Alright, ever wondered how we got here? If you are curious, then listen up! Let’s start from the beginning.

Okay, it must have been sometime in 1983 when my parents…

Hey, not from that beginning!

Okay, okay, I’ll skip that. If someone asked me how we got here, I would say something like this: Well, I got the chance to work for a while at MGH in Boston. That’s when I met Carina. We spent many hours together at and outside of work. At one point, we fell in love and we became a couple. A few years later, I thought, “Well, she’s a keeper. Let’s marry her!” And a few months later, I proposed, and that’s all there is to it.

You are sooooooo boring! This is NOT the way I remember it.

No?

Nooooooo. Yes, we met at work. BUT we basically sat 10 steps away from each other and were forced to spend time together everyday because I had to teach you some lab things.

Can’t remember the teaching part, but yes, we spent many hours together in the cell culture room and at many outside events: the Envoy after you took your MCAT, countless get-togethers at Martin’s, and the BC game.

Yes, of course the BC game! Everyone else from the lab bailed. That’s how it became our unofficial first date. I always thought you were cute, but it was at that game that I realized that I liked you as more than a friend.

That’s true. That day, something definitely changed. Then, we went to the Red Hat to grab a bite and left as a couple.

Yeah, but it wasn’t “then.” It still took you a month to figure out you liked me. That’s why I had to wait until November 10th for you to ask me to be your girlfriend. But yes, that did happen at the Red Hat. So, you remember that correctly.

I didn't really ask you, it was more like this: two people went in, one couple came out. And a few years later I proposed and here we are.

What? You can’t just skip all these years! We traveled a lot. Our first trip together was to Florida, and that’s when your legs turned into a lobster because you forgot to apply sunscreen. That was hilarious! We also went to Acadia, remember? That was my birthday present to you. It was so beautiful seeing all the leaves change color! We also did a lot of hiking and had really yummy pizza. And after COVID, we went to North Carolina…

Don’t bore the people! But yes, I guess North Carolina is somewhat important. That’s where I proposed. One night, at the riverwalk, pretty romantic.

Ugh, you never tell the full story… It was our second night in Wilmington. We had just finished this very amazing steak dinner. I was ready to go back to the hotel because I really wanted to get out of the dress I was wearing. But you really wanted to go to the riverwalk because you thought it would be romantic. So, I agreed if we went back to the hotel first so I could change into sweatpants. I still can’t believe you let me do that… anyways, when we got to the riverwalk, there was basically no one else around and it was lit by string lights and lamp posts. When we got to the end, we started to slow dance and then you sat me down on the bench, said something romantic, and then asked me to be your wife. That’s the full story.

C&M