How they met, by Kathryn: Philip and I met our freshman year of high school on St.  Patrick’s Day, which was shortly before my 15th birthday. A mutual  friend introduced us over coffees after school at Spillin’ the Beans in  Downtown Troy. Little did I know at the time that Philip and I would  spend the next 9.5 years dating, including the remaining three years of  high school and six years of college/graduate school. Time has flown and  I can’t believe it’s been this long since I met that blue eyed boy  sipping a cup of coffee he absolutely hated to try to impress me! We  have truly grown into ourselves together, and firmly believe that we  wouldn’t be who and where we are today without each other. Safe to say  our engagement this fall came as a surprise to absolutely no one (I was  voted “Most Likely to Marry their High School Sweetheart” in my senior  yearbook). We are so excited to spend the rest of our lives together and  know this first decade of our relationship is only the beginning for  us.