Investigators Reopen The Case Of A Woman Who Went Missing More Than 40 Years Ago And Find Something Strange

Published on 12/03/2019

There was once a man in upstate New York who took his wife to her doctor’s appointment but got a shock when he went back to pick her up. He waited patiently for her to finish, but he started to worry when she still did not come out after a few hours. Then, he decided to go inside the doctor’s office, but the receptionists told the man that his wife was nowhere in sight.

Nowhere In Sight

The man came back, as he had told his wife he would, and waited for her. However, she never showed up. Questions like why she did not show up and what happened to her remained unanswered – that is, until 42 years later, when the case was finally closed with the help of a photo and a word.

Nowhere in Sight

Nowhere In Sight

Nothing More Than A Cold

Earlier that day, the man did not sense anything unusual when he brought his wife to her appointment. She was suffering from a nasty head cold, so he took her to see the doctor. He told her he would be back in an hour, but things got weird.

Nothing More Than A Cold

Florence Stevens

The woman was Florence “Flora” Stevens, and her husband saw her for the last time on August 3, 1975. She was 36 years old at the time and full of life and adventure. Her disappearance that day was a really big mystery.

Florence Stevens

Florence Stevens

A Resort In The Catskills

In 1975, Flora had a job at a Catskill Mountain resort and worked there during the summer. The said resort was called The Concord, a grand resort which had 1,200 rooms and was really popular among tourists. It was the largest complex in the area.

A Resort In The Catskills

Educated

When detectives looked into her job application, they found out that Flora was a former Lincoln High School student. The information on Flora was limited, but they knew her husband was Robert Stevens.

Educated

Opening The Case

Nobody knew where Flora had gone. When the investigation opened, many people helped search for her. Everybody was definitely puzzled by her strange disappearance. She was a very nice woman, yet no one knew where she was.

Reopening the Case

Opening The Case

The End Of The Road

Clues got less and less frequent. Flora had no known relatives who were living, so it was almost impossible to find answers for questions like where she was born and raised. At that point, it seemed like it was the end.

The End Of The Road

No One Could Have Known

The case eventually grew cold and nobody knew what had happened to Flora. Back then, they did not know that almost half a century later, someone would reopen the case.

No One Could Have Known

Senior Investigator Yan Salomon

In 2017, New York State Police Senior Investigator Yan Salomon came across something which would end up helping to solve a case that he was not even aware of.

Senior Investigator Yan Salomon

Senior Investigator Yan Salomon

Looming Questions

Yan Salomon found something which helped the Florence “Flora” Stevens case! Her friends and those who followed the case had many questions. Where had she been all this time? Was she okay?

Looming Questions

Skeletal Remains

However, Senior Investigator Yan Salomon did not really have the best news. Yes, he found a woman, but he actually found skeletal remains. As a matter of fact, he needed help in identifying whose remains they were.

Skeletal Remains

Make Some Calls

The next thing that he did was make some calls. He decided to call the Sullivan County sheriff’s office so he could speak with a detective. Salomon explained to the detective that he found a woman’s remains near the Catskills. He then asked for help in identifying who the woman was.

Make Some Calls

Too Hard

In the U.S. alone, about 70,000 adult women are reported missing every year. It was practically impossible for Salomon to identify who the woman was on his own. Luckily, they came up with something clever.

Too Hard

Too Hard

Information At Their Disposal

As of January 2016, as many as 21,894 cases of missing women in the United States were active. However, records of cold cases are kept in storage and investigators can access these pieces of information.

Information At Their Disposal

Looking For Her

Salomon knew that it was going to be really hard to identify the body, so he got a team together who was going to check the numerous open cases to try to find similarities to the remains they found. This helped in identifying whose body they had found.

Looking for Her

Looking For Her

Welcome To Sullivan County

While it was quite a long shot, Salomon still made a trip to Sullivan County and did his own research. He thought of doing local searches so that it would be easier to identify the woman and the investigation would be a bit simpler.

Welcome to Sullivan County

Welcome To Sullivan County

An Open Case

With his skills, Salomon speculated that the woman had been from the area. At that time, he thought that he needed to find answers to his questions. A while back, there was a case in Sullivan County which seemed to match his findings’ description.

An Open Case

Looking For Answers

Salomon was thinking of a particular woman who had gone missing, so he asked the detectives if he could see her case file. He did this so he could check for living relatives, not knowing there weren’t any.

Looking for Answers

Looking For Answers

It All Came Together

The file on the woman that had gone missing was old and it was opened in 1975. However, the file did not provide any information whatsoever, but it clicked for Salomon, who thought he finally uncovered the missing clue.

It All Came Together

New Information

Salomon decided to defer the case to Sullivan County detectives, so it got assigned to Detective Rich Morgan. The main task of the detective was finding out how the two women were connected. After he read the missing woman’s case file, they succeeded in digging up new information.

New Information

Connecting The Dots

Apparently, someone had found Flora Stevens’ work ID, which revealed she worked in the Catskill Mountains. The ID was found where the woman’s remains were discovered. Was it a simple coincidence?

Connecting the Dots

Connecting The Dots

Fascinating News

In 1975, a woman by the name of Flora Stevens went missing. Prepare to be shocked as you are about to learn something fascinating about her case.

Fascinating News

The Missing Woman

Detective Morgan managed to solve the puzzle. He found out that the cold case was connected to the remains of the woman, so he began an investigation into Flora Stevens.

The Missing Woman

The Missing Woman

Looked Far And Wide

When Flora disappeared, her spouse made the effort to search far and wide for her. He said he took her to her medical appointment and left her there, having agreed to meet later. However, she never showed up.

Looked Far And Wide

Another Dead End

From that moment on, an investigation was started. Sadly, no other information was found. Her husband died ten years after Flora disappeared – another dead end after the other.

Another Dead End

How Would He Do It?

Flora had no known living relatives whom Detective Morgan could talk to, so he knew solving her case would not be easy. He could not think of how he could prove this woman was the same one Yan Salomon found.

How Would He Do It?

Her Social Security Number

However, when Detective Morgan went through the databases, both local and national, he discovered something crucial. Flora Stevens’ social security number was being used by someone!

Her Social Security Number

Her Social Security Number

250 Miles From There

The detective was able to track down the number just north of Boston. Shocked, he learned that an assisted living facility resident was using Flora Stevens’ – a missing person – social security number.

250 Miles From There

A Different Last Name

Detective Morgan made a call to the establishment. The staff said the social security number was being used by a Flora, though her last name was not Stevens. Her family name was Harris. She had been a resident there since 2001, apparently.

250 Miles from There

A Different Last Name

Identity Fraud

Together with another investigator, Detective Morgan went to the facility. They both could not believe what they found out. They had not expected this cold case to go this way…

Identity Fraud

Identity Fraud

Possible Identity Theft

When Detective Morgan spoke to CBS Boston, this is what he said: “Same first name, different last name, but same birth date and social security.” The investigators needed to speak with this person. They were wondering whether this was an identity theft case.

Possible Identity Theft

Just Her Photograph

To be safe, the investigators took with them the only available picture of Flora in the database – the photo on her ID when she worked at the Catskill Mountains. Their purpose for going to the facility was to talk to Flora. They also wanted to introduce themselves to her.

Found Her

Just Her Photograph

Found Her

The woman at the facility did something which shocked the investigators. Detective Morgan recounted that she took the picture, pointed at it, and “She says that’s me, or me, she responded with one word, me.” It became even more telling once they showed her husband’s photo. They knew that she was the woman who disappeared as soon as she said, “Robert.”

Found Her

She Couldn’t Remember

Unfortunately, the investigators were not able to get answers from her concerning her disappearance since Flora has dementia. She could not tell them what happened the past 42 years.

She Couldn’t Remember

An Abusive Husband

“We really don’t know the circumstances of why or how she disappeared. She had psychiatric problems leading up to that point,” Detective Morgan explained. However, her caregiver Mbuva knew some pieces of Flora Stevens’ previous life. The caregiver told him that Flora said her husband had been abusive and their marriage was terrible.

An Abusive Husband

Maybe She Ran

Many detectives believe Flora got a bus ticket, skipped town, and escaped her terrible marriage. According to Detective Morgan, “Most of the secrets are locked inside of Flora, and I don’t think we’ll ever get them.”

Maybe She Ran

She Didn’t Want To Be Found

Festus Mbuva, the woman who looked after Flora for more than a decade, says “To be honest, I don’t think she ever really wanted to be found. You can tell something happened in her past that she didn’t want any part of.”

She Didn’t Want To Be Found

She’s Safe

Apparently, Flora was raised in Yonkers and often say ‘none of your business.’ According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, “It’s a neat feeling [to find someone]. The main thing is we know that Flora is safe.”

She’s Safe

Solved But Unsolved

After verifying that Flora Harris and Flora Stevens were the same person, Sullivan County managed to close the case. Sheriff Mike Schiff said in a press release, “It is not too often that you get to solve a 42-year-old missing person case.”

Solved but Unsolved

Solved But Unsolved

A Smile And Wave

It has been a long 42 years but everyone finally found out what happened to Flora Stevens. The investigators managed to find the missing person, though we wish she was able to answer all our questions. They said goodbye to 78-year-old Flora with a smile. Thankfully, Flora was found in the end by the authorities. However, would it be possible for Matt and Laura, pre-school sweethearts, to be reunited after they were apart for many years?

A Smile And Wave

From A Young Age

Nearly 25 years ago, Matt and Laura first met at preschool in Phoenix, Arizona. At the time, they were both three years old. When Matt saw Laura on the playground, he quickly made her acquaintance, and the two became inseparable. Their parents did not think much about the children’s friendship, though.

From A Young Age

From A Young Age

The Early Days

Speaking to Today, Matt confessed “I don’t remember the first time I saw her, but she was always a girl who let me follow her around.” Matt following Laura ended up creating something amazing.

The Early Days

The Early Days

Safety Buddies

The two children got the opportunity to know each other when their class went on a school trip. The preschoolers had to pair up to have a “safety buddy”. Needless to say, Matt and Laura paired up and did not let go during the entire trip.

Safety Buddies

Silly Matt

Laura quickly realized Matt was warm and kind-hearted, and he simply wanted to be friends. Before anyone knew it, the two were best friends and did everything together. They played hide-n-seek together and even did not sleep at nap time.

Silly Matt

Silly Matt

Not Just At Preschool

The time Matt and Laura spent at preschool together was not enough for the young ones. Their parents found out about their children’s close friendship and had playdates for the two. In some of the dates, the two went to the movies together.

Not Just At Preschool

Not Just At Preschool

Protecting Laura

When they watched movies, Matt would show Laura his care for her by holding her hand during the films’ scary parts.

Protecting Laura

Protecting Laura

Impressing Laura

While other children bragged about their moms or dads, Matt recited lines from his favorite from one of his favorite Disney movies, The Lion King, to impress Laura, his best friend.

Impressing Laura

Impressing Laura

The Teacher

Laura was undoubtedly impressed with how Matt would recite lines from The Lion King, but he was still the one who ended up being impressed with her. Laura taught Matt how to play on the swings, draw rolling hills, and believe it or not, eat string cheese the right way. The little guy was blown away by the brilliant little girl.

The Teacher

The Teacher

Winning Her Over

When the preschool celebrated Cinco De Mayo, Matt impressed Laura. The other children had been unsuccessful at breaking open a piñata, but Matt, trying his best, swung really hard and successfully cracked it open. Matt recounted, “Fortunately, I was the kid who managed to do it and I assume it got her attention.”

Winning Her Over

Winning Her Over

Young Love

At four years old, Matt and Laura were a pair of “love birds”, as some people would call them. Despite their very young age, Matt did not want his feelings for Laura to remain a secret.

Young Love

Young Love

Declaring His Love

Matt actually made it a point to tell his other classmates that one day, he would marry Laura. Naturally, they found it really amusing. However, he just shouted, “Just you wait!”

Declaring His Love

Declaring His Love

Birthday Parties

Matt and Laura stayed really close and enjoyed going to the birthday parties of each other, standing side by side. The pair went on many other adventures together and spent time at each other’s homes. However, preschool was almost at its end and kindergarten was bringing about a major change.

Birthday Parties

Birthday Parties

Fearing The Future

When the two kids realized they would soon be going to kindergarten, they were worried. Perhaps they would get separated and not be in one class. The idea was too dreadful for the inseparable partners. The two became fearful when it dawned on them that it might no longer be possible for them to stay at each other’s side.

Fearing The Future

Fearing The Future

Different Schools

In the end, the situation was worse. In addition to not being in the same class, they were also in different schools. It was not the choice of their parents, but the kids had to be enrolled according to their region. However, the parents promised the children they would still have playdates here and there.

Different Schools

Different Schools

Shaky Promises

Like their parents promised, Matt and Laura met on weekends and spent time together. Naturally, they had plenty to catch up on! They had new friends and experienced new things daily without each other.

Shaky Promises

Shaky Promises

Drifting Apart

Soon, their weekly visits got less frequent. Soon, the two were progressing from kindergarten. Matt and Laura saw each other less. Soon, the only time they got to be in touch was Christmas. This photo shows young Matt and Laura enjoying Christmas together.

Drifting Apart

Drifting Apart

Just Christmas

As time went by, the contact Matt and Laura had was reduced to Christmas cards every year. They used to play together every day, but due to such infrequent contact, the two were losing each other. As the years passed by, the pair made new friends but they never had a friendship like the one they had with each other.

Just Christmas

Just Christmas

Growing Up

The years went by and the annual Christmas cards became less frequent and less sentimental. No one could be blamed for the change in their relationship. It was just that Matt and Laura were growing up – and growing apart. While they had an awesome childhood together, the two were now maturing.

Growing Up

Growing Up

High School

High school felt extremely far from kindergarten, especially from preschool, so it is not a surprise that the Matt and Laura did not really think about each other anymore. However, one day, there was something which happened in high school, which changed everything.

High School

High School

An Accident

When Laura was a freshman, she once asked a friend if she could borrow her phone. As she was scrolling through the phone, she came across a name she used to know really well. Laura could not believe what she was seeing.

An Accident

An Accident

Heartwarming Memories

As soon as she saw the name “Matt Grodsky,” Laura could not believe her eyes. She was looking at her childhood sweetheart’s name. Memories of their close friendship overwhelmed her. Her friend did not know why Laura had gone pale.

Heartwarming Memories

Heartwarming Memories

A Different Plan

After catching her breath, Laura told her friend she knew Matt and recounted their young romance. Then, Laura asked her friend about Matt. Her friend said she met Matt in middle school. Laura made a decision not to dwell on what she found, but her friend’s mind wandered elsewhere.

A Different Plan

A Different Plan

Setting Them Up

Laura’s story was mind-blowing for her friend, who really wanted to set up Matt and Laura. Understandably, Laura felt unsure about the idea. She had not kept in touch with Matt for many years – Matt knew nothing about Laura and vice-versa. The relationship they had when they were little kids must be different now.

Setting Them Up

Setting Them Up

Going Ahead

Despite the fact that they were talking about her first love, Matt, Laura was not sure about having a boyfriend. She explained to People, “I was a freshman in high school so I was like, ‘I don’t think so!’” The idea made Laura nervous in general, but her friend still gave Matt Laura’s number.

Going Ahead

Going Ahead

Matt’s Move

When Matt got Laura’s number, he was compelled to text her. Although he texted her, he had no idea how she would react. When she replied, Matt knew that everything was going to be fine.

Matts Move

Matt’s Move

Seeing Her

When Matt saw Laura again, the first thing he noticed was her infectious smile. Memories of how he felt about her smile came back. He said, “She always had a huge smile.”

Seeing Her

Seeing Her

The First Date

Pretty soon, Matt and Laura set up a date. The pair wanted to go to the movies together – like old times. When they met, they clicked again, just like they did many years ago! For Matt, it was the same thing again – love at first sight.

The First Date

The First Date

Like Old Times

They had a great first date and soon enough, Matt and Laura were dating as an actual couple. They both had driver’s licenses, so they could just drive to each other and being at separate high schools did not matter that much anymore. They also went together to the school dances and other functions at school.

Like Old Times

Like Old Times

College Coming Up

While they had been separated before, college was going to be much different from the separation which they had experienced in the past. Matt and Laura obviously wanted to be together, but they were attending colleges in different states. The two needed to make quite a difficult decision. Laura said to People, “Right after we graduated from high school, we were pretty hesitant.” She added, “We were like, ‘Do we stay together? Do we try to make it work?’”

College Coming Up

College Coming Up

Long Distance

They did not want to take away a unique college experience from each other. Laura was studying at Northern Arizona University while Matt was attending Columbia University in Chicago. There was going to be 1,600 miles between them. However, they were determined to make their relationship work despite the distance.

Long Distance

Long Distance

Staying In Touch

Matt and Laura decided not to lose each other again, no matter how difficult the situation would be. This is why they made it a point to Facetime each other every day even if they were in different time zones. Aside from that, they made trips to see each other when they could in order to make sure they could keep their relationship alive and well.

Staying In Touch

Staying In Touch

6 Months

Matt and Laura were thankful for social media as it helped them keep up with each other, but they still missed each other a lot. At one point, the two were apart for half a year! Matt decided to do something about their situation.

6 Months

6 Months

The Perfect Throwback

The years passed and they became seniors in college. Matt prepared quite a unique date for them – a picnic at their preschool! He wanted to surprise Laura, but there was actually another reason for the well-thought-out date.

The Perfect Throwback

The Perfect Throwback

A Secret Plan

Matt recalled, “I convinced Laura that we were going to a picnic at the preschool. We had just finished up our junior year of college, so I framed it as a nice relaxing date.” They had been a couple for some years, and Matt prepared something for Laura, though she was completely unsuspecting.

A Secret Plan

A Secret Plan

Back To Their Roots

Laura was touched when she found out they were going to their preschool. She thought the idea for their romantic picnic was really thoughtful and personal. After all, she and Matt had found each other at that place for the first time.

Back To Their Roots

Back To Their Roots

Matt’s Strange Behavior

Matt appeared fidgety in the car on their way to the preschool, but Laura chalked it up to excitement and nervousness about their secret date. However, when they arrived, she noticed that his nerves did not go away, and so her emotions began running high as well.

Matts Strange Behavior

Matts Strange Behavior

The Big Move

Laura started to realize it was not just some picnic date. Matt went down on one knee, took her hand, looked her in the eye, held out a ring and asked her, “Will you marry me?” The moment was jaw-dropping for her but she managed to exclaim “YES!” passionately. She recalled, “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, is this happening?’ I saw the ring and was like, ‘This is gorgeous. I’m so happy with it.’ I had no idea!”

The Big Move

The Big Move

Worrying

As for Matt, he had been quite nervous about the proposal. He was trying to pull off his life’s greatest move and he was worried he would lose the ring as well. He recalled, “I kept checking my pocket when she wasn’t looking to make sure the ring was still there.”

Worrying

Worrying

Long Planning

Matt and Laura got engaged on May 23rd, 2015. However, he actually started planning the perfect proposal months before. Part of the planning was Matt asking Laura’s father for his blessing.

Long Planning

Long Planning

Going All Out

Matt went out and bought the ring. He even asked his brother to hide in the bushes so that he could have a video of the engagement. Matt wanted everything captured on film.

Going All Out

Going All Out

The Picnic Basket

Matt borrowed his parents’ picnic basket, but it was not just an ordinary basket. His own dad used it on the day he asked Matt’s mom to marry him. How special is that?

The Picnic Basket

The Picnic Basket

A Special Place

Matt and Laura were in the same place where little Matt had declared his love for little Laura and their classmates laughed. He kept his promise about marrying her. Matt said to the Huffington Post “I proposed to her at the place it all began… our preschool classroom.” He continued, “When you like someone, you just kind of stand up and say it.”

A Special Place

A Special Place

Tying The Knot

Matt and Laura tied the knot on December 30th, 2016. The couple had their first dance to the tune of “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” by Elton John – in true Lion King style.

Tying The Knot

Tying The Knot

True Soulmates

At the Arizona Historical Society, family and friends watched the newlyweds share their first dance together. Matt’s uncle best described Matt and Laura’s unique love. “For most kids in preschool, it’s about finding your snacks and your sleeping mats, but for them it was about finding their soulmates.”

True Soulmates

True Soulmates

For Social Media

Like many other couples, Matt and Laura shared photos of their wedding on social media. This allowed them to share their happiness with family and friends. However, their story and photos reached much farther.

For Social Media

Laura’s Dad Speaks Out

At the couple’s wedding ceremony, Laura’s dad shared how Laura came into her parents’ lives and their incredible adoption story which started in an orphanage in India. Laura’s parents had a story similar to Matt and Laura’s.

Lauras Dad Speaks Out

Lauras Dad Speaks Out

Their Own Long Distance Relationship

During his first year on a tour in India, Laura’s dad was already in a relationship with Laura’s mom. She eventually found work at the U.S. embassy in the Asian country, and the couple was together at last.

Their Own Long Distance Relationship

Their Own Long Distance Relationship

Visiting The Orphanage

They soon tied the knot. Laura’s mom told Laura’s dad about an orphanage in India that had a lot of children without homes to go to, so the couple visited the place together in order to see the babies. When Laura’s dad told this intimate story, the wedding guests listened carefully and they were intrigued.

Visiting The Orphanage

Visiting The Orphanage

Adopting Laura

Even though hundreds of children were in different rooms, the couple decided to check out the room with babies. Laura was one of the babies and her future parents saw that there were drips in her arms and also tubes in her nose. According to the nurses, Laura had double-pneumonia.

Adopting Laura

Adopting Laura

Not Leaving Without Her

Even though Laura’s parents intended to adopt her, the agency’s policy was that it was their decision which baby could be adopted and by which parents. Laura’s parents, however, were set on adopting the baby meant for them.

Not Leaving Without Her

Not Leaving Without Her

A Different Place

Laura’s dad realized there was a need for a new strategy, and while it was risky, the new strategy paid off. He had a job at the American embassy at the time, so he managed to ‘bribe’ the agency’s officials with U.S. products.

A Different Place

A Different Place

Back To Now

All of these events ended up bringing the two lovebirds together. “Love is not one moment, not even this moment – it’s every moment,” Matt’s uncle said at their wedding ceremony. This is something everyone should think about.

Back To Now

Back To Now

Dancing For Love

When everyone began dancing alongside Matt and Laura, the loving couple help but think how perfect the moment was. The pair said about their wedding, “Our favorite part of the wedding was the dancing and having everyone we love there to celebrate with us.” They added, “We tore it up on the dance floor and it was great being surrounded by everyone who played a part in bringing us together.”

Dancing For Love

Dancing For Love

Honeymoon Time

After Matt and Laura’s dream wedding, they flew to Maui to enjoy their honeymoon. Their life seemed to have turned from fairytale to paradise. This was not the end of their story, though.

Honeymoon Time

Honeymoon Time

The Way We Met

Laura wanted to share with the world their special story, so she did just that. She shared an old picture and another newer picture of Matt and her with “The Way We Met,” an Instagram account which shares heartwarming love stories. Their story was obviously a big hit!

The Way We Met

The Way We Met

A Big Hit

For Matt and Laura, their love story was unique, but the couple did not expect it would go viral! Talking about the age-long feelings he had for Laura, Matt commented with pride, “I was enamored with Laura as a child, and I still am to this day.”

A Big Hit

A Big Hit

Inspiring Others

Their story began to spread all over the world. The Instagram post started out with 30,000 likes and roughly 1,000 comments, but it soon had 400,000 followers. Aside from that, different media outlets reached out to Matt and Laura and they wanted a firsthand account of the couple’s remarkable story.

Inspiring Others

Inspiring Others

Social Media’s Feelings

Matt and Laura’s story might seem like something you would see in a movie. However, soon the couple were surprised to learn there were others like them. There were other couples who had similar experiences – of losing contact with their own childhood sweethearts.

Social Media’s Feelings

More Than They Thought

Matt and Laura’s influence was more than just simple nostalgia. Their story reached interracial couples from various parts of the country and these couples wanted to express how they felt about the story. Matt and Laura have been told by some of the couples that the two had influenced them to stay strong and resilient.

More Than They Thought

Tyrese Gibson

Their story reached numerous people, including Fast and the Furious actor Tyrese Gibson. The star was totally warmed by the special connection the couple had and by the fact that Matt and Laura did not give up on each other and their love. The star was really inspired, so he thought he had to do something.

Tyrese Gibson

Treating The Couple

Tyrese Gibson has shared several times that he loves love stories. He got in touch with Matt and Laura and told them how he felt about their love story. Then, the star offered the couple a 3-day Florida holiday and they plan on accepting his offer.

Treating The Couple

The Grodskys’ Future

Matt and Laura now live together in their home in Arizona and can happily spend their days together. They have been married for two years. Matt is now a digital marketing agency account executive, while Laura has a job at a non-profit organization helping kids that need foster care. The couple purchased their own house not too long ago!

The Grodskys Future

The Grodskys Future

Becoming Parents

Matt and Laura soon decided that they wanted to be parents… to dogs. They adopted an adorable puppy whom they named Kirby. The question now is whether they will have kids of their own.

Becoming Parents

Becoming Parents

Real Parents

People was eager to know whether the couple had plans on having kids in the near future. The couple replied with this: “We would love to have kids at some point. Right now we are focused on our new puppy Kirby and our new house.”

Real Parents

Real Parents

What A Journey

For Matt and Laura, their love story is definitely a journey to remember. They fell in love at a very young age, was separated for over 8 years, found each other once more and lit up with their true love for each other. The couple are forever grateful for having found each other. They said, “The best thing about our relationship is we are just silly and we appreciate each other every day.” They added, “Having gone through a long distance relationship, you learn really quickly how much the other person means to you and we value our time.”

What A Journey

What A Journey

The Best In Each-Other

Matt and Laura have known each other for almost all their lives, so it must have been very difficult for them to choose which feature in each other is their favorite. Laura explained, “My favorite thing about Matt is his humor, he always makes me happy and he is the most driven person I know.” She continued, “He is always moving forward.” Matt explained, “My favorite thing about Laura is her infectious smile and her desire to help those who are less fortunate. She is a force for good and it’s inspiring to be around her every day.”

The Best In Each Other

The Best In Each Other

The Moment They’d Been Waiting For

Sometimes, they still look back on their wedding day. They are sure they always have a place in the heart of the other. It was so special to get married, but there was something else they wonder about…

The Moment They’d Been Waiting For

A Wedding To Look Back On

Traditionally, when the bride tosses the bouquet, the woman that catches it usually becomes the next one to tie the knot. There are even times when a fight starts over the flowers, but that was not what happened at Matt and Laura’s wedding. Everybody there was in happy spirits.

A Wedding To Look Back On

Celebrating Their Love

For Matt and Laura, every single day is a celebration, not only because they are now married and are starting a family together, but because of a much deeper reason. They knew their souls were meant to be together and in the end, they did. They are proof that true love always prevails.

Celebrating Their Love

One Small Step

For Matt and Laura, this is simply the beginning. Their new lives started with a bang, but they can still achieve a lot together. There is no doubt the two will do great things. A wonderful start like theirs makes us believe they can do it.

One Small Step