I Got Married!!!

Last week, I got married.  Me, Allen Arseneau, got hitched.  It was one of the happiest days of my life.  My best friend and I became husband and wife.  It was also our 6-yr anniversary of our first date.  My daughter, who gained a new mother, was as happy as I was.  It was perfect. 

Hunter is the boy next to me

And of course, Hunter, my Little Brother, was a part of this special day.

As a groomsman, Hunter was the first person to walk down the aisle.  He carried a sign that read “HERE COMES THE GROOM”.  Then he sat down in the front row. 

My daughter then walked me down the aisle, arm-in-arm, and then she took a seat next to Hunter.  Then the rest of the wedding party (all children) walked down, and finally my beautiful bride walked down the aisle to join me at the altar.  It was an emotional, and absolutely magical day.   

My Big Brother, Paul, was there of course.  It was the first time that he met Hunter.  Paul and I have been matched since I was 9 years old - 28 years and going strong (blog posting about Paul and me)!  Hunter and I have been matched for almost 1 year.  It was so cool to be there with my Big and my Little. 

Hunter, who is normally shy around new people, spent the day running around like a mad-man with my daughter, and my nieces and nephews.  At the end of the day (an 8-hr day for Hunter), he said “awww, do I have to go now?”.   He had a blast.  Everyone had a blast.   

3 generations of Bigs and Littles

For so many reasons, my wedding was just perfect.  

ABOUT ALLEN
Allen Arseneau is a Big Brother in Boston.He first came to know of Big Brother Big Sisters (BBBS) 27 years ago, when he became a Little Brother himself.This blog chronicles Allen Arseneau's journey of becoming the best Big he can.
Learn more about Allen.

Why did I become a Big Brother?

Check out my Big Brother blog at www.BostonBig.com. 

People often ask me what is it like to be a Big Brother.  Is it hard?  My answer...being a Big is amazing.   This blog captures my journey of becoming a Big Brother (through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, BBBSMB), and my Little's journey of growing up.  

I have actually been a Little for 27 years (and still am).  I talk to my Big, Paul, almost every week.  I met Paul when I was 9 years old.  Life was hard back then.  I lived with my 5 brothers and my mother in inner-city Boston.  But Paul became my Big, and changed my life.  He became a light, flickering in my pretty dark world.  I ended up going to college, then went on to earn an MBA at Stanford University.  Today, I run a start-up with my fiancé.

I have thought about becoming a Big on and off for the last 15 years.  Fear of the commitment, or of messing a kid up, or of just not having enough time has stopped me.  And this is crazy, because I know first-hand how beneficial it is to have a Big, yet I still had all of these excuses not to do it.  

Then, in December 2014, I was invited to the Big Brother Holiday Party.  This opened my eyes...I came face to face with a couple hundred Allen's (that me!).  Little kids who have nothing, yet still had huge smiles across their faces, running around with their Bigs.  The experience pushed me over the edge.  No more excuses.

The very next day, I signed up.  

This blog will capture my experiences of becoming a Big, and expose the truth about how truly rewarding and fulfilling it is to be a Big Brother.

ABOUT ALLEN
Allen Arseneau is a Big Brother in Boston.He first came to know of Big Brother Big Sisters (BBBS) 27 years ago, when he became a Little Brother himself.This blog chronicles Allen Arseneau's journey of becoming the best Big he can.
Learn more about Allen.