More than ten years ago the seed of love between Chris and Mari was planted. On the campus of Hampton University an unassuming friendship was destined to blossom into a strong union.

Their story is one that demonstrates that there is no such thing as coincidence and that everything is planned according to His design. How else can you explain the interconnectedness of these individuals lives prior to being married? For example, following college Mari lives in New York, Chris lives in Ohio, then Mari lives in Ohio, Chris lives in New York. Finally, their paths stop crossing and meet when Chris moves back to Ohio. He thought it was all about going back for school, but unbeknownst to him he would reconnect with the one who always held a special place in his heart.

Mari was at a time in her life when she was dealing with one of the most painful losses she would have to deal with. Her beloved grandfather, Adam Benjamin Thompson (R.I.P. June, 2006), had passed. For all of her life her grandfather was the rock of the foundation for who she was. In her grandfather, Mari realized that many of the qualities he had such as strength, integrity and love were the very things she wanted to find in a future husband. At just the right time that is when Chris re-entered her life.

As they dated, to their surprise, years passed, and their bond of friendship grew into true love. The more time they spent together the more they realized that their love was one neither had ever experienced before. On Valentine’s Day 2008, Chris asked Mari to spend the rest of her life with him… and guess what? She accepted! On 8/8/08, they became husband and wife and they had a wedding celebration for their closest friends and family in June 2009. Thereafter, Chris was offered a job as a professor at a college in New York City and in full circle Chris and Mari returned to New York City as a married couple. Around Thanksgiving Day of 2009 Mari found out she was pregnant…the irony!

This blog will serve as a documented testimonial of what it is like for young newlyweds to continue growing as one and prepare for parenthood in the Big Apple. On this blog we will share our joys, sorrows, happiness, prosperity, challenges and love. Although all are invited, this blog is for single people who want to know what marriage is like, people in new relationships, young married couples or people who want to get married and are hesitant, young couples who are having a baby or want to have a baby, and people who want to live in New York City.
We are proof that you can live, work, and love and become parents on Mars, Venus and New York City!
Enjoy and please feel free to ask us anything! We are here for you.