Five Years of Bryan

September 2005, I met Bryan the president of Mock Turtle Soup when I was cast in the comedy ensemble. He was hilarious, I was learning to be and we became friends.

Five years ago today, Bryan asked me out to dinner in Greenville. The next night, we attend Big Bash together.
In the year that followed, we went to Disney World, learned how to cook and went to improv festivals together.


On our first anniversary in 2007, we went to the Melting Pot.
In the year that followed, we started our improv duo Red Letters, started the humor publication The Rapscallion, attended improv festivals and had the infamous cinnamon chicken incident.

On our second anniversary in 2008 in Clemson, we celebrated our engagement that happened April 2, with another trip to the Melting Pot. Here we are celebrating our engagement with Bryan's parents.
In the year that followed, I graduated with my BA, we lived semi-long distance, planned a wedding, hated the 4 hour commute between NC and SC, performed and taught at DSI, and received a ton of wonderful gifts for our home.

On our third anniversary in 2009 in Chapel Hill, we celebrated by performing shows at DSI and taking a middle of the week date to the Melting Pot.
In the year that passed, Bryan graduated with his PhD, we performed some more, he got a job in Philly, and we moved. We also experienced our first blizzard. Then our second. Then our third.

On our fourth anniversary in 2010 in Philadelphia, we celebrated with (can you guess?) another trip to the Melting Pot.
In the year that followed, we performed more comedy, went to Disney World, and tried making sushi (fail). Bryan got a tenure-track job offer in Oklahoma, and we debated it for awhile before deciding to make the big move. We also had our first ice storm and tornado.

On our fifth anniversary in 2011 in Oklahoma, today we are celebrating! The closest Melting Pot is an hour and a half away in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It will be the first anniversary we haven't gone to the Melting Pot. We are going to the only fancy restaurant in town!

Chicago, March 2011

I think it's very indicative of how things are changing in our relationship. We're in a very different part of the US, we're away from our friends, and we're having to give up luxuries like Target, Melting Pot, malls, dance clubs for a more simple, more practical life. It's not easy, and we're not any less fun - we just have to be more creative and more reliant on each other.

I'm looking forward to the next five years with Bryan. He's sweet, successful, hilarious and handsome. I'm the Luckiest. Bryan, I love you.