Life is crazy. Sometimes you love the ride .. and sometimes you want to get off. It twists and turns but you just keep rolling. You can’t predict it. You can’t control it. Life just happens. And that’s how one day you go from being an “I” or a “you” to becoming an “us”.
Meet “us”. We were meant to be together from the beginning. We didn’t have an easy start, but it made us hold on to each other that much more. It was trial by fire and we carried each other through it.
Now people can’t talk about either of us without mentioning both of us. We’re “Travis & Candice”. See how easily that rolls off the tongue? We rhyme! Could you get any more perfect that that? Even PB&J can’t claim that perfect a pairing.
But that’s not to say we’ve lost our individuality. If anything, we’re still quite the opposites.
Candice is the overwhelming one. The passionate one. The ambitious one. The messy one. She leaves things out. She talks too much .. sometimes too loud. Her brain works faster than she can talk. It’s constantly jumping from one thing to another, and it drives Travis crazy! She loves coffee (Starbucks if it’s available), Apple (not the fruit) and hanging out with friends (chocolate martini in hand).
Travis is the technical one. The logical one. The dedicated one. The clean one. He eats slow. He has a system for everything. He is methodical. He often tries to ‘tame’ Candice, and it drives her crazy! But inside there is also this little boy that loves to bang on drums, jump out of planes and rough-house with the dogs.
Now that brings us to our ‘kids’, Annie & Sam. We love them. Lots. Annie is our sweet and slightly lazy golden retriever that melts your heart with her pathetic puppy-dog eyes when she lays her head in your lap. Sam is our slightly paranoid and highly energetic silky terrier that can’t ever get enough play time. Annie loves to sleep. Sam loves to be chased. Sam will latch onto Annie’s tail to get her to ‘fight’, but Annie will let him cuddle up with her later and use her hip as a pillow. And at the end of of the day Annie lays down below us, her head on our feet. Sam turns into a little ball of mush who just longs to curl up in Candice’s lap for some cuddling and a good belly rub.
Together we are a team .. a partnership .. a hand to hold. So we hold hands as we walk, our dogs in tow. He makes her laugh and she grabs his butt. He responds in kind. The most perfect matches are really like puzzle pieces. They look totally different, but when they come together they fit .. and the picture is complete.
We may be different, but together we’re taking on this ride called life. Having someone in the seat beside you changes the journey. You don’t want off the ride anymore. You just want to hit the next turn together, and whether it’s high or low or a loop-de-loop, it’s an adventure to share.
This is who we are. This is why we do what we do. We capture the ride. We tell the story of others who take on the ride together. Because it’s the best way to ride … and it’s the best story to tell.
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