The Story of Us

Today we are time traveling back to high school to relive the glory days of when Jack and I fell in love. Don't we look so little? We were just babies when we met (15 and 16) but even way back when we knew it was the real thing. During our beach nights (kids gotta hang out alone somewhere, why not the beach?) we would map out our lives with plans to live in Colorado and become ski bums or live in bustling New York for a few years before settling down on a farm with a big red barn. But lets rewind to the beginning. I'd like to tell you a little story of nice little girl and a wonderful little boy: 

Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy who both wanted to do something better than lazing around Marin County over their summer break, so they decided to dedicate their summers to helping others through an exchange program called Amigos. Little did they know this decision would not only better the communities they lived in, but would change their lives forever. On one of the first days of training the girl saw a cute boy across the room. She was excited when they were placed in the same group together. She thought the boy was excited too because he smiled a lot. The girl noticed the boy had a very nice smile. Over the next couple of months the girl and boy flirted and smiled at each other. A lot. When they went on their separate trips, the boy wrote the girl a letter, but she never got it. If only the girl could read that letter now...

When they got back from their trips, the girl and boy texted a lot and eventually the boy asked the girl out to a Giants game. The girl was super nervous because she liked the boy a lot, and it ended up being one of the greatest nights of her life. The boy taught her all the names of the baseball players and bought her a hot dog, and she still has the ticket from the game saved in a special box. Needless to say the girl and boy fell madly in love. They grew to become best friends  and spent their teenage years living a fairytale love- completely smitten and infatuated with each other. Over the following years they had so many good times and, sadly, some bad, but despite where they were in their lives they still loved each other very very much. Then, the girl and boy's lives fell back in rhythm and they were able to be together again, and man, did the girl miss the boy a lot. And the girl thought the boy missed her too, because the boy couldn't stop smiling. A lot. They spent the next couple of years falling even more in love (if that was even possible), and grew to realize they had changed each others lives forever. Now, the girl and boy live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and spend each day exploring their amazing city and celebrating their lives together. 

But that is not the end of the story. Next year I get to marry this amazing boy and we plan on spending our lives doing many awesome amazing things. A few years ago we made a list of our Awesome Life Goals that we wanted to accomplish together, and we're already making some great progress. All I can say is that I can't wait to keep crossing things off this list with Mr. Hogan by my side. 

Jack and Anna's Awesome Life Goals:

Go on a hot air balloon ride

Drive cross country and see all the landmarks

Go to concerts where we don't know the bands

Go to art shows and pretend we know what we are talking about

Run around SF during Santa Con

Explore Europe

Explore South America

Relax on a Tropical Vacation (possibly the Maldives if we become bazillionaires)

Re-fall in love in Paris

Explore the ocean by going Scuba dive

Bury another box (more on this later)

Go to movies at Sundance

Make a home together

Get hitched (coming soon!)