Anastassia and Charles Smith

During my senior year, my roommate was dating a student in the ROTC program. I went with her to a ROTC birthday party and met my new best friend! Our love grew as we attended UCF football tailgates and games. We would tag team early morning tailgate set-ups. I pulled his truck up to Memory Mall, and he’d jump out and run to get the perfect spot for all the ROTC students to set up. Fast forward to the end of the year, it was time for him to go to Fort Benning to start his journey as an Army officer. Our last weekend spent together was attending the UCF bowl game in Tampa. Shortly after he left, I followed my heart and moved to Georgia to be near him. We’ve now been married for almost six years with two beautiful children. He is currently stationed in Germany, but we make sure we don’t miss any games, even if it means staying up all night like we did in college!