Kjestine (Moon)
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Brian Alspaugh August 13, 2011 Southern Vermont Arts Center Manchester, VT photos by polis photography
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Brian and I met eight years ago while we were employed at Manchester’s Equinox Hotel. We were both in our early 20s then. The hotel is a very stimulating place to work, and meeting Brian there made it even more exciting! I was a dining room hostess and Brian was a bellman, and it seemed like we were always running into each other! At the time, we were both involved with other people, but there was definitely an attraction between us. We became friends, then good friends, and as our other relationships began to end, Brian and I became best friends. We could talk about anything together, and found ourselves spending more and more time together, until one day it was just obvious that we were in love! We were always laughing together, and enjoyed all of the same activities—we went four- wheeling, took trips to the zoo and aquariums, went to drag races, spent long days fishing, or just hanging out… it didn’t matter what we did, just as long as we were together. And during it all, Brian always made me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world. In 2010 some of my family moved down to Georgia, and I went down to help out with the remodeling of their house. It was pure torture for me to be away from w w w.v er m o ntb ri d e m a g a zi n e.co m
Brian, and after 4 ½ months I packed up my things and returned home to the One I Loved. It was Valentine’s Day when I arrived, and he wanted to cook me our favorite dinner—seafood. I was all over that! While he cooked, I went to town to do some errands and see some friends. I was running a little late, and he called me and said to “hurry up,” which I found to be a little strange…Brian didn’t usually talk like that. When I got home, the table was set, and the candles were lit, but Brian was white as a ghost. I thought sure he was sick, but he led me to a chair, then got down on his knee, and asked me to be his girl forever! Of course I said “yes,” and we happily started to make plans for our big day right there and then! After we settled on a tight budget, I knew that I would have to get creative and do a lot of the work myself. It was a busy summer! With the help of a good friend, we came up with fun ideas, and started cutting, gluing, and tying up our plans for the Big Day. Our theme was Classy and a little Country (because that’s who we are!), and featured Vermont country things like birch bark, mason jars, handmade fans, sparklers and fishing poles. To seat our guests for dinner, we had them pick a matchstick with their name on it.
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