FAQ: How We Met
Disclaimer: This post is not at all food or health related, but these questions were fun to answer! 
Sam asked: Lara, how did you and Matthew meet? I’d love to hear that story!
K asked: I don’t know if you’ve mentioned this before but I’d love to know how you and your hubs met. If you have mentioned it, I’m sorry!
Jess asked: I know you’re in the UK – how did you end up there?
All of these have the same answer
Matthew and I met when I was still in high school! He was on a skiing “holiday” after finishing exams. Essentially we were introduced by a mutual friend. The night we met, over a spaghetti dinner, I told him I had never before been skiing. He found this outrageous and the next day, I was skiing with a bunch of strangers from England. We spent as much time together as we could that week and spoke every day after that! A few months later, he flew from London to California for the sole purpose of escorting me to Prom.
I have to say, this was a big deal at the time and was quite the talk of my little town for a while after that!
We dated long-distance for over five years while I finished high school and college. It was incredibly difficult but somehow we did it! We spoke every day, and he managed to be there for me at every major event. On average he would come out and visit every couple of months. We had a lot of fun on those trips, because each one felt like a vacation.
Ice skating in San Francisco, December 2004
Within three months of my college graduation, I high-tailed it to London. I figured it would be the only time in my life when I could just drop everything and have some fun. This was completely out of character for me, but love makes you do wacky things!
It was only supposed to be a six-month stay. We’ve now been married a year and I’ve been in Britain for almost two!
Why did I stay? Well, he still makes a good Prom party date…
He’s great with kids…
He humors his mother’s questionable fashion picks…
And he will provide me with a cheesy smile on demand (very important).
Oh, and he looks good driving a sports car.
But most of all, because he’s one of the few people in the world who can get me to LIGHTEN UP!
Thanks for the fun questions, ladies! Keep ‘em coming!
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Awww! I LOVE this post. You two are so adorable together
Awww – yay! Thanks for answer the questions!! I loved hearing about you guys and seeing the pictures
You guys make a great couple!!
Aww, this is so sweet. What a great love story you have!
Aww, that is lovely! Loved seeing your pictures
Great story. My husband and I did the long distance dating thing but only for 6 months and we were both in the US. Kudos to you guys for making it work so long and so far away. The pictures are great. You are gorgeous!
Hooray! Thank you for posting – you two are so sweet together!
Hi Lara,
When a long distance relationship endures for as long as yours did, it’s true love indeed. So, the follow-up question is…are you both planning to return to the US?
Regarding ice cream makers – We eat lots of frogurt in our house, so the gadget pays for itself after only a few batches. And the freshness from the homemade variety tops even the premium brands from the store. Imagine – you can make gelato like the scoops you had in Siena.
What a great post! Thanks for sharing your story.
And I love the pics!
too cute!!! Loved the story!! Thanks for sharing
Kaneil, balanceisbest.wordpress.com
Thanks for sharing this awesome story! You guys are too cute, and have such a cool story!
LOVE this post! Such a great story! Wow… You guys make an awesome coupld
Just started reading your blog and I’m really enjoying it! Maintaining a long distance relationship for 5 years is tough – congratulations on the marriage and the great husband. Your story gives me hope
superb post! such a great story! thank u for sharing
aww such a lovely post
you guys make such an adorable couple! Thanks for sharing your story!!
Love the post and the pictures!
i’ve been lurking for months, but this post was the cutest and sweetest thing ever! i love reading your blog (almost) every morning. what a sweet couple you two are!
What a great mini-love story! And an amazing couple. How did you manage a long-distance relationship? What tips would you give?
Cute, I love when someone brings out the best in me as well. It’s hard to truly be yourself sometimes in relationships but it sounds like you met your perfect match!
I love that you moved to England spur of the moment like that, I wish I had done something that fun and spontatneous when I graduated!
aww! i loved reading this post! thanks for sharing your story and the pics
LOVE this post!!! My boyfriend and I sort of do the long distance thing, but we’re only separated by a small highway, not a whole ocean
I always joke it’s how we’ve managed to stay together for so long!
Cutest post ever!!! You guys are too cute, and you look SO FABULOUS in all those pics. Hot stuff!!!
Oh my goodness, that was the cutest post ever! I really enjoyed it.
Adorable! I am part of the long distance transatlantic love club also! All the cool kids are doing it! Thanks for posting your story and cool idea for the FAQs!
Omy cutest pictures!!! Your story is soo perfect, trans-atlantic love haha!
Aw, adorable pictures and what a lovely story
I know exactly what it’s like to get up, leave everything and move overseas for love. I lived in Sweden for 2 years with my husband.
awww loved it! Love that he flew from London to take you to prom – boy genious!! Too cute! And that he “gets you to lighten up.” I always tell Austin I would never relax if it wasn’t for him, and he tells me he wouldn’t get anything done if it wasn’t for me.
FUN story – thanks for sharing, girl!!
OH! i loved this story. it is so damn romantic~it seriously is like something out of the movies, but it is YOUR LIFE! that is fabulous. and i am not going to lie, i am jealous of your location. fun times, i love that he flew all the way to cali for prom!! what a sweetheart!
Aww that is just so sweet and romantic, I cant believe he flew over to take you to prom! Thanks for sharing that, you make a lovely couple.
Love it!
he was so nice to help me out with technical website stuff too when I got that award.
I am so happy for you that he makes you so happy.
and what a guy, flying all the way over to take you to prom! seriously so cute. any word yet on the visa / moving back to CA?
LOVE IT!!!
so adorable! I love how you maintained your relationship so well even when you were so far away. goes to show you guys are certainly meant to be!
You guys are perfect for each other. You both deserve someone who makes you so happy! We are so lucky we got us some good men, no?
Oh my gosh, you two are such a beautiful couple! And thank you for sharing your story bc just about every day I feel like my perfect boy and I have been through and are about to go through the hardest of challenges ever and worry about our survival. Your love story gives me hope
This is such a cute post, Lara! You two look adorable together and sound perfect for each other! So cute of him to fly all they way across the world for your prom
I would love to find a guy who could lighten me up too–Matthew is definitely a winner!
AWWWW!!! this is way too cute
You seem so happy in all your pictures with him 
cute couple!
Wow, I love it. That’s such a great story. You two make a lovely couple, and you are a lucky lady! I adore the fact that Nick can help me lighten up as well, that’s what he does best, it’s a great quality!
Great story and great photos! You are so pretty!
that is one awesome story!!!!! i love it when long distance relationships actually work out for people. fingers crossed i’ll be as lucky as you! hahaha
and i didn’t know you went to UCI!? My brother’s go there!!!
I wondered how you had met! What a lovely story. You seem to make a fantastic duo!
Awww sweet story! Thanks for posting! Maybe I should post our story, although I’m sure it’s not as romantic as yours!
Just to let you know that I awarded you a Lovely Blog award.
Ahhhh!!! That is so sweet. I love reading little love stories like that. That is amazing that your long distance relationship survived college. You all must truly be meant to be together
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~Justine
P.S. Ca, huh? I don’t if my hubby would buy that one. I do have a cousin in Newport Beach though. hehe
aw!! i love love loooooooved this post. you two are so cute. ill bet you were the talk of the town! flown in from the uk just for prom! dang girl, you must have been one helluva skier
you are gorgeous btw.
I LOVE this story!!! It’s definitely love…you both make a great couple.
Oh my goodness! You two look so wonderful together – both radiate through your pictures. I loved reading your story! Amazing how taking such a huge chance can turn out to be such an incredible decision.
Take care gorgeous lady!
oh my god SO romantic!!!!! you two are WAY too cute
love the story and your hubs is uber romantic!!
I loved hearing your story!
I would also like a FAQ just about what it’s been like living in the UK (both related to health/fitness and just in general). I have visited before, but I know that’s not the same as actually living there!
Great story!! I loved reading it
Love this story! You two look so cute!