Lewin's Cove Community Center

Tara & Crys' wedding reception

Reception

Our Wedding

Crys&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;late&nbsp;summer,&nbsp;early&nbsp;fall&nbsp;2011,&nbsp;while&nbsp;both&nbsp;serving&nbsp;their&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;call&nbsp;center&nbsp;hell.&nbsp;Introduced&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tara's&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Tyler&nbsp;Isaacs,&nbsp;they&nbsp;bonded,&nbsp;yarned,&nbsp;and&nbsp;joked&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;din&nbsp;of&nbsp;"Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;for&nbsp;calling&nbsp;chatr,&nbsp;&nbsp;my&nbsp;name&nbsp;is...&nbsp;What&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;chat&nbsp;about&nbsp;today?"&nbsp;in&nbsp;cringey&nbsp;customer&nbsp;service&nbsp;tones.&nbsp; Despite&nbsp;Tara's&nbsp;intial&nbsp;impression&nbsp;of&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;as&nbsp;"weird"&nbsp;(a&nbsp;title&nbsp;she,&nbsp;admittedly,&nbsp;deserved&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time)&nbsp;they&nbsp;began&nbsp;dating&nbsp;January&nbsp;8th&nbsp;2012&nbsp;and,&nbsp;in&nbsp;true&nbsp;lesbian&nbsp;fashion,&nbsp;moved&nbsp;in&nbsp;together&nbsp;and&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;cat&nbsp;(Frankie&nbsp;-&nbsp;an&nbsp;asshole&nbsp;ginger&nbsp;cat&nbsp;from&nbsp;Shea&nbsp;Heights)&nbsp;not&nbsp;long&nbsp;after.

Thank You For Calling Chatr...

Sometime&nbsp;around&nbsp;August&nbsp;2012,&nbsp;thanks&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;good&nbsp;graces&nbsp;of&nbsp;Tara's&nbsp;parents&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bonnie,&nbsp;they&nbsp;moved&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tara's&nbsp;family&nbsp;home&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lawn,&nbsp;cat&nbsp;and&nbsp;all.&nbsp;They&nbsp;both&nbsp;enrolled&nbsp;in&nbsp;Keyin&nbsp;college&nbsp;to&nbsp;pursue&nbsp;pipefitting,&nbsp;and&nbsp;while&nbsp;they&nbsp;both&nbsp;enjoyed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;excelled&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;course,&nbsp;neither&nbsp;wound&nbsp;up&nbsp;making&nbsp;much&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;certification. After&nbsp;making&nbsp;it&nbsp;through&nbsp;some&nbsp;rough&nbsp;times&nbsp;with&nbsp;oh&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;help&nbsp;from&nbsp;their&nbsp;families&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;began&nbsp;working&nbsp;that&nbsp;FIFO&nbsp;(fly-in,&nbsp;fly-out)&nbsp;life&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;oilsands,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;powered&nbsp;through&nbsp;nightshifts&nbsp;at&nbsp;Walmart.&nbsp;Adjusting&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;normal&nbsp;of&nbsp;being&nbsp;apart&nbsp;for&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;1&nbsp;night&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;time&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;struggle&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning,&nbsp;but&nbsp;as&nbsp;so&nbsp;many&nbsp;had&nbsp;done&nbsp;before&nbsp;them,&nbsp;they&nbsp;made&nbsp;it&nbsp;work.&nbsp; In&nbsp;August&nbsp;of&nbsp;2015&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;moved&nbsp;into&nbsp;their&nbsp;house&nbsp;in&nbsp;Burin&nbsp;Bay&nbsp;Arm,&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful,&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;lane&nbsp;overlooking&nbsp;the&nbsp;bay.&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;it&nbsp;noted,&nbsp;that&nbsp;prior&nbsp;to&nbsp;this,&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;adult&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;she&nbsp;had&nbsp;ever&nbsp;made&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;bed,&nbsp;only&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;months&nbsp;previous.

Bay-utiful Home

Life&nbsp;continued&nbsp;on&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;does&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;years&nbsp;that&nbsp;followed,&nbsp;with&nbsp;many&nbsp;laughs,&nbsp;tears,&nbsp;good&nbsp;times,&nbsp;not&nbsp;so&nbsp;good&nbsp;times,&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;parties,&nbsp;Covid,&nbsp;lots&nbsp;and&nbsp;lots&nbsp;of&nbsp;silliness,&nbsp;(mostly&nbsp;Crys,&nbsp;who&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;weird,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;endearing&nbsp;way)&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;bit&nbsp;of&nbsp;travel. One&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;little&nbsp;trips&nbsp;or&nbsp;staycations,&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;called&nbsp;now-a-days&nbsp;(thanks&nbsp;Covid),&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;and&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;both&nbsp;fell&nbsp;in&nbsp;love&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;scenic&nbsp;views&nbsp;of&nbsp;Bonavista,&nbsp;and&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;area,&nbsp;returning&nbsp;as&nbsp;often&nbsp;as&nbsp;possible&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;sights,&nbsp;and&nbsp;walk&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;provincial&nbsp;parks. Given&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;and&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;their&nbsp;trips&nbsp;to&nbsp;Bonavista,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;happy&nbsp;moments&nbsp;they&nbsp;shared&nbsp;there&nbsp;with&nbsp;friends&nbsp;and&nbsp;family,&nbsp;it&nbsp;seemed&nbsp;so&nbsp;fitting&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;that&nbsp;Bonavista&nbsp;was&nbsp;THE&nbsp;place&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose.&nbsp;So&nbsp;it&nbsp;came&nbsp;to&nbsp;pass&nbsp;on&nbsp;April&nbsp;23rd&nbsp;2024&nbsp;(12&nbsp;years,&nbsp;3&nbsp;months&nbsp;and&nbsp;15&nbsp;days&nbsp;after&nbsp;they&nbsp;started&nbsp;dating&nbsp;-&nbsp;but&nbsp;who's&nbsp;counting)&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful,&nbsp;windy&nbsp;spring&nbsp;day,&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;cliffs&nbsp;over&nbsp;looking&nbsp;the&nbsp;water&nbsp;in&nbsp;Dungeon&nbsp;Provincial&nbsp;Park,&nbsp;Tara&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Crys.&nbsp;With&nbsp;happy&nbsp;tear-filled&nbsp;eyes,&nbsp;Crys&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes&nbsp;(of&nbsp;course).

Tara & Crystal

Tara & Crystal

T&C

Tara & Crys' wedding reception

8:00 PM–5:00 AM

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