I met my husband at the sweet age of 16. We were Juniors in high school and complete strangers. We dated for six years before getting engaged in college. Our engagement lasted for fifteen months, more than enough time to plan a December wedding. Most people thought we were crazy for getting married so close to Christmas. At the time we didn’t think we had much of a choice. We were both in school full time, I was about to start student teaching, and he had applied for dental s