Caroline

called his work and I left a voicemail for him. I said, hey, it's Caroline. I don't need a tour guide, but if you ever want to get together sometime, let me know. And within 20 or 30 minutes, my parents' house line rang. And after I said hello, the first words out of his mouth were, what took you so long to call me?

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

And I should clarify, I mean inseparable as we could be with regards to his schedule. He worked four days on and had three days off. And the four days that he worked on were 10-hour shifts at night.

And I should clarify, I mean inseparable as we could be with regards to his schedule. He worked four days on and had three days off. And the four days that he worked on were 10-hour shifts at night.

And I should clarify, I mean inseparable as we could be with regards to his schedule. He worked four days on and had three days off. And the four days that he worked on were 10-hour shifts at night.

We enjoyed driving up to see the leaves when they changed and going on different hikes and driving through different passes and going to different mountain towns. We were both young and you're in love and attracted to each other.

We enjoyed driving up to see the leaves when they changed and going on different hikes and driving through different passes and going to different mountain towns. We were both young and you're in love and attracted to each other.

We enjoyed driving up to see the leaves when they changed and going on different hikes and driving through different passes and going to different mountain towns. We were both young and you're in love and attracted to each other.

When it came time for me to go to graduate school, Joel had said to me, my career is established and you have so many connections here in your hometown. Why don't you just stay? And we had a little bit of a negotiation where I said, well, I'm not going to dismiss graduate school. This is something that I'd like to stay and pursue. I'll enroll at the local university here.

When it came time for me to go to graduate school, Joel had said to me, my career is established and you have so many connections here in your hometown. Why don't you just stay? And we had a little bit of a negotiation where I said, well, I'm not going to dismiss graduate school. This is something that I'd like to stay and pursue. I'll enroll at the local university here.

When it came time for me to go to graduate school, Joel had said to me, my career is established and you have so many connections here in your hometown. Why don't you just stay? And we had a little bit of a negotiation where I said, well, I'm not going to dismiss graduate school. This is something that I'd like to stay and pursue. I'll enroll at the local university here.

They were dating for a little over two years when... We were getting ready to go out somewhere. I can't even remember where, what we were going to do. And I went upstairs to, you know, get my shoes on or get a coat or whatever. And I turned around and there he was with a ring. And that's how we got engaged.

They were dating for a little over two years when... We were getting ready to go out somewhere. I can't even remember where, what we were going to do. And I went upstairs to, you know, get my shoes on or get a coat or whatever. And I turned around and there he was with a ring. And that's how we got engaged.

They were dating for a little over two years when... We were getting ready to go out somewhere. I can't even remember where, what we were going to do. And I went upstairs to, you know, get my shoes on or get a coat or whatever. And I turned around and there he was with a ring. And that's how we got engaged.

I just thought, oh my God, thank you. It just drew us closer together and just made me feel that much more loved and special that he was willing to do that.

I just thought, oh my God, thank you. It just drew us closer together and just made me feel that much more loved and special that he was willing to do that.

I just thought, oh my God, thank you. It just drew us closer together and just made me feel that much more loved and special that he was willing to do that.

We needed to do premarital counseling with our priest. The counseling was actually something that was extremely relevant and beneficial. I mean, there was a litany of discussions that were had, and one of the discussions surrounded infidelity. And so I told him, I just want you to know that I will work through and do anything for you. But I had two rules.