So, many of you probably thought we had forgotten to pick a winner for the Love Story Contest we held last week, but the problem was, between all of the great entries, it was nearly impossible to chose! Though we would have loved to pick them all… we have chosen a winner!

Congratulations Huma and Christopher!! We can’t wait to see your photos from your photo session with Paul Rich Studio! For those of you who haven’t read their story yet, fall in love here…

Dr. Huma Pierce | Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 09:09 PM

[1] Where did you meet?

The first day of Chiropractic school and I new I had to get my hands on him!

[2] How long have you been together?

We have been together since May 5th 1998
So, 12 years… Married Ten years in April!

[3] What do you love most about the love of your life?
The harmony we have as parents, business owners and lovers. We aren’t afraid to explore, indulge and reward for good behavior!

[4] Your love story:
I met Christopher just before the first day school. I had jammed all of my things into a locker at New York Chiropractic School and some of the girls in my suite said we were going to a bar to meet the rest of our class. We walked out into the courtyard of the dorms and this tall, broad-shouldered, beautiful, great calves man walked out of the dorm in front of us. He was holding a bottle of champagne, home brew and a few glasses. I couldn’t breathe. He hugged a classmate and looked over the crowd of girls and pointed at me and asked if I’d like to join him for a drink. Since I couldn’t breathe I couldn’t speak either. So I nodded… sure. Then he quickly invited all of us to come up to the suite above mine, to have a party with the upper class-men …and women, I would soon find out! After meeting the rest of our class at ‘Reds’ we returned to our dorm, I ventured upstairs to a room full of supermodel type women (classic for chiropractic school). Mildly discouraged and somewhat disgruntled I returned to my dorm room and the mentality of only coming to NYCC to study. 
A couple of weeks went by as our class and the class just above us (Christopher’s class) would pass by each other a couple times a day. I saw him smiling and waving every day at me. I was convinced by then, since I saw him in my dorm every day, that he must have been dating one of the supermodels upstairs. After all, he was 6’2” and a mix of (younger- not pretty in pink but more of the suave 20’s JS) James Spader wrapped up in a Brendan Fraser goofiness. I proceeded to completely ignore him, even though I thought I was going to throw up or laugh uncontrollably every time he was within 2 ft of me.

One day he was sitting in my dorm room on the couch talking to a classmate. I walked by and said hi, and raced to my room. After about 3 hours of studying and an insatiable appetite, I went out to the kitchen area to see my suite mate, looking rather disappointed. She promptly told me off and that Christopher had been trying for 2 weeks to ask me out.  I can’t remember the details of what happened next, but somewhere between the hike around the falls and wine country he told me that the first night he saw me, he told his mom that I was the one he was going to marry. Gotta love a guy with determination and conviction.
It’s ten years this year. We have one perfect child, several clinics and when I least expect it, he takes my breath away.

Thank you all for sharing your stories with us!! We are looking forward to many more contests and giveaways in the next few months!

Cheers,

Mandi & Rachelle