Young Love

Kristopher is graduating soon and not long after, we'll be moving! Even though we've been married for 11 months, he's been gone for almost all of it. So we haven't gotten the chance to live together yet and we're both extremely excited about it!

I've been anticipating his return for so long that it's almost surreal that it's finally almost over! It's been a long, hard journey that I wouldn't have wanted to share with anyone else. I love him dearly and this experience has shown me just how strong our love is. Military relationships are not for the faint-hearted. They are tough, demanding and emotionally draining. But because we loved each other so much, we were able to get through it. We both knew that we were doing this for us and in the long run, this separation would pay off.

We may be young but our love is just as strong as anyone else's, if not more. Through this experience, we've faced many hardships that most couples will never have to. And even though I've felt a bit broken since he's been gone, our love is stronger than ever. He was worth every single second that we were apart. He gets to live his dream and I get to stand by his side, as his wife, and support him as he risks his life for our country. I never knew how strong love could be until I met him and I realize just how lucky we are to have each other.

-Chelsea

How I Met My Husband

Early dating days, at Disney World of course! 

The story of how my husband and I met is not very original; in fact, it's quite common. We met at work but no matter how common the beginning of our story together is, it still led us to our very own personal happily ever after.

I was in high school and had just started working at my first job at the local grocery store and so was Kris. However, he had started working there when he was 14 years old, so he had been there years before I was. We were scheduled to have break at the same time and we had never spoken before. When I walked into the break room, I saw him and immediately got nervous. I hated meeting new people. So I hoped that he would act like everyone else did when they saw me (the new girl) enter the room and pretend that I wasn't there.

He didn't. I felt like my worst fears had been realized because of my huge list of insecurities and social awkwardness but I was oh so wrong. It turned out to be one of the best things that had ever happened to be. He had been listening to his iPod and eating his dinner but then he saw me, pushed away his food and said, "So how do you like working here?" and the rest is basically history. We discovered that we had mutual friends and the chemistry was unavoidable. Obviously we are still going strong and I can't wait to share more cute memories like this in the near future. :)

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