I met Daryn at a friends party back when we were fresh out of high school. We were pretty much the only two people in that room who refused to cave into peer pressure.  And I can honestly say that there was a time at that party when I couldn't keep my eyes off of him...How can you not stare at someone sitting in a corner petting a stuffed animal like it was the real deal? Since day one, he never failed to make me laugh.  He was definitely different from the rest, but that difference was what led us to where we are today. From weekly walks to his soccer games, listening to music late at night and his delayed response of covering my ears when the sound of the AC unit made me jump. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but my best days all had him in common. He has been my biggest supporter, the person I want next to me through my worst and happiest days and the only person who can make me smile before my morning cup of coffee.

There is no doubt in my heart that this is the man who I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I am so happy that we will get to share the beginning of a new chapter of our story with our closest family and friends.