Amy and Ross met on Amy's first day at a new high school in 2003. She had moved to Redlands for a new adventure and started as a sophomore at Redlands High School - they met in 6th period, Algebra II, so it wasn't exactly love at first sight, but over the next few years they became friends. They were in the newspaper class together, and they also shared the same teacher, Mr. Bibo, for their multimedia class...Ross wasn't actually in Amy's class for multimedia, however he would always have some good reason for showing up. Mr. Bibo caught on to this trend, and unbeknown to Amy, told Ross that he should take her on a date. At first Ross thought it was weird - they were just friends - then he thought about it some more...

The seed had been planted - Amy and Ross started dating in the summer of 2005. They both ended up going to college in San Diego and created new friendships together while pursuing their majors - Biology/zoology and Nursing. After graduation Amy moved to Seattle for a while and then back to Redlands to start her career as a nurse and Ross travelled to the Caribbean to start his long journey of becoming a veterinarian. Amy was able to visit Ross in Grenada a couple times to meet his amazing friends and see the beautiful place that was his home. Several years of long distance wasn't easy - there were ups and downs and bumps in the road, but ultimately, with love for each other and the support of family and friends, Amy and Ross made it out alive!

Ross's schooling took them on another adventure -Australia! Ross finished up his last year of school in Perth, and Amy worked as a traveling nurse. They got to road trip around Australia with their pups, Jack and Gizmo. They were able to see so many amazing places and met wonderful people along the way. After that year, he officially became Ross Anthony Massimiano, DVM! Whoot-whoot!!!

A little while after Amy and Ross left the land of Oz to come home, Ross TOTALLY surprised Amy by proposing in the jacuzzi at her parent's house. A beautiful and sentimental engagement ring was floating on a little lily pad in the spa. She said YES!

Amy and Ross now live in San Diego where Ross works as a veterinarian and Amy as a registered nurse. They are very excited to see what the future has in store for them, and thankful to be surrounded by their loving friends and family.

Phew! Hard to sum up 10+ years! Thanks for reading, we love you all and are really looking forward to sharing our wedding day with you!