A Story
It all began with hello... or was it Guten Tag? at a Turquoise themed party organised by Frontrunners in Berlin. Who would’ve imagined that all these years later, what was going to be a weekend of German beer ended with Sarah and Justin meeting for the first time.
‘We met but I didn’t think much of him to be honest’ said Sarah but by the time the party weekend was ending and being walked to the Metro to head home, emails were shared politely but as we know, Sarah isn’t the best when it comes to technology so figured a long distance friendship probably wouldn’t work, but Justin had his eyes on the Irish girl he met and he was certainly going to try stay in touch
... and then Facebook was born and Sarah one night thought back to the beardy fella she met in Berlin and searched for him on Facebook and just like how all good love stories begin, they quickly became friends but this wasn’t enough for Justin.
‘I’ve always wanted to travel and see Ireland’ Justin said and so chatting with Sarah one night; he finally plucked up the courage to ask if he could visit Ireland.... and her. Justin soon travels to Ireland, planning to stay 2 weeks but 2 weeks wasn’t enough and ended up staying for one month in picturesque Dunmore East.
Justin found love (and Guinness!) on his trip to Ireland but eventually he had to go back to Hamburg and a long distance relationship began. A year later, it was Sarah’s turn to pluck up her own courage and move to Hamburg to be with Justin. ‘It was a big step, I was leaving my family and friends and moving to a country where I had to learn a new language but it’s been worth it and I’ve never looked back since’.
Justin soon proposed to Sarah with golden coloured sneakers and soon after, little William was born who has grown up to be obsessed by tractors proving he’s a Kilkenny farmer at heart!
On Friday October 11th 2019, we won’t be celebrating Oktoberfest but we’ll celebrate the marriage of Justin and Sarah which will remind us that sometimes you need a little courage to find love.
