And then there was Jack. And then there was Jill.

"When God created Jack, he sat back for a moment, and contemplated what he had just done. See, God was feeling real vindictive over Reagan winning the election and wanted to punish mankind for electing a Republican. And so he inflicted Jack upon the world. Arrogant, an only son, Jack terrorized Northern New England with his short tubby legs for 4 years until those pesky Americans did it again, and so Jill was born....."

This was a small speech a friend gave at a dinner one night shortly after Jack and I became engaged. Said friend is also unmarried and still living in his mothers basement. Just sayin'. Anyway. A bit of background on the two of us. Jack and I have been together long enough to hate sleeping together on hot summer nights, but not long enough to realize a pre nup was a viable option prior to us saying our vows (Do over?)

Jack grew up about 3 hours away from me, but our childhoods were as different as lamb and peanut butter. I grew up in a very small rural town, Jack grew up in a town that had working stop lights (more than one!). I'm adopted, while Jack looks like both his parents. He's a Republican, I'm registered Green Party (does my party even exist anymore?) Etc, etc. Very different, but we work very well together. We fit well too, like Africa and South America, but that's for a different post, on a different blog.

We're using this blog as a way to keep friends and family (all 5 of you! Hi Evans & K!) up to date with our lives. Jack will be leaving soon (read about it below) so our relationship will be morphing into a different animal entirely. Hopefully something cute. Like a Loris. But, for the time being, for the next 4 months, it's just Jack, myself and our menagerie of obnoxious pets.

-Jill

Also, dear friends that know us in real life (Looking at you Evans) we are well aware of the fact our names are not "Jack" and "Jill". Please don't feel the need to point it out to us. We know our names are Matt and Jessica.