Robert and Elizabeth Boyd

Rob and I met briefly in the fall of 2002, but again at his fraternity’s Super Bowl party in January 2003. We talked a lot that night and soon become friends. We didn’t begin to date until May 2003, as we were afraid our friendship would be impacted if dating didn’t work out. Lo and behold, our friendship and romance blossomed. Rob proposed to me in May of 2008 just after I completed my MSW, and we married in June 2009. We’ve stayed local as our families are also FTU/UCF alumni. I continue to work as a social worker and Rob continues to work as an accountant. Three years ago, he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, which has completely rocked our world between failed medications, countless hospitalizations, surgery, procedures and some of the rarest and most painful of side effects…it’s been life changing. No matter what, we’re still “Better Together” (our first dance) and we won’t stop #chargingon.