Upon returning from their honeymoon the newlyweds lived in Les's family home at 36 Kaveney St in Aldenville. They would live here for three years.
Around 1964 Les got a job at Spalding's, a large sporting goods manufacturer in the Willimansett section of Chicopee. He would become a master electrician and work here for 36 years retiring in 2000. Connie began working at Our Lady of Providence Home in West Springfield in the social services department.