We meet at a restaurant/bar in Texas, exactly 12 years before the wedding. It was a random encounter. That weekend I (Lara) was supposed to be in New York and Charles flew into town unexpectedly that same day to celebrate his birthday. 

Charles approached me and asked if I’d like to grab coffee sometime. I told him I normally did not give out my phone number, however when he left he gave me his number instead.
A few days passed and I thought what the heck, I’ll text him to see what he was doing. He happened to be heading out to Nashville, TN, where he was on assignment. We continued to talk on the phone for the next few weeks and then he went out on a limb and invited me to go visit him in Nashville. 

At the time he was working there remotely, and did not intend to return back to Texas until December of that year. He paid for me to fly out there over the weekend, as he was staying in two bedroom corporate apartment. For whatever reason I took the risk of going and visiting him. From that moment on, we were inseparable.

In August of 2009, Charles moved in with me and my two daughters who were 6 and 7 years old at the time. We lived together for 7 years while Charles traveled and commuted to different countries on assignment for his job.
In December of 2015, we ended our relationship. The travel and challenges of life made it difficult for us to be together. Right after the breakup, Charles moved to Phoenix, AZ. In 2016, we spent the majority of the year with little to no contact.

In November of 2016, Charles reached out to me via text, and I was open to communicating and seeing him again. It took a few months before we announced to our kids/families that we were dating again, but we knew we were fortunate to have another opportunity to be together. Although the dynamics of Charles’ job didn’t change, we were committed to working hard to keep the relationship going.

We love trying new restaurants, cooking, exercising, laying at the pool, watching comedies and listening to new music.
We have a very comfortable relaxed relationship that we’ve built on over the years.

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