We’ve been together for 16 years and married for 8, building a life rooted in love, resilience, and unwavering support for one another.
Help us share our love story in Variety, take home $20,000, and go on a triple date with Jeff & Emilie Goldblum and Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis!
We met in high school in 2005 but never ran in the same circles. After reconnecting through mutual friends after graduation, our story truly began in 2010 when we started spending time together. One night I kissed Ray before leaving, hoping he felt the same. Days later, he took me to dinner in Naperville, brought me flowers, and asked me to be his girlfriend. We've been together ever since, proving the best love stories are worth waiting for. Every step led us exactly where we were meant to be!
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?One of our favorite memories is bringing our daughter home from the NICU after six long weeks in 2020. That day, our hearts were finally whole as we officially became a family of three, joined by our two beloved fur babies. It was a moment filled with gratitude, love, and the beginning of our greatest adventure together.
What would you do with $20,000?If we won $20,000, we'd invest in our daughter's future, finally take the honeymoon we never had, donate to an animal shelter in honor of our rescue pets, and give back to the March of Dimes to support families of premature babies like ours. It would be a chance to create memories while helping causes that have deeply impacted our lives.
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