Newlyweds
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“It takes a lot of teamwork,” Rina Ehrlich said. “We used to be great
at treating ourselves first. Now [Holden’s] needs are first.”
As for her husband, she sensed early on he was Mr. Right.

“I met him right around when I turned 30,” she said. “We started
dating a couple of weeks before my birthday.

“I already had a weekend getaway planned with my girlfriends in
Atlantic City. He found the restaurant where we were going and had
wine and champagne sent to our table. Everyone knew then he was
a keeper.”
Beshert 35 YEARS LATER
Ami Amada and Stephen Kardos say they were meant to be together.

It just took them a long time to find out.

Soon after going to the prom together at Northeast High School in
1981, they went their separate ways.

She went off to Tyler School of Art, then discovered she was a “Dead-
head,” and followed the Grateful Dead to concerts in 38 states. Eventually
she returned home, became an arts and humanities teacher and got married
twice, having a son and daughter with her second husband.

While that was going on, Kardos was trying to find himself. He en-
listed in the Army, which gave him a sense of purpose along with some
skills. He now works as a credit analyst for an automotive lender.

He, too, settled down, got married and had a son before getting
divorced. Ami Amada and
Stephen Kardos
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