Chuck and Kelly Duff of Houston, Texas and Jim and Nancy Yardley of Houston, Texas and Boothbay Harbor proudly announce the engagement of their children, Emily and James.

Emily is a 2004 graduate of Texas Tech University and is currently a first grade teacher at Bunker Hill Elementary in Houston.

James is a 2002 graduate of Vanderbilt University and earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently employed at Chevron Corporation in Houston where he is in charge of business planning for the Rocky Mountain assets.

Emily and James will exchange vows on February 1, 2014 in Houston.