Wow that went fast...

Once upon a time (five years ago) in a land far far away (Irvine, Ca) a young redhead, fresh off her Australian adventures, decided to go out for a night on the town with her best friend, Nicole. Thinking that this was just a typical Friday night of drinks and dancing she didn't think much when a handsome young Marine struck up a conversation and made her laugh. Though she wasn't looking for love she could not deny that she and this marine got along 'like a house on fire' and gave him her phone number. The next morning he called and has called her everyday since...

Though we have replaced our dating anniversary with our wedding anniversary, 5 years is a fun milestone so I just couldn't resist posting a couple pictures. So in honor of 5 years of happiness (minus a couple deployments ::yuck:: )I would like to present Todd and Shannon: the early years...

Our first New Years 2003-2004

My cute Sergeant 2004- do we look any different?