St. Therese Catholic Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

Huntsville Golf Club

Reception

Our Wedding

Although we definitely agree that it was love at first sight, our state of minds at the moment we locked eyes were slightly...different. Flash back to over 3 years ago and an epic St. Patrick's Day party at the home of two of our close friends: Nick and Kenny. Since Nick was part of the Spanish department (and clearly Nora's awesome sidekick -- c'mon, Nick and Nora are a dream team for solving crimes!) and Kenny was part of the Politics department (and a huge fan of "Harry" as he likes to call our dear Harrison), the stars were aligned. Early on in the night Kenny asked Nora to make friends and start introducing Spanish department people to Politics department people -- everyone knows she's pretty outgoing and bubbly. A crucial detail of this story was that Nora was the designated driver for a few of her friends, while Harrison was certainly not (and taking advantage of that -- i.e. he was drunk when he got there). Later in the party Nora was chatting with two of her friends, both named Elena, and Harrison and his wingman, Mike, sauntered over to strike up a conversation. While Mike (also not in the right state of mind) tried to wrap his head around the fact that both of Nora's friends were named Elena, Harrison wooed Nora with talk of his mad trumpet skills. Even though Nora had been introduced to Harrison earlier in the night, she was convinced that his name was "Stephen," which devastated Harrison's confidence and might explain why Harrison spilled a beer on her feet later (*NOTE*: Harrison disputes this allegation -- Nora maintains that her state of mind allows her to remember ALL the details). Somehow Harrison managed to convince Nora to give him her number, and he promptly followed up the next afternoon with an invitation for drinks. The rest, our dear friends, is history.

Just the facts, Ma'am.

Since our most recent winter break was exceptionally long, Nora planned to spend New Years with Harrison's family in sunny Southern California, little did she know that there was much more in store for her than simply counting down to 2016 with family. On the fateful morning of December 31, 2015 Harrison seemed even more strange than normal as we packed a shared bag to spend the evening with his cousins, Chaz and Christine. He first wanted to bring his computer bag with him and Nora asked if she, too, needed to bring WORK when they should be spending time with family. Flustered and not knowing how to respond (because he was secretly hoping to hide the ring there), he changed his m.o. to bringing along his puffy down coat. Even though Nora raised her eyebrows at this peculiar necessity for 60-70 degree weather, she didn't argue because he seemed particularly insistent on this clothing item. During the entire car ride down to Redondo Beach Harrison was very tense, quiet, and kept worrying about getting there past sunset. Nora assured him that it didn't matter and that they could see other sunsets while they were in California (she was clearly oblivious and playing her blonde card very well). When they arrived at Chaz and Christine's they were told they couldn't come inside because they needed to feed the baby and, thus, Nora and Harrison had to take a walk on the beach. Nora immediately thought this was odd, but noting Harrison's increasing levels of stress, she just brushed it off and went with the flow. Harrison proceeded to grab Nora's hand and pull her along the beach. Along the way Nora pointed out silly dogs and surfers that couldn't surf to try and make Harrison laugh and loosen up. His response? "Great dear." After pulling her down the beach for about 5 minutes, and glaring at every other person ALSO on the (public) beach, Harrison suggested walking up to a look-out point to see the sunset better. While snapping photos for Instagram, Nora heard Harrison say "This moment is ALMOST perfect." Without even looking over at him down on bent knee, Nora responded with "What kinds of Hallmark cards have YOU been reading??" When she did finally look over at Harrison, she smiled as he struggled to open the ring box. She, of course (!!!), said yes, and the happy couple came back to Chaz and Christine's apartment to find balloons and champagne.

Sweaty Palms and Puffy Jackets

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Hilton Garden Inn Wilkes Barre

Travel

Descend slowly into the earth in a mine car as you enter the old Slope #190. Watch the sky slowly disappear. Soon you've reached "the foot". Then explore 300 feet beneath the earth through an anthracite coal mine originally opened in 1860. Accompany a miner in the winding underground gangways and rock tunnel past three different veins of hard coal, past the mule boy and the nipper, past the monkey vein and the dead chute. Listen as he explains the fascinating methods used, and the heroic efforts involved, in deep mining's history.

Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour

Frances Slocum State Park consists of 1,035 acres in northeastern Pennsylvania's Luzerne County. The horseshoe shaped, 165-acre lake is popular for boating and fishing, and is a home to many species of birds, fish and wildlife. The many hiking and mountain biking trails and the large day use area attract visitors to picnic and explore the forests.

Frances Slocum State Park

The Lands at Hillside Farms is a 19th Century, 412-acre, nonprofit educational dairy farm that each year welcomes thousands of regional students of all ages and means. Here, any one of us can be a farmer, a historian, a scientist – but far more importantly, we can get in touch with values too many of us have forgotten in a busy world.Volunteers and donors from the public, business, foundations and government have worked very hard and rather quietly for years to make this vision come true. There are precious few places in Pennsylvania — even America — quite like The Lands at Hillside Farms.This is a first-hand, hands-on experience only the children of agriculture can have today.At The Lands, visitors can see, touch, taste, smell and learn about nutrition, archaeology, ecology, animal husbandry and land conservation. We teach the importance of respecting the delicate balance among nature, the environment and man.

Nora & Harrison

Nora & Harrison

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