Their Digs: Just sold their condo and purchased their first home
Ages: Both are 27.
How They Met: Mutual friends set them up, and the rest is history.
Together: 4 years
Married: 1 year and 3 months
Career: She’s a brand manager; he’s an associate director for a market research firm.
Baby Clock: They do want to have kids. It’s in their 5- to 10-year plan.
Fight Most About: Charlene’s inefficient way of loading the dishwasher; whether to have two or three kids; which shows to watch (they only have one TV...yikes!)
Biggest Worry: Not having enough time to do everything they want
Fantasy Buy: Vacation home on a beach in some exotic locale
Interests: Sports, traveling, photography, and working out
Favorite Sports Team: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio State, Xavier, and Indiana
Who Cooks: Jason loves to cook -- "he’s really quite good", Charlene says.
Splurge: Travel, home furnishings
Guilty Pleasures: Her -- celebrity gossip; him -- ESPN Classic. “These games already happened!” says Charlene.
Decorating Style: They joke that it’s "Yuppie Chic" -- simple and clean.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach
Spend the Weekends: They used to travel a lot, but now they’re busy setting up their home.
On Weeknights: They relax, go for a run, and cook dinner together.
More About Charlene & Jason: They have accomplished quite a lot in their first year of marriage. They've traveled to San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Grand Cayman, and London. Not to mention they just purchased their first home together and are finally going to have the space to do what they do best -- entertain! They're just excited to tackle new adventures and challenges together.
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by Caitlin Losey
3/6/08
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