About Matt
Matt was born in Lowell, MA
but moved to Chelmsford, MA in elementary school. He graduated from Chelmsford High School
in 1997 and attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he majored in Management
Information Systems. He currently works at Softscape, Intl as the Support Manager.
About Rebecca
Rebecca was born in Costa Rica and graduated from
Country Day School in 1999. She attended Smith College in Northampton, MA where she became
an art history major. After three years with Americorps and Citizen Schools, she is at the
Rhode Island School of Deisgn getting her masters in Museum Education.
How We Met
Both Matt and Rebecca belonged to their college's glee
club. Every year Smith and WPI hold a joint concert for Christmas Vespers. Matt was
being housed at Rebecca's dorm for the concert weekend and they hit it off -
although a relationship did not begin until a couple of years later after Rebecca
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Our Engagement Story
We have
climbed several 4000 foot mountains in NH with our friends Ben and Jen. Neither of
us really enjoy the 4000 foot climb, but we love the views and being outdoors. Matt
suggested that perhaps we should climb New England's 100 shortest mountains instead
of these trecherous climbs. Seemed like a great idea to Rebecca and so we set off
for our first mountain on Saturday, June 24th. Matt suggested Mt. Nanotook as our first
mountain, which happens to overlook Northampton, MA and the Connecticut River (where
Smith is located and therefore - where we first met). The mosquitos that day were horrendous.
Clouds and clouds of them were everywhere. Rebecca booked it up the mountain to escape the
mosquitos despite Matt's hope for a romantic stroll up the short mountain. Once at the
top, we admired the view together until Matt asked "So - are you ready for another 99
of these?" Rebecca, turning to head back down the mountain said "Not if there are mosquitos
like this, no." Matt said "come back here. . . ." and when she turned back around, he
was on one knee with the ring in hand and said "What if it took a lifetime together?"
Rebecca immediately said yes, kissed Matt and they both literally skipped down the mountain together.
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