Our story... the beginning of your story

Mommy and Daddy falling in love. It's really the beginning of your story, Grace. Since we just celebrated our third wedding anniversary, it feels like the right time to tell you our story.

It all started at work. Sort of. For me, it started with the decision to change the direction of my life completely. One day, I decided it was time to leave behind a career in television news to become a lawyer. I knew from the time I was five that I wanted to be a lawyer. During law school, I needed to make some money to offset my enormous law school loan. So, I found my way to Daddy's work. He works at a big, fancy TV studio near Boston. You've been there and we'll visit again some day.

Daddy does the weather. Mommy wrote the stories and did a few other things. At first, I thought your father was just a big flirt. That's because he liked to chat with all the pretty ladies. He still does :) He had a sweet, sincere smile and a charming way about him. So, over time, I built up the courage to ask him out! Yes, I asked him. Not so traditional but then again, I never really was traditional. To be totally honest, I didn't ask him in person. I chickened out a bit and sent him an email. He said yes but said that he wasn't really looking for a relationship. That was okay with me, or so I thought. We both had some rocky times in our past attempts at love. But, when you find the right person, all that melts away. I found the right person.

A good man. A funny guy. A person who loves his family with all his heart. Warm and wonderful to be around. People who saw us together said they knew this was "it." And it was. A proposal on a beach in Puerto Rico. A wedding on the water in Newport. Then came you. And there's no doubt that our relationship is very different now.

You think you really love someone who you say "yes" as he's on bended knee. You think you really love someone when you say "I do." You know you really love someone when that love brings another human being into this world. A human being who teaches you just how big your heart can be. A little life who you pour your collective love into every day.

You are the product of our love and our commitment to each other. So, even though, now, it's not all about the date nights with the wonderful bottles of wine, or the trips to exciting places... it's worth every moment. You are worth every moment. One day, we hope you get to see for yourself just how much your mom and dad love each other too.