Then in 2003, Anne moved to the city and took a job as a feature reporter for WNYW/Fox 5 News. Chris also moved to the city, to begin a career in real estate.
One evening, Chris saw Anne on television and emailed her to see if she would like to meet. “When I got his email, I was thrilled,” says Anne. “For me, it was confirmed: God brought Chris back into my life. When we met, it was like no time had passed at all.” Chris proposed in December of 2006, while they were decorating the Christmas tree at her apartment, and they were married in June of 2008.
“Chris and I both love animals. A few years ago, I was doing a lot of animal adoption stories on-air. I loved working with the staff at the Humane Society of New York. They were wonderful and truly love every animal so much.” Shortly after, Anne began volunteering at the HSNY every Thursday. “I would walk the dogs or just give each animal lots of love and attention.
“Chris would hear me talk about how much fun I had volunteering at the HSNY,” continues Anne. “He wanted to begin helping as well. Chris doesn’t get as much free afternoon time as I do, so he volunteered at evening and weekend events.”
Anne and Chris recently volunteered at Animal Fair Magazine’s “Paws for Style’s” Ninth Annual Fashion Show. “I was thrilled when they asked me to walk in the fashion show with Henry, our Cavalier King Charles we adopted from the Humane Society. Chris was also there helping behind the scenes, getting people into place to walk the red carpet and down the catwalk.