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It was in Larchmont where Becca met her future husband Howie. Howie lived in the same apartment building and was her next door neighbor. At the time, Howie had just started working at Prime Brokerage in New York city, dealing specifically with risk management. Howie’s means of transportation was via train. At first, they started off as friends, and this led to dating. After dating for seven years, Howie proposed to Becca, who agreed to marry him, and in the June 1999, they got married. They had a big wedding where all their close friends and family members attended. Growing up, Becca always hoped to one day start a family of her own and have children. Since she experienced her father abuse her mother, she prayed and hoped that her life would turn out different and she imagined her life as a perfect American family portrait. This is where she also hoped to live in a big house in a suburban neighborhood with her husband and children as she saw this as the best neighborhood to raise a child. She hoped to at …show more content…
After marriage, Becca and Howie bought a house in Larchmont New York. As Becca had hoped for as a child, the house was big with two floors, a home gym, a balcony, an open living room with a visible kitchen, and bookshelf. It was situated in a suburban neighborhood and was enclosed with a gate. Outside the house was a big a yard with a couple of flowers planted in the front yard. This was the perfect home for Becca where she could engage in her hobbies of reading, gardening, exercising, and cooking. After moving into their new home, Becca and Howie installed a television to their House as they loved watching television during their free time. They also bought a dog, which they named Taz. They both continued working and loved spending time together. Every day after work, they would tell each other about their day based on highs and lows. They would also cook dinner, sit and eat

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