Chris and I met Sophomore year of high school. We started dating the July before Junior year, after Chris asked me to be his girlfriend on the ferris wheel at a local carnival. After high school, I went to Jacksonville, FL to continue my education and play lacrosse. Chris went into the Marine Corps. We stayed together in a long distance relationship for 5 years. After I graduated, I then pursued my dream of becoming a Physical Therapist. Now, after 11 years being together, with almost half of our relationship being in different states or countries, we are finally together in our own home in Gainesville, GA.