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We&nbsp;met&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;16&nbsp;and&nbsp;17&nbsp;years&nbsp;old&nbsp;in&nbsp;math&nbsp;class&nbsp;in&nbsp;high&nbsp;school.&nbsp;Zack&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;me&nbsp;in&nbsp;trouble&nbsp;by&nbsp;throwing&nbsp;pennies&nbsp;at&nbsp;me&nbsp;in&nbsp;class.&nbsp;We&nbsp;started&nbsp;dating&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;9th&nbsp;2008&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;inseperable&nbsp;ever&nbsp;since.&nbsp;We&nbsp;are&nbsp;always&nbsp;united&nbsp;helping&nbsp;eachother&nbsp;through&nbsp;school&nbsp;and&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;so&nbsp;come&nbsp;celebrate&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;take&nbsp;their&nbsp;next&nbsp;step&nbsp;in&nbsp;life.

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Nick&nbsp;is&nbsp;Zacks&nbsp;older&nbsp;brother&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;friend.&nbsp;Though&nbsp;they&nbsp;live&nbsp;farther&nbsp;away&nbsp;from&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;busy&nbsp;lives&nbsp;they&nbsp;manage&nbsp;to&nbsp;stay&nbsp;in&nbsp;touch&nbsp;using&nbsp;their&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;video&nbsp;game&nbsp;to&nbsp;play&nbsp;online&nbsp;together.&nbsp;

Nick Peasha

Melanie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caitlin&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;friends&nbsp;for&nbsp;almost&nbsp;15&nbsp;years&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;by&nbsp;each&nbsp;others&nbsp;sides&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;big&nbsp;moments&nbsp;including&nbsp;the&nbsp;birth&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;child&nbsp;so&nbsp;why&nbsp;should&nbsp;this&nbsp;day&nbsp;be&nbsp;any&nbsp;different?&nbsp;

Melanie Oliver

It&nbsp;was&nbsp;an&nbsp;easy&nbsp;decision&nbsp;for&nbsp;Caitlin&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;her&nbsp;only&nbsp;sister&nbsp;up&nbsp;there&nbsp;with&nbsp;her.&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;they&nbsp;fight&nbsp;and&nbsp;argue&nbsp;she&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;there&nbsp;for&nbsp;he&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;years&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;always&nbsp;stood&nbsp;up&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;and&nbsp;had&nbsp;her&nbsp;back.&nbsp;

Casey Van Vliet

Justin&nbsp;is&nbsp;one&nbsp;if&nbsp;zacks&nbsp;oldest&nbsp;friends.&nbsp;They&nbsp;grew&nbsp;up&nbsp;together&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;town&nbsp;and&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;college&nbsp;for&nbsp;similar&nbsp;careers.&nbsp;

Justin Dyer

Dan&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;friends&nbsp;with&nbsp;Caitlin&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zack&nbsp;since&nbsp;high&nbsp;school.&nbsp;Zack&nbsp;married&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;wife&nbsp;Melanie&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;years&nbsp;ago&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;private&nbsp;small&nbsp;ceremony&nbsp;so&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;imagine&nbsp;no&nbsp;better&nbsp;person&nbsp;to&nbsp;return&nbsp;the&nbsp;favor&nbsp;than&nbsp;Dan.&nbsp;

Dan oliver

Chris is Caitlin's older brother and personal tourmenter. Though Chris lived to pick on Caitlin he always had her back and was there to scare the other kids who picked on her.

Chris Van Vliet

Little&nbsp;lenny&nbsp;is&nbsp;Melanie's&nbsp;son.&nbsp;Caitlin&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;person&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out&nbsp;about&nbsp;him&nbsp;(other&nbsp;than&nbsp;mel)&nbsp;where&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;immediatly&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;God&nbsp;mother.&nbsp;She&nbsp;was&nbsp;there&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;his&nbsp;first&nbsp;breath&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;spoiled&nbsp;him&nbsp;rotten&nbsp;ever&nbsp;since&nbsp;then.&nbsp;

Lennox Oliver 

Bella&nbsp;is&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;Zacks&nbsp;cousin&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;reserved&nbsp;spot&nbsp;cuddled&nbsp;up&nbsp;on&nbsp;Caitlin's&nbsp;lap.&nbsp;since&nbsp;they&nbsp;met&nbsp;over&nbsp;10&nbsp;years&nbsp;ago&nbsp;she&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;a&nbsp;big&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives.

Isabel Burden

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The&nbsp;Harding&nbsp;Allen&nbsp;Estate Directions How&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;us If&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;using&nbsp;an&nbsp;online&nbsp;service&nbsp;like&nbsp;Google&nbsp;Maps&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;GPS: ​ Our&nbsp;main&nbsp;entrance&nbsp;is&nbsp;off&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;122,&nbsp;just&nbsp;past&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common.&nbsp;In&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;of&nbsp;Barre,&nbsp;the&nbsp;street&nbsp;name&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;122&nbsp;is&nbsp;West&nbsp;Street. We&nbsp;don't&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;number&nbsp;officially&nbsp;assigned&nbsp;to&nbsp;this&nbsp;entrance, but&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;enter&nbsp;'40&nbsp;West&nbsp;St.'&nbsp;into&nbsp;your&nbsp;GPS,&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;bring&nbsp;you&nbsp;directly&nbsp;across&nbsp;from&nbsp;our&nbsp;entrance. ​ You&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;use&nbsp;an&nbsp;intersection&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;us.&nbsp;There&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;side&nbsp;street&nbsp;called&nbsp;Newton&nbsp;Street&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;yards&nbsp;from&nbsp;our&nbsp;driveway.&nbsp;Entering&nbsp;'West&nbsp;St.&nbsp;&&nbsp;Newton&nbsp;St.'&nbsp;should&nbsp;also&nbsp;work. ​ Our&nbsp;legal&nbsp;address&nbsp;is&nbsp;59&nbsp;Allen&nbsp;Drive,&nbsp;but&nbsp;do&nbsp;not&nbsp;use&nbsp;this&nbsp;to&nbsp;navigate,&nbsp;as&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;our&nbsp;main&nbsp;entrance.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is&nbsp;so&nbsp;small&nbsp;a&nbsp;street&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;doesn't&nbsp;show&nbsp;up&nbsp;on&nbsp;most&nbsp;computer&nbsp;services.&nbsp;In&nbsp;fact,&nbsp;sometimes they&nbsp;will&nbsp;point&nbsp;to&nbsp;Allen&nbsp;Hill&nbsp;Road&nbsp;instead,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;different&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;town. Your&nbsp;first&nbsp;route&nbsp;option&nbsp;is: Take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;2&nbsp;West&nbsp;to&nbsp;Gardner Take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;22&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;68&nbsp;South One&nbsp;mile&nbsp;past&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;of&nbsp;Hubbardston,&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;right&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;62&nbsp;West&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;4-way&nbsp;(sign&nbsp;reads&nbsp;"Barre,&nbsp;7&nbsp;Miles")&nbsp;-&nbsp;or&nbsp;see&nbsp;shortcut&nbsp;below* Proceed&nbsp;on&nbsp;Route&nbsp;62&nbsp;to&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Center See&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;directions&nbsp;below *&nbsp;Note:&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;shortcut&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;take&nbsp;between&nbsp;Routes&nbsp;68&nbsp;and&nbsp;62.&nbsp;In&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;of&nbsp;Hubbardston,&nbsp;past&nbsp;the&nbsp;post&nbsp;office&nbsp;and&nbsp;police&nbsp;station,&nbsp;right&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;large&nbsp;church,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;intersection&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;flashing&nbsp;yellow&nbsp;light.&nbsp;Turn&nbsp;right&nbsp;here&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Elm&nbsp;St.,&nbsp;which&nbsp;soon&nbsp;turns&nbsp;into&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;This&nbsp;little&nbsp;road&nbsp;will&nbsp;take&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;62&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;fewer&nbsp;miles.&nbsp;(When&nbsp;you&nbsp;reach&nbsp;the&nbsp;intersection&nbsp;with&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;62,&nbsp;you'll&nbsp;see&nbsp;the&nbsp;road&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Falls&nbsp;Dam&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;of&nbsp;you;&nbsp;turn&nbsp;right&nbsp;here.) From&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;and&nbsp;Points&nbsp;East&nbsp;via&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;2&nbsp;(approx.&nbsp;90&nbsp;min.) There&nbsp;are&nbsp;two&nbsp;routes&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;take&nbsp;to&nbsp;us&nbsp;from&nbsp;Route&nbsp;2.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;common&nbsp;route,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;one&nbsp;that&nbsp;computer&nbsp;mapping&nbsp;services&nbsp;like&nbsp;Mapquest&nbsp;would&nbsp;probably&nbsp;generate&nbsp;for&nbsp;you. This&nbsp;is&nbsp;another&nbsp;route&nbsp;that&nbsp;we've&nbsp;had&nbsp;success&nbsp;with.&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;find&nbsp;that&nbsp;it's&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;quicker. ​ Take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;2&nbsp;West&nbsp;to&nbsp;Templeton Take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;21&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;2A/Route&nbsp;101&nbsp;South After&nbsp;one&nbsp;mile,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Templeton&nbsp;town&nbsp;common,&nbsp;Route&nbsp;2A&nbsp;and&nbsp;Route&nbsp;101&nbsp;split.&nbsp;Take&nbsp;a&nbsp;left&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;gazebo&nbsp;to&nbsp;stay&nbsp;on&nbsp;Route&nbsp;101&nbsp;South.&nbsp;(There&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;large&nbsp;yellow&nbsp;building&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;left.) Very&nbsp;shortly&nbsp;after&nbsp;that,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;left&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Rd. Continue&nbsp;straight&nbsp;on&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;for&nbsp;about&nbsp;15&nbsp;minutes.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;you&nbsp;cross&nbsp;into&nbsp;Hubbardston,&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;will&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;Burnshirt&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;Soon&nbsp;afterward,&nbsp;Burnshirt&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;will&nbsp;merge&nbsp;into&nbsp;Williamsville&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;Williamsville&nbsp;Rd.&nbsp;turns&nbsp;into&nbsp;School&nbsp;St.&nbsp;as&nbsp;you&nbsp;approach&nbsp;the&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common See&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;directions&nbsp;below From&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;and&nbsp;Points&nbsp;East&nbsp;via&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike&nbsp;(approx.&nbsp;90&nbsp;min.) ​ Take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;90&nbsp;West,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike,&nbsp;to&nbsp;Auburn Take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;10&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;12&nbsp;South After&nbsp;a&nbsp;mile&nbsp;or&nbsp;two,&nbsp;Route&nbsp;12&nbsp;briefly&nbsp;merges&nbsp;with&nbsp;Route&nbsp;20&nbsp;West;&nbsp;when&nbsp;they&nbsp;split&nbsp;again,&nbsp;take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;20 After&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;more&nbsp;miles,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;right&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;56&nbsp;North Take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;56&nbsp;to&nbsp;Paxton Turn&nbsp;left&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122&nbsp;North See&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;directions&nbsp;below ​ Note:&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;possible&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122&nbsp;North&nbsp;directly&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike,&nbsp;using&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;11&nbsp;in&nbsp;Millbury.&nbsp;You&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;10&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pike&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;290&nbsp;North,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;13&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;these&nbsp;routes&nbsp;take&nbsp;you&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;of&nbsp;Worcester,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;slow&nbsp;and&nbsp;very&nbsp;confusing&nbsp;to&nbsp;navigate.&nbsp;We've&nbsp;found&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;route&nbsp;above,&nbsp;though&nbsp;less&nbsp;direct,&nbsp;is&nbsp;much&nbsp;easier&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow,&nbsp;and&nbsp;may&nbsp;actually&nbsp;save&nbsp;you&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;time. From&nbsp;Worcester&nbsp;(approx.&nbsp;30&nbsp;min.) ​ Take&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;122&nbsp;North&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;Barre See&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;directions&nbsp;below From&nbsp;Points&nbsp;West&nbsp;via&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike ​ Take&nbsp;Route&nbsp;90&nbsp;East,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike,&nbsp;to&nbsp;Palmer Take&nbsp;Exit&nbsp;8&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;32&nbsp;North,&nbsp;which&nbsp;will&nbsp;take&nbsp;you&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;Barre Turn&nbsp;left&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Rt.&nbsp;122/32&nbsp;North See&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common&nbsp;directions&nbsp;below ​ Note:&nbsp;occasionally&nbsp;we&nbsp;find&nbsp;that&nbsp;people&nbsp;coming&nbsp;to&nbsp;us&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Pike&nbsp;from&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;or&nbsp;points&nbsp;east&nbsp;will&nbsp;see&nbsp;these&nbsp;directions&nbsp;and&nbsp;travel&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;Palmer.&nbsp;Do&nbsp;not&nbsp;do&nbsp;this!&nbsp;Consult&nbsp;the&nbsp;Points&nbsp;East&nbsp;directions&nbsp;above,&nbsp;instead. From&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common ​ Once&nbsp;you've&nbsp;reached&nbsp;Barre&nbsp;Common,&nbsp;you're&nbsp;just&nbsp;about&nbsp;to&nbsp;us.&nbsp;This&nbsp;will&nbsp;bring&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;way: If&nbsp;you're&nbsp;not&nbsp;on&nbsp;it&nbsp;already,&nbsp;get&nbsp;onto&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122/32&nbsp;North,&nbsp;which&nbsp;cuts&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;common&nbsp;diagonally Route&nbsp;122/32&nbsp;will&nbsp;bear&nbsp;left&nbsp;as&nbsp;you&nbsp;leave&nbsp;the&nbsp;common,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Jenkins&nbsp;Inn&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;left-hand&nbsp;corner.&nbsp;Be&nbsp;sure&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;straight&nbsp;up&nbsp;Pleasant&nbsp;St.&nbsp;instead&nbsp;of&nbsp;following&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122/32. The&nbsp;Estate&nbsp;is&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;houses&nbsp;up&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;left&nbsp;after&nbsp;that.&nbsp;We're&nbsp;recessed&nbsp;quite&nbsp;a&nbsp;way&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;road,&nbsp;so&nbsp;watch&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;sign. We're&nbsp;directly&nbsp;across&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Henry&nbsp;Woods&nbsp;Memorial&nbsp;Building,&nbsp;which&nbsp;also&nbsp;serves&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;town&nbsp;police&nbsp;station.

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