Amy's story :)

Stephen and I met when we were 13 years old. My best friend at the time went to a different high school after we got out of junior high. Of course, we remained friends, making new friends along the way. She invited me to her birthday party where she had also invited some of her new friends…Stephen was one of them. We met and instantly hit it off. We dated for well over a year and a half. Unfortunately, Stephen decided he needed a change of pace, and he broke it off. Apparently, he needed to experience new girls and new things. We talked here and there, and we both dated other people, but that came to a stop quickly. Neither one of us found anyone that compared to each other. We were perfect for each other from the very beginning, and even if it took Stephen finding himself to realize that, it was worth the wait. We got “back together” and picked up where we left off. In our senior year, Stephen enlisted in the Navy…a girlfriend’s worst fear. However, it was the best choice for him and I knew he could do great things. I saw him off to boot camp and was waiting for him when he graduated in Great Lakes, IL. Later, he went to sub school in Groton, CT, and in the middle of his schooling, he proposed to me on New Years Day (well, at midnight) 2008. We had a short engagement…to our parents dismay…and got married on March 21st, 2008. I moved to Virginia in June of 2008 as he was stationed on a Submarine in Norfolk. The rest…is history! We now have a beautiful daughter, Sophia, and love every minute of our lives together.