common, even our gift of being a smart ass. We saw each other as often as possible and when we couldn’t, we talked on the phone. That first Christmas we both spent with our own families, but the day after Christmas when I returned from my parents, he met me at my place with his two little puppies he rescued before being taken to the humane society. Needless to say, they never left and the rest is history.

We are now a blended family with 3 little fur babies, Cherry, Peanut & Iggy. This last year together we have had many blessings as well as our fair share of hardships. In March we lost Scott’s beautiful Aunt Patty to cancer and helped his mom through the loss of her only sister. In April we made the big move to a house that we absolutely love that has a big kitchen for me to cook in, a garage for Scott and a yard for our pups to run and play in. The following month, on May 17th we got engaged! We were so happy to be able to share the good news with both our families and especially Scott’s dad, as just 4 months later in August we lost him, Gary Angell, too. I am blessed to have known him and will always remember how he welcomed me into their family. All the good and the bad have brought us closer together and confirmed we can handle anything as long as we are a team. We look forward to sharing our love with each other and with you for the rest of our lives!