Her name is Kristin, husband is Nick. She's the chef. He's the sailor. You might know her from her food blog, and you probably don't know him unless you're big in the Toronto Sailing community. In that case, you probably know him too well.
She grew up in small town Rhode Island (yes, it is a State), he grew up in not-so-small town Ontario. He made his way to lil' Rhody one summer to sail on the URI sailing team, which he did so for four years. Two years in, he moved in with a cool guy named Eric, who also happened to be her best guy friend. They didn't meet for two whole years, until one fateful rainy night, when her house was too small for her best friend's party, and Eric volunteered to host it. Never a big communicator, Eric failed to mention to his roomie there was a cute chick setting up for the party that afternoon. He figured his roomie would be out on the water, as usual.
The rain was hard and the winds were strong, so he didn't go out sailing. But the party still went on. She walked in with arms full of sweets and treats, especially her famous coconut cake. He came down the stairs as she walked in, confused but delighted. They hit it off and through conversation she offered him cake. He knew he hit the romantic jackpot the moment he tasted that cake (at least she likes to think) and the rest is history.
Two years ago she moved to a tiny apartment in Toronto, and they started their life in Canada. She went to culinary school and now works as a Natural Foods chef, he followed his dream of being a professional sailor and scored a dream job as a salesman for a leading Sail-making company. They tied the knot under a bamboo arbor with flip flop feet and wild flowers on the grass. Now they live in a slightly less-tiny apartment, with two fur-babies under their feet, two busy careers and a whole lot of mess.
You see, chefs and sailors don't live ordinary lives. So how are they going to find order in an un-ordinary life together? This year she made a resolution. And that was to get organized. No ifs, ands, buts or creme brulees in the way- she is going to find order, and he coming along for the ride. Welcome to our journey.
K+N
