We met many moons ago, on a riverbank deep in the heart of Texas. We knew we would become great friends, but we had no idea what life had in store for us.

Stace took Pat to Las Vegas for his birthday. During the trip, Stace planned a surprise... a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon. On an beautiful embankment overlooking the Colorado River, Stace took a knee and popped the question. They both cried, but Stace cried more. Pat wrote this paragraph.

Our wedding ceremony was held on November 12, 2022 on Indian Rocks Beach just outside St. Petersburg, Florida. We were surrounded by our families on a beautiful, sunny day... and we know we had some luck on our side, having just missed a hurricane and a tropical storm on both sides of the visit!

100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.

I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.

Growing Old by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The days grow shorter, the nights grow longer,

The headstones thicken along the way;

And life grows sadder but love grows stronger

For those who walk with us, day by day.

The tear comes quicker, the laugh comes slower,

The courage is lesser to do and dare;

And the tide of joy in the heart runs lower,

And seldom covers the reefs of care.

But all true things in the world seem truer,

And the better things of the earth seem best;

And friends are dearer as friends are fewer,

And love is all as our sun dips west.

Then let us clasp hands as we walk together,

And let us speak softly, in love's sweet tone;

For no man knows, on the morrow, whether

We two pass by, or but one alone.

So here we are, recently married and waiting to celebrate with a big reception with friends and family. We hope you can join us for the festivities in Austin this May!