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Amy and Alex, married 15 years

Alex says: "The two of us at my parents' 50th anniversary party this past summer. It was a black-tie affair, but my favorite color is orange, so of course I wore an orange tie instead."

Alex says: "Amy and I (on the left) and several members of my family on a trip to New York City, on a cruise around Manhattan Island. I have a brother and a sister, two nieces, and three nephews. The whole family often takes trips together."

Alex says: "This is my mom and dad with two of my nieces and one of my nephews. My dad is retired and my sister runs the family business."

Alex says: "Me with my nephew Nate -- my brother's son -- at a family dinner at my sister's house."

Amy says: "I am 6th of 7 children. This is me, my brothers and sisters, and my Mom at my brother Tim's wedding. My father died a little over a year ago, at the age of 78. He and my mother were married for 55 years. I have 12 nieces & nephews."

Amy says: "My whole family -- all 29 of us -- squeeze together into my Mom's house every Christmas. The highlight of the weekend is after all the presents are open -- we throw wads of wrapping paper at one another for about an hour. Tons of fun!"

Amy says: "These are my three best friends: Wendy, Wendy, and Toni. We are inseparable, meeting for lunch every Friday. We talk about our jobs, our husbands, and our families."

Amy says: "This is a picture of me with my friend Wendy's daughter Jocelyn. It was right after Jocelyn was born that Alex and I decided we were ready to have a child ourselves."

Alex says: "Me with my best friend Bill at a recent music festival. We have been buddies since middle school. We both love live music, and attend several concerts together each year."

Alex says: "I am a mentor in Big Brothers Big Sisters. This is William, the first kid I mentored, right after we were matched. I mentored William for seven years, until he left for college this past fall."

Alex and William, at William's graduation.

Amy says: "This is our house, in a nice quiet neighborhood. We have 4 bedrooms and a huge back yard with a woods and a creek."

Amy says: "These are our three cats. The orange and black cats are Crackerjack and Domino, who are brother and sister. The black and white cat is Trinity, the three-legged stray we adopted a few years ago."

Alex says: "Ever since she was a kitten, Domino loves to ride around on my shoulder."

Amy relaxing at home with Crackerjack and Domino.

Amy says: "My college does a 'trick or treat' event each October for the local children in town. Alex and I take part every year. We've been clowns, pirates, and even Shaggy and Velma from Scooby Doo -- plus this unlikely couple."

Alex says: "We love to travel. This is a picture of us in London a couple years ago. We have also taken trips to New York, Las Vegas, Alaska, Mexico, the Bahamas, Florence, Paris, and Rome."

On our Mexican cruise, 2004

On our Alaskan cruise with Alex's family, 2006