Our love story began with a simple my space message while he was deployed in Iraq and I was a single mom in Pennsylvania for seven months. We lived on chats phone calls whenever we could and endless hope. Somewhere between the miles time zones in military life friendship turned into forever we fell in love through respect, loyalty, kindness, laughter, and simply always being there for each other proving the best love stories don’t need perfect timing just two hearts that found a way!

My favorite memory began with eight giant suitcases and two tiny twin beds in a little hotel room in Germany, as a family of four, we squeezed in jet lagged, juggling medication‘s, new foods, a different language, and a new time zone. It wasn’t glamorous, but it became one of our greatest adventures. We laughed through the chaos leaned on each other and discovered that home isn’t a place. It’s wherever we’re together no matter how small the room.

If we were lucky enough to win $20,000, we do exactly what has carried us through 18 years of marriage make thoughtful choices, create meaningful memories and invest in our families future, our love has never been about extra extravagant things, it’s always been about making the most of what we have whether that meant surviving deployment,raising 2 amazing children, moving 6 times,investing in our future for our children. Everything else is simply another adventure awaiting to be shared together