The Long Distance Years: 2013

We traveled and explored for most of the year before Project Relocation finally became a reality. And *spoiler alert* we got engaged!!

JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH

Work kept me away for most of January, but Chris joined me in New Orleans for Super Bowl in early February.  We celebrated Valentine's Day wine tasting in the Berkshire's.  And ended the month of February with a sports filled weekend for Chris' birthday.  I was gone with work a bit more in March, but did manage to host the Pittsburgh crew for a tour of my office one day.

APRIL

We celebrated our third anniversary by painting pottery in Albany.  We attended the Draft and explored Brooklyn.

MAY

Having fun at Pete and Liza's wedding!

We made a trip to Kentucky to celebrate a special little lady turning ONE!  And we had a lot of fun at a Cooperstown wedding where we managed a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame as well.

JUNE

We watched the Belmont Stakes with friends.  And then traveled down to Washington DC for more fun with friends - a baseball game and cupcake tour!

JULY

We had a busy July.  We kicked it off with a Fourth of July weekend trip to Chicago to visit friends. Chris worked at my annual 7-on-7 Tournament in Cleveland.  We met my just born three days ago nephew at the end of that trip.  And then wrapped up the month celebrating my big 30th birthday!

AUGUST

All smiles at the Lair wedding...

We visited with friends in Pittsburgh where we saw lots of penguins and enjoyed yummy cider.  We also ventured up to Saratoga for a wedding and some race track fun!  And then we left for our multi-country European adventure!

SEPTEMBER

Having a blast at Mark and Shannon's wedding!

Our trip lasted through Labor Day weekend.  We didn't do too much else in September, but we did drive upstate to our friends' wedding in Oswego.  And on the way, we stopped to look at engagment rings that I had my eye on.

OCTOBER

Enjoying the nice weather at Oral and Carolyn's wedding!

We headed down to the Tampa area for Chris' cousin's wedding as well as a Bucs game in the early part of the month.  Chris confirmed his intentions to move down to NYC with or without a job in November so I threw him a SURPRISE going away party in Albany.  We spent the last weekend of the month back in Kentucky doing lots of Halloween type activities before going to a Jets-Bengals game at Paul Brown Stadium...who dey!!

NOVEMBER

Chris served as guide for my family when everyone cheered me on in the NYC Marathon.  I went with Chris to a wrestling show. And we traveled back to Pittsburgh for the annual football game.

DECEMBER

We made a brief apperance on TV at the UK game in Brooklyn before heading down to the DC area to catch a snowy game at the Redskins' stadium.  And then just before the year closed out, Chris proposed...and I said YES!

Andrea :)

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The Long Distance Years: 2010

The Long Distance Years: 2011

The Long Distance Years: 2012

to catch up!

The Long Distance Years: 2012

Check out The Long Distance Years: 2010 and The Long Distance Years: 2011 to catch up!  Project Relocation was in full force, but was a slow and frustrating process!  Christopher and I were spending as much time as possible with one another and very much looking forward to being in the same city as soon as possible.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH

I was gone with work for nearly all of January, but Chris joined me in Indianapolis at the beginning of February for Super Bowl XLVI.  A couple of weekends later we had a blast at Caucus Weekend in Albany.  And then finished off the month with a fun birthday celebration for Chris along with our first hockey game together!

APRIL

We celebrated two wonderful years together.  Our parents met for a second time when mine were in town for Easter. And we spent some time at the NFL Draft.

MAY

We had a lot of fun celebrating Cinco de Mayo with friends.  And we spent Memorial Day Weekend meeting my new niece and exploring the Muhammad Ali Museum in Louisville.

JUNE-JULY

We saw some broadway shows and enjoyed a High Line picnic.  We met Chris' godson, went to a French soccer match in Jersey with friends, and celebrated my birthday.

AUGUST

We took our first "real" vacation together in August.  We traveled by train down to Providence for a few days.  We had a lot of fun seeing the sites, eating delicious food, and relaxing!

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER

We made a couple of trips to Pittsburgh in September and October.  Once for the annual Pitt football game and the other time for Trey's christening.  We also visited our final covered bridge in Vermont, carved a pumpkin, and dressed in our first couples costume for Halloween!

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

All smiles at Leslie and Jarrod's wedding

We traveled to Charlotte in November for a Panthers-Broncos game and a visit with friends.  In December, we attended Leslie and Jarrod's wedding and rung in the new year in Albany with friends there.

Andrea :)

The Long Distance Years: 2011

Things started to pick up a little in our second year.  There were the first rumblings of Project Relocation and lots more time spent together getting to know one another and falling in love.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH

I was gone on work trips for a good portion of this time period so we didn't see each other too much these first few months of the year.  I did manage to make Chris a candygram for Valentine's Day.  And we certainly went all out celebrating his 30th Birthday!  We also made a quick trip to Philly for a night of karaoke fun with friends.

If only this was an audio clip instead of a photo :)

APRIL

We celebrated our first dating anniversary with a little road trip to the Basketball Hall of Fame and Norman Rockwell Museum topped off with experiencing Charlie Sheen and all his insanity.  Charlie totally wasn't "winning", but we made up for it with an amazing hibachi dinner and a Chris Rock broadway show the following week.

MAY-JUNE

We ventured up to Oswego for a beautiful wedding over Memorial Day weekend and played some mini-golf with my visiting brother and sister-in-law in May.  We took a trip over to Boston to catch the US Soccer team in a friendly in June.

Awesome backdrop at Eric and Coleen's Wedding...

JULY

We had a lot of fun in Cleveland during the early part of July.  We toured the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and celebrated the 4th of July enjoying America's favorite pasttime - a baseball game!  Later that month, we made the trek to Kentucky for my birthday bash.  We saw Rascal Flatts in concert, hit two stops on the bourbon trail, and even managed a wine tasting.  Our time in Kentucky came to a close with a tour of the Louisville Slugger Museum.  And we managed to catch Newcastle on this side of the pond for a soccer match in Colombus before we headed back to NY.

AUGUST

We attended a couple of concerts - Phil Vassar in Saratoga followed by Nas & Damian Marley in Central Park.  We joined some friends for a fun day at Six Flags New England.  And we managed a weekend getaway at Glen Cove Mansion out on Long Island.

SEPTEMBER

Over Labor Day weekend, we attended a wedding in Albany and had some fun at the track in Saratoga before the rain washed us out there.  We also had a lot of football fun - in Pittsburgh, New York, and Kentucky.  Then, we surprised my dad for his 60th birthday!

Hanging out on the golf course at Mike and Jess' Wedding...

OCTOBER

Halloween was exciting as we played the dress up game again.  We also did some apple picking and ventured up to Vermont to check out more covered bridges.  And our parents met.  My parents came to NY prior to our adventures in London, Paris, and Rome so Chris and I figured it would be a good time to introduce them to his parents!  We enjoyed a nice dinner and conversation!

NOVEMBER

My brother joined us for some fun with friends at a Bills-Jets game in Buffalo.  We were a tribe divided for the day.  And we attended a beautiful wedding on 11-11-11 :)

Such a neat venue for Nicolas and Allison's nuptials...

DECEMBER

In early Decemeber, we flew down to Jacksonville for a Monday Night Football game in order to check off another stadium!  And we rang in the New Year with a champagne toast and some fun glasses back in NYC.

*If you want to catch up on our love story*

The Long Distance Years: 2010. 

Andrea :)