Christine and Craig Fairey

We met in a College of Business registration line going into the second semester of sophomore year. This was back when students were assigned a PIN number and time to go to the college of your major and register in-person for classes. I decided to show up over an hour early to get in line, hopeful that I could just register for my classes when I got there. To my disappointment, I had to stand in the line for well over an hour and continually tell the person behind me to go ahead. Eventually, the very last person I was going to have to tell to go around me was Craig. We began to chat for a minute, and he was so kind, explaining that a few of the classes I might want to register for were closed, but giving me suggestions for those that were still available. I distinctly remember having the thought pop into my head, “What if you marry this guy?” It sounds crazy, and at the time I couldn’t believe I even thought to ask myself that! But I thanked him for the help, and then we went our separate ways.
Until that semester began… I walked into one of my business classes, and guess who was there? Craig. The rest, as they say, is history. We quickly fell in love and truly believe we were destined to meet in the registration line that day. We feel like we share a love that storybooks and songs are written about, and it all started at UCF. We will be married 24 years in November and have two children, one of which is now a Knight! UCF changed our lives forever and will always have an extra special place in our hearts.