We met at the stroke of midnight as the last rays of the radiant full moon...kidding. We met on Hinge!

We both knew early on that we'd happened upon something special, and we spent the first few months of dating talking about the future with the ever-present caveat, "You know, cart, carriage, horse..."

We used the phrase "cart, carriage, horse" so much that we started adding to it. (Cart, carriage, horse, medal, moon, travel...)

Tash Sultana concert

Comedy club

Mai Tai!! (We were both a little wobbly walking back to the hotel.)

Pacific Grove adventure!

Pacific Grove adventure!

Pacific Grove adventure! (Real actual view out of the hotel room.)

Thanksgiving trip!

Visit to Tahoe right before fellowship match. We spent the entire trip trying not to think about match day (and totally failing).

MATCH DAY!! We were so excited to land in Seattle. (Also, neither of us slept the night before, so this is us clinging to the last possible sliver of being awake.)

Celebrating Match Day in Monterey

Celebrating Match Day in Monterey

New apartment! Which came with the delightful challenge of trying to get two sets of two kitty cats to peacefully coexist.

Introducing the rest of the crew, beginning with Sir Beru (cuddle-bug extraordinaire)

Madam Jawa (queen of the zooms and disappearing in plain sight)

Miss Monkey (the improbable cross between kitten and curmudgeon, with a voice as loud as her personality).

And, of course, the ever-loved Mister Mater (perpetrator of mischief, mayhem, and chicken purrs). We miss you, Mater!

First day in our Seattle apartment! (After a 13 hour drive with cats in the back seat.)

Exploring Seattle!

Exploring Seattle!

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Thanksgiving trip to San Diego

Thanksgiving trip to San Diego. (Friends, she suspects nothing...)

Day four of the trip, and she still suspects absolutely nothing.

So thankful for the most incredible day and the promise of spending the rest of my life with this amazing human

To be continued :)