a little something

michael & meghan

a small site, some time in the making

  1. December 11, 2024

    Right place, right swipe

    He'd only just come back to the apps, half expecting the usual noise. Then there she was, right at the top, and something told him not to scroll past.

  2. December 13, 2024

    Dinner at Succotash

    Creole food, easy conversation, and a first date that didn't want to end. Before they said goodnight, she told him she wanted to see him again.

  3. February 8, 2025

    Meeting the friends, and staying till morning

    He introduced her to the people who matter to him, and by the end of the night there were pictures to prove it. When she stayed instead of heading home, it started to feel like something real.

  4. February 21, 2025

    The first "I love you"

    Three words, said out loud for the first time, and meant every bit of it.

  5. March 16, 2025

    Girlfriend, officially

    She said it back, and he knew exactly what he wanted to ask her next. Girlfriend, officially, and it felt like the easiest yes in the world.

  6. April 25-27, 2025

    Carolina Beach

    A weekend that felt like it belonged only to the two of them. Salt air, long nights, and a quiet ache in the car ride home that it was already over.

  7. May 15-16, 2025

    The night that turned into two days off

    Dinner turned into a night out, and a night out turned into calling in the next morning because neither of them wanted it to end yet.

  8. June 9, 2025

    Meeting mom, a birthday early

    He brought her into his family a little more, and they celebrated his birthday a day ahead of schedule, together.

  9. June 13, 2025

    Six months

    Half a year in, and it still felt like the beginning. Just the two of them at Hank's, celebrating how far they'd already come.

  10. July 16, 2025

    The first concert

    The Offspring, with Chris and Kristie beside them, and the start of a new favorite way to spend a night together.

  11. August 30, 2025

    The lemurs

    She'd talked about the lemur center for a while, and the day he finally took her, her whole face lit up.

  12. September 20, 2025

    A day at the zoo

    Nothing fancy, just an easy, sunny day wandering around together.

  13. October 23-24, 2025

    Her birthday, a little early

    A weekend just for her, out on the town and then under the lights at the fair, celebrating her a few days before the actual date.

  14. November 27, 2025

    Thanksgiving

    He spent the holiday with her and the people she loves most, grateful to be included at the table.

  15. December 12-14, 2025

    One year, in Asheville

    A weekend away to mark a full year together, ending with an evening walking through the Biltmore like it was made for the occasion.

  16. December 25, 2025

    Christmas

    He brought her into his family's holiday, one more place where she belonged.

  17. December 31, 2025

    The first party, as themselves

    Meghan and Carson hosted their first party together, and for the first time, nobody had to hide who they were to each other. They rang in the new year exactly as themselves.

  18. January 23-26, 2026

    The ice storm

    When the ice storm had him anxious about the office, Meghan was right there, steady, the whole way through.

  19. January 30-February 1, 2026

    Snowed in, together

    The power went out ahead of the snow this time, so they hunkered down for the weekend, just the two of them.

  20. February 14, 2026

    Valentine's, and a watch band engraved M²

    Dinner at Sono, and a gift that stopped him in his tracks: a watch band engraved with M², wrapped in a heart. One of the sweetest things anyone's ever given him.

  21. March 7, 2026

    Packing day

    Meghan and Carson showed up to help him pack an entire house, and by the end of it, the love in the room was as obvious as the boxes.

  22. April 4, 2026

    The zoo, as a group

    A zoo day with the whole polycule, Clara and Alex included. Just an easy, great day surrounded by people who matter.

  23. May 2-3, 2026

    Winston-Salem, a wedding, and mom's family

    A weekend of firsts: cheering Carson on at his half marathon, retracing Meghan's old Winston-Salem haunts, and getting dressed up for a cousin's wedding, where Michael introduced her to his mom's side of the family as his girlfriend for the first time.

  24. June 6, 2026

    An early birthday around Raleigh

    A day exploring Raleigh to celebrate his birthday early, capped off with friends downtown at the food hall and Dssolvr.

  25. July 3-5, 2026

    The Fourth of July weekend

    A polycule walk to kick things off, matching ear piercings at Clarity, and the Fourth spent making Caesar salads and listening to fireworks with Meghan and Carson.

  26. ...and more, added as they happen

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