Wedding Week II: A Relationship Timeline

We often make mention of random milestones in our relationship – meeting in NYC, moving to Virginia, etc. – and we realized that the timing of all those events probably isn’t always clear. So we figured Wedding Week Dos was the perfect opportunity to chronologically recount how boy met girl, they fell in love, moved to the south, got a chihuahua and started a blog. You know, your typical love story…

2004

2004 Business Cards

2005

2005-Rollerblade-Central-Park

2005-Visit-Virginia

2005-California-Trip

2006

2006 Leave New York

2006-Anniversary

2006-Baby-Burger

2007:

Pretty much every milestone after that is documented right here on this blog. We know it may seem fast moving to a new city, getting engaged and buying a house within our first year of dating, but each step felt so natural and we didn’t feel rushed at all. We must admit that now we look back with a bit of amazement! But I guess when you know, you know.

Do you guys have any interesting relationship timelines of your own? Did anything happen super speedily or perhaps quite the opposite? Did you and your bf/husband meet at work or at play? It’s always fun to hear all the different ways we come to the decision to be with a certain person for the long haul, so share and share alike.

PS: For a photographic look back at our life’s timeline (even before we met) you can check out this Flickr set, an electronic version of the clothesline “slideshow” we displayed at our wedding.

  

 

 

 

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We are definitely opposite!

April ‘02- I’m a sophomore in high school, he’s a junior (we’re both 16ish)…start dating, knew it was crazy real even at such a young age

May ‘03- husband graduates HS, goes to college 2 hours away

May ‘04- I graduate, go to a different college 4 hours away
(large space inbetween…)

May ‘07- husband graduates college, starts working

Dec ‘08- I graduate from college, start grad school at the same college since the one in his town didn’t have my degree program

Feb ‘08- he proposed, I said yes of course!

Jan ‘09- we got married and I moved to his city to finish my master’s internship

May ‘09- graduated with my master’s and started my first real job in June

Aug ‘09- closing on our first home next week!

*we were long-distance the entirety of our relationship minus our first year…went from long-distance until in the same house on our wedding night(I guess we laid a strong foundation!) We are madly in love and are grateful we waited for each other and allowed each other to follow our paths on our own before getting married.

haha megan we are “long-dating” sisters!

‘00 – et husband and went to him prom; then he’s off to college
‘00 to Spring ‘01- long distance dating
Spring ‘01 – went to my prom and then to SAME COLLEGE
May ‘04 – husband graduates from college and moves to TX for job
May ‘05 – I graduate and move to TX for job (we were lucky in our timing of school and jobs)
June ‘06 – Husband proposes! I said yes :)
January ‘06 – We both apply and get into grad school!
August ‘06 – We start grad school in Philly (after MONTHS of worrying about getting accepted together)
Oct ‘07 – We get married!!!
June ‘08 – buy our condo in the city!

today–still trying to redesign our place!

Love the timeline, Sherry and John. Just like you two, my husband and I met at work in 2004, started dating after quality co-worker/friend time, kept our relationship a secret to maintain professionalism, and moved 6+ hours away pre-ring (just like John, my husband had purchased the ring before the move and it came out a couple months later). Our co-workers were floored when the announcement was made! We tied the knot in December 2007. After our experience, I love hearing a good meet-at-work, happily-ever-after story!

Indeed! the timeline is kinda detailed and brings a lot of memories of both of you. I’m not yet married but I’m planning sooner or later. My partner and I are still preparing for the time of wedding. Hope our plan will work.

We meet my second week of college, it was his last year. I was dating someone else at the time. For four months, we were best friends and I practically lived in his apartment (which was across the street from mine in Arlington). My relationship with the other guy ended, and Wil and I started dating pretty much right away. After about two months of dating, we decided to move in together. We quickly realized that staying in the D.C. area was way out of our budget (since we wouldn’t be in housing anymore), so we decided to move to Texas (hey, housing here is super cheap!). We packed up the car and drove down. We lived without furniture for six months, and neither one of us had a job when we moved down here. After three years of living in Texas, and almost four years of dating, Wil purposed on July 4th. We’re getting married next June, and moving back to the DC area!

January 2006: I graduate from college and dramatically choose to up and leave and move back to Philadelphia. My brother asks me to come live with him to save money. I left everything I owned, and moved 600 miles back to the suburbs with just my wardrobe and television.

February 2006: Land a job in a non-profit Theatre, my field of choice! My brother tells me he doesn’t want me working in the city and forces me to choose between staying with him for free, or the low paying job. At the risk of loosing my brother and not yet having anywhere to live, i took the job. My brother was furious, wanted nothing to do with me, and kicked me out. It was one of the few times i actually listened to my gut, instead of my head. I knew i needed to take that job.

March 2006: At my first opening night party at the theatre, my friend wants to introduce me to N, I had noticed this tall man before and had my eyes set on him. She introduces us with a “K, this is N, you two should make-out”. After some small talk, he sent his date home and met up with me at the after party. I’ll never forget going into the bathroom just before we left, looking in the mirror and smiling. i knew i met the man i had waited my whole life for. And he was outside waiting for me. He walked me home that night, and we have been together ever since.

February 2007: Just shy of 1 year together, N asks me to move in with him. We rent until…

July 2008: After a year of looking, we put in an offer on our dream home, and we get it! great neighborhood, drastically low price, fixer upper…score, score, score ( i should also mention, N is a carpenter- MAJOR SCORE!)

September 2008: Demolition begins….

June 2009: Finish master bedroom and bath…still trying to get those finishing touches done. N installed the hardwood floors himself, and i painted. Life has been a little hectic, renovations have been slow.

March 2010: About to start up with projects, up next : sanding and staining furniture in a money saving effort.

And sitting pretty, waiting for the ring… : )

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