Emily made the first move!

I found an opportunity to introduce myself on a class trip. I was in line for the bus behind Zach and a mutual friend. I started talking to our friend to distract him and wedged my way in front of him. When we boarded the bus I grabbed the open seat next to Zach. :)

We love being out on the water together! We boat frequently and enjoy visiting the neighboring islands. Masonboro Island is our favorite, and also happens to be the location of our engagement. We are always happy to go on a long walk to find shells, and in the summer we love water skiing, fishing, scuba diving and watching the wildlife.

We spent our first Valentine's day celebrating with takeout and champagne at Zach's college pad on Spruce St. He insisted we order kabobs from a local place, that ended up making me ill. I spent the evening running to the bathroom and trying to act like nothing was wrong, but he ran out of toilet paper so I had to confess!

We're heading over to the West End after the wedding celebrations to stay at The Caves. It is a beautiful little boutique hotel built into the volcanic cliffside.

It's a toss up...we treated ourselves to a ten-course meal in Montreal that was so unique and fabulous. Although we also enjoyed a spread of massive Caribbean lobsters on the tiny island of Mayreau in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The locals caught them, cut them in half and cooked them over the largest homemade grill we've ever seen. It was an experience!

What's important to us, our goals in life, our lifestyle, our family values, etc. Basically everything. There's not much we disagree on.

We chartered a 62 ft catamaran in the West Indies that took us to 10 islands spanning 3 different countries in 8 days. We traveled with a captain and chef from France, and 4 couples from France, Germany and Italy. It was a once in a lifetime experience and really opened our eyes to different cultures and ways of living.

To become advanced certified divers, so we can do a 100+ ft dive off the coast of NC at the shelves to find megalodon teeth.

We put an offer in/bought our current house a few hours after going to the open house "for fun".

We listen to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack when we're boating home from a local island at night.

The Fat Pelican. It's the #1 dive bar in NC, top #25 in the US and it's located a mile from our house.

The family and traditions we've started, our home, our careers, and our ventures outside of our careers.