Meet my Groom!

It occurred to me, after writing about my bridesmaids that I should let everyone know about the groom! Most friends and family have met Billy, but since I love him, and love talking about him, I'll write a little about him.

I met Billy in early spring 2006, the day he came back to Charleston, SC after being deployed in Iraq. He came back in great shape, and we started out running together, almost everyday. Once we ran 10 miles! (That's a lot for me...) We made our way through our senior year of college together, at the College of Charleston. I was a Biology/Spanish double major and Billy majored in International Business and Latin American/Caribbean studies. Despite the different majors, it turned out we had a lot in common, we like the same foods, sailing, running, tennis, the beach, we even found out that we made many of the same friends independently, before we started dating.

The fact that we are getting married speaks a world about Billy. He is everything you could ask for: trustworthy, kind, funny, smart, ambitious, dependable, humble. He just finished his first year of law school at the Charleston School of Law, which was very successful. He made the dean's list, which is pretty hard to do in Law School, and involved himself in a few of the school's organizations. He is also a Staff Sergeant in the Army Reserve. There are a lot of things Billy has done that make me so proud. Every year the Army holds a competition for the best of the best, and he was nominated by his unit to compete. Well, guess who finished 2nd? Of the entire army, after being tested physically, mentally, and put through emotional endurance tests, Billy came in as the runner-up in the best warrior competition! For the next two weeks he is out of town in Kansas, training for the army, and he'll probably detest the fact I'm writing all about him!

If you haven't met Billy before, then there should be no lack of subject matter to talk about when you do meet him. He has started a DJ company with Brett, his best man. He loves electronics, particularly apple products, and knows a lot about cutting edge technology. He works hard, and helps Melissa and I with gardening around the house, and fixes things when required, for which we are grateful!

We found out April 1 that Billy is scheduled to deploy this November, although we are not sure where or how long his tour will be. In the face of this newest challenge, I'm faithful that all of the qualities that make Billy a great person and solider will enable him to come home safely. I feel at peace about his deployment most of the time, as Billy is optimistic and reassures us he can handle his call to duty.

Who knows, maybe he'll return in as good of shape as when I first met him. <3


Amy