It all started in 1991 in Poplar Hall at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It is funny how minor changes and detours shape your entire life. I had planned to room with two of my friends from high school, but the University made an error in our room assignments, and we ended up in a brand new residence hall, which was not the norm for a freshman. During that year, I met a girl up the hall named Amy. And, I met another girl across the hall named Marci. I wish I had a fun college picture to share of us. Maybe I will find one some day....
Amy had a cute boyfriend who lived at the end of the hall named Reggie! And Reggie had a roomate named Jeff!
During my junior year, Amy, Marci and I all became roomates. Then, Marci met this very tall guy from Indiana named Brad! Within a year, Amy and Reggie and Marci and Brad were engaged to be married. They got married one week apart in 1995! I was in both of their weddings!
Then, as our lives progressed, I moved back home to Lexington, Amy and Reggie stayed in Charlotte, and Marci and Brad ended up in Mooresville...years pass....
Kristi and I are invited to Brad's 30th birthday party in a park in Charlotte. I had probably not seen Marci or Amy in several years. Did you know we almost didn't go? Kristi and I went out and partied a little too hard the night before, and making the drive to Charlotte wasn't appealing, but we went anyway! While we were there, Kristi met this tall boy from Missouri, Matt, who was Brad's first cousin. They got married in 2002! Marci and I were both in the wedding...
So, poor little Kim was left unmarried and all alone in Lexington! One Christmas, Kristi and Matt invited me to a party. Also invited was Jeff, whom I mentioned above, who was Reggie's roomate in college. We talked and caught up...then a few weeks later, Jeff saw his friend Marty. He knew Marty was from Lexington, and asked him if he knew me. Many of you know that Marty and I have known each other casually for several years as we had some close mutual friends in Lexington, but Jeff is actually the person who brought us together because Marty called me right after they saw each other and we began dating...married in 2007!
Another funny aside is that Marty went to the same college as all of us!!
The circle here is just crazy if you think about it! That we all found each other through one room assignment in Poplar Hall! I love the story! And after 20 years, four mariages and seven, beautiful, awesome kids between us and one on the way, I still love the story and the people!!
Here's the cast....
Amy and Reggie...
Brad and Marci...
Kristi and Matt...
Marty and Jeff (aka "Spy")
All the kiddos (minus Baby Hubie who's still hanging out with Mommy)
And, the whole gang, 20 years in the making...minus Jeff.
