is, look him up!! That day, God knew what he was doing. He knew that it was the right time for both of us and we couldn't be happier!