Do you ever return to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach? Joanna and David live in Matthews, near Charlotte, but they frequently travel home to spend time with family. “We’re close so we go back and reminisce. We’ve been to Airlie Gardens a couple times since we got married. We love to go during Christmas,” Joanna says. What has been an unex-pected challenge in your marriage? “We’ve learned you can work as hard as you want but that doesn’t mean every-thing will turn out the way you planned. The question becomes, how do you deal with the curveballs?” Joanna says. For Joanna and David, it can be as simple as getting away together to walk the dog, or as difficult as determining when to give each other space. The couple has developed a good intuition for those moments. “David is really perceptive of my emotional mood, of judging when I need to talk or when I need to just sit quietly,” Joanna says. Where do you see your-selves in another six years? Joanna says she hopes for a healthy family — she sees three kids as an ideal family size. David agrees but he’ll be happy as long as Joanna is in the picture. “I’m hopeful we’ll have little kids running around the house, but having Joanna by my side is really all I could ask for,” David says. ALLISON POTTER 33 Joanna and David Schimizzi at the Airlie Gardens pergola. www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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