Because we know that every story has 2 sides...

Heather's Version

We almost swiped left. Were we too different? He seemed like a fish guy. And I had a hardfast no fish guy rule. I wasn't into fishing. What would I have in common with someone like that? Oh and I got seasick. It would never work.

But I read his profile. And I loved his wit. And that mullet...You do not see dudes rockin' mullets these days. Who was this witty mullet cowboy? I had to know.

I swiped right. And our story began, just like that: September 18, 2023 with me reaching out to him first to say "hello" and "tell me your story."

Little did we both know that each of our stories would start weaving into our story. And not just the two of us.

Travis had Gus and Lorie Dog and I had Olivia and Isabella.

When we met I said, "I just want you to know that I'm not getting re-married." And he said, "I'm just happy that we are together, married or not."

Travis and I grew together and as our family grew together as one beautiful unit, we both felt something was missing.

You see, Travis and I are ooey gooey mushy folks at heart. We had both been married before and to us marriage now feels very different from marriage before. Marriage before looked more like "Okay I guess this is what we do now. It's the next step, better check that one off." Not to say we didn't love our past loves. We did. And that was where we were for that place and time.

Today, Travis, Gus, Me, Olivia, Isabella and Lorie Dog have formed a family.

We love one another. We have a bond together that we want to celebrate and share with others who know us or not.

And so we chose marriage. Because to us, this is what feels very right.

Travis' Version:

Her profile just says “into brain science?” That’s vague. She’s hot though. Let’s look at these pics. Cool, cool, these are good… is that the World Trade Center in the background of that one? That’s an odd thing to put on a dating profile. Must have really affected her. I wonder if she’s from New York. Man, I don’t know if we have anything in common. I’m a fish guy. She’s a brain science, 9/11, New Yorker person. She’s not going to want to fish or be on boats. She doesn’t look too knot-savvy. How old would she have been in that photo? Looking at it again, the building sorta looks different. The sides slope inward in as it rises. That’s… not the World Trade Center, that’s the Washington Monument, recently. That makes a lot more sense. And she’s hot. swipe ->

This was my inner monologue coming across Heather’s dating profile. I am not a smart man, but I know what love is.

Whichever version you like <3

Thank you for sharing this continual unifying of our family!

We love you very much.

Heather & Travis