Jordan Wegemer is my younger brother. We used to fight a lot in elementary school and before that driving our parents crazy, but as soon as I became a senior in high school (17-18 yr olds), I had to drive him to school. We became much closer and we began to learn a lot from each other. I can't imagine living a life constantly following someone else's shoes. In a small town in California, it seemed like everyone knew each other's brothers and sisters and with that came many expectations. Jordan found his own way and has made me a very proud brother. He has served in the Middle East for the US Marines by making reparations on helicopters that had just been out in the field. Life's perspectives changed after that and I cherish every moment that I can have with him. He currently works as a contract worker repairing helicopters for the US Coast Guard, while he is working on his Aeronautical Engineering Degree. Our work and lives have changed so much since the last 5 years and living so far apart, it only brings us closer when we do get a chance to see each other. He is my best friend and he is my best man.__________________________________________Jordan Wegemer er min lillebror. Da vi var yngre, skændtes vi meget, hvilket drev vores forældre til vanvid. Men da jeg blev senior i high school (17-18 år gammel), skulle jeg køre ham i skole hver dag. Vi kom meget tættere på hinanden og vi begyndte at lære meget af hinanden. Jeg kan ikke forestille mig hvordan det må være, altid at skulle leve livet i en andens fodspor. I en lille by, som den vi voksede op i, i Californien kan det virke som om, at alle kender hinandens brødre og søstre og med det kommer der mange forventninger.Jordan fandt sin egen vej og jeg er meget stolt af, at være hans bror. Han tjente i Mellemøsten for US Marines, hvor han reparerede helikoptere, som kom tilbage fra felten. Hans udsendelse har ændret livets perspektiv og jeg værdsætter hvert eneste øjeblik jeg har med ham. I dag arbejder han som helikoptermekaniker for US Coast Guards samtidig med, at han tager en uddannelse som aeronautisk ingeniør. Vores arbejde og liv har ændret sig meget de sidste 5 år og det, at vi bor så langt fra hinanden, gør kun, at vi er tættere når vi endelig ses. Han er min bedste ven og min "best man" (forlover).

It's taken me a while to figure out how to describe Matthew Hoffman. To give you a quick background, we didn't connect at all at first and actually avoided one another at school at Cal Poly. After graduation we ended working at Lockheed Martin together in the same cubicle (unplanned) and eventually found a way to tolerate one another. It all started with a game of beer pong. After working together for a while, we realized that we have a combined set of skills that allow us to be more productive than each other by ourselves. We complement each other's skills so much in fact that we were known as the M&M crew. Matthew has been a huge aspect of my life the last few years. I have grown much more knowing him, doing things I wouldn't normally do, and getting me out of my comfort zone. I know that when I get a call and he says, "Do you want to go on an adventure?", you can't say no.Matthew is a very dedicated friend and a very dedicated person. He goes out of his way to make people happy but can be known for crossing personal boundaries, but in the end he means well. I would have never been able to make it overseas without him and I would have never been in this situation marrying the love of my life without him.___________________________________Det har taget mig et stykke tid at finde ud af, hvordan jeg skal beskrive Mathhew Hoffman. Her er en kort baggrundshistorie: Da vi først mødtes klikkede vi overhovedet ikke. Faktisk forsøgte vi at undgå hinanden, da vi begge gik i skole på Cal Poly. Efter vi dimitterede, begyndte vi begge at arbejde for Lockheed Martin og endte med at få kontorplads i samme aflukke. Med tiden lærte vi at tolerere hinanden. Det hele startede med et spil ølpong. Efter at have arbejdet sammen i et stykke tid indså vi, at hvis vi kombinerede vores færdigheder, var vi mere produktive end vi var, hvis vi arbejde alene. Vi komplementerer hinanden rigtig godt, endda i en sådan grad, at vi blev kendt som M&M Crewet.Matthew har spillet en stor rolle i mit liv de sidste par år. Jeg har udviklet mig så meget mere personligt, bare ved at kende ham. Sammen med ham gør jeg ting jeg ellers aldrig ville have gjort og han er god til at få mig ud af min komfortzone. Jeg ved, at hvis han ringer og spørger "Er du klar på et eventyr?", så kan man ikke sige nej.Matthew er en utrolig dedikeret ven og generelt en meget dedikeret person. Han vil gøre alt for at gøre folk glade, men han er også kendt for at overskride personlige grænser, men han gør det i en god mening. Jeg ville aldrig have kunnet klare det i Europa uden ham og jeg ville aldrig have været i denne situation, hvor jeg skal giftes med mit livs kærlighed, hvis ikke det var for ham.

Hanne har jeg kendt siden vi var 10-11 år gamle. Vi mødtes på rideskolen, hvor vi hurtigt fandt ud af, at vi var lige fjollede og lige tossede med heste. Det er blevet til mange mindeværdige stunder siden – både på rideskolen og udenfor rideskolen og ikke mindst i vores fælles lejlighed i Aalborg. Sammen har vi været på utallige overlevelsesture i haven med chokoladeproviant til en hel hær, gennemlevet livskriser og kærestesorger og bagt mange kager med den hemmelige ingrediens som Kirsten og Kirsten (Hüttemeier, hvis nogen skulle være i tvivl).Hanne er en fantastisk loyal veninde, som vil gå gennem meget for sine gode venner. Og så er hun altid klar med en upassende eller grænseoverskridende bemærkning eller handling til stor morskab for folk omkring hende.Hanne er desuden den person i hele verden som (jeg tror) ved allermest! Til dagligt arbejder Hanne som sygeplejerske på Kolding Sygehus, hvor hun sørger for kærlig og professionel pleje til små babyer. _________________________I have known Hanne since we were 10-11 years old. We met at the riding school and we quickly realized that we were equally goofy and equally crazy about horses. Since then we've created many great memories together; at the riding school as well of outside of the riding school and especially in our apartment in Aalborg. We've been on many "survival trips" in the backyard together with chocolate supplies for an entire army, been through life crises and heart sorrows together and baked thousands of cakes with the secret ingredient as Kirsten and Kirsten (referencing an old Danish cooking show with Kirsten Hüttemeier, who's the Danish equivalent to Martha Stewart). Hanne is an incredibly loyal friend, who is willing to go through a lot for her friends. Also she's a lot of fun! With her inappropriate comments and crazy ideas you know you're in for a good time hanging out with her.And then she's the one person in the whole world who knows the most (or at least I tend to think she does).Professionally Hanne works as a nurse at the hospital in Kolding where she provides loving care and professional treatment for little babies.

Maj og jeg har kendt hinanden siden 8. klasse, hvor Maj startede som den nye pige i klassen. Det blev hurtigt klart for os, at vi begge er lidt nogle naturvidenskabsnørder og vi blev derfor faste sidekammerater i matematik- og fysik/kemi-timerne. Snart arbejdede vi også sammen i alle andre fag og der gik ikke lang tid før, vi også var ligeså meget sammen udenfor skolen som i skolen. Vi har hængt sammen lige siden, i nogle perioder mere end andre, og det har skabt mange gode minder gennem tiden som f.eks. mange timers oplæsning af wendyblade med sjove stemmer, endnu flere timers SingStar og ikke at forglemme vores episke torsdagsrutiner.Maj er en af de faste støtter i mit liv. Med hende kan jeg grine og græde, feste og føle mig nedtryk. Hun er beundringsværdigt uselvisk og jeg ved, at lige meget hvor tossede mine indfald er, så har jeg altid hendes opbakning.Desuden er Maj meget glad for shots! Og til de er jer, der nogensinde har hørt mig (eller andre) sige "Men hey… Hva' mæ' shååååååts??", skal vide, at det er Maj, der står bag dette udtryk. Til dagligt arbejder Maj som laborant, hvor hun analyserer på alt lige fra jordprøver til foderstoffer._________________________________________Maj and I have known each other since she started at my school in the 8th grade. We were both kind of science geeky and we quickly became partners in crime in math and physics/chemistry class. Soon we worked together in every class and spent at least as much time together outside of school as we did in school. We've been partners in crime ever since and over the time we've created a lot of fond memories together. Of a few I can mention reading comic books out loud in funny voices, lots and lots of hours of SingStar and last but not least our epic Thursday Routine. Maj is my rock. With her I laugh and cry, party and feel down. She's admirably selfless and no matter how crazy an idea I come up with I know I can count on her support. Also Maj is crazy about shots! For those of you who's ever heard me (or someone else) say "But hey.. What about shots??" know, that Maj is the one who came up with that phrase.Maj works as a laboratory technician where she analyzes everything from dirt to food samples.