SHANNON
I’m a curious traveler. I love to experience other cultures
and explore off the beaten path. When I say off the beaten path, I mean it. Once,
in Ireland, I followed a stray cat into some bushes and found a beach full of
boats. I love to antique, watch
documentaries, collect postcards and cameras, and run whenever and wherever I
can.
THE LOVE STORY
In 2010, I met my husband, Gerred, in my kitchen at my 18th
birthday party. He helped me set up the cupcake stand before the party started
and we began talking. Gerred was the last to leave. He lingered, but we were
both too nervous to say anything. My mother, not wanting a good man to go to
waste, interjected, and asked him to Prom for me. I was mortified. He was excited. We went. It was magical.
Thanks mom.
Soon after we began dating while I was studying English at
Washington College and he was studying Information Technology at the Naval
Academy. In May of 2012 Gerred graduated and that Fall I traveled to Ireland to
Study Abroad at University College of Cork.
Before Gerred started Flight School in Pensacola, FL he flew
out to Ireland to visit me before the semester started. We traveled around the
country, seeing Cork, Limerick, and Dublin. On August 30, 2012 we visited
Kinsale, a small fishing village that reminded us both of Annapolis. We spent
the day hiking up the hill to Fort James From the top we could see all of
Kinsale, the bay, the sailboats, and a beautiful sunset. That’s when Gerred got
down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said Yes.
We were married two years later at the Naval Academy Chapel
on September 6, 2014. The day was full of love, family, friends, and fun. After
the wedding the two of us moved down to Milton, FL to start our lives together.
THE BLOG
This blog is here to catalogue the adventures I have exploring the world (and who I am) wherever life (or the Navy) takes me.
WEDDING
IRELAND
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