AllisonCarol08

Michael and I started working together when we were about 14 years old. My parent's owned a pizza restaurant and our mothers became good friends from working there together. They also decided to put their children to work.. haha We were coworkers and acquaintences for many years, each having seperate relationships. I actually tried to hook him up with my best friend at some point! Lol. By the time we were 18, we became friends and started seeing eachother outside of work. Unfortunately, he had a somewhat long time girlfriend. And I was single and having a pretty good time with that lifestyle. He thought I was a party girl and I thought he was whipped by this girlfriend of his. Thankfully, we are not those people =) The real version of the story isn't exactly PG-rated, but it has somehow worked for us. There are a few people that have heard our story, which includes him cheating on that one girlfriend, and been disapproving. But as soon as they meet him and see us together, they realize instantly that he was just being a naive teenager really. Even my father (who was Michael's boss!) who knows the entire story (except maybe a few raunchy details. hehe) absolutely adores him and thinks we are meant for each. Just to add a bit of drama.. Michael joined the Army right after high school. We hadn't been together all that long when he left for basic training so we weren't completely sure what would happen to our relationship at that point. A few months later, in a letter from boot camp, he told me that I was his world and he wanted me to be his wife one day. I was fairly shocked =) We then decided that I needed to make the move to North Carolina (from Ohio). And I did just that the summer of 2009. But as usual, we had a problem. He wasn't allowed to live with me unless we were married. Well.... we fixed that pretty fast! We were married in a tiny ceremony at the courthouse with 2 of his Army buddies as our witnesses on May 29th, 2009. And no, we didn't tell anyone. Currently, we have told quite a few people, but whatever =) haha So, we don't feel like we exactly had a wedding.. so we're doing it again. On New Year's Eve, of course! It's our favorite holiday and it has quite a bit of sentimental value to it as well. And we're doing it all. Big dress, big reception, full ceremony (not in a church, we're not religious), bridal shower, etc. Some people think its tacky, but we're both really excited!