We met in October 2017 at a college retreat in Oregon! We both got coerced into doing a skit together and after that we vaguely knew of each other's existence. Addie was interested right off the bat and immediately started following Jon on social media, but Jon quickly forgot about the interaction and reintroduced himself a couple months later lol. After going to bubble tea with mutual friends in December the sparks finally started to fly.

Jon was in a fraternity at the time we met and invited Addie on a "grab-a-date" to Gameworks in downtown Seattle. Addie was doing whole-30 at the time and it really put a damper on the whole food situation but we still had a blast showing each other our competitive sides.

Our relationship was really deepened and challenged during Covid in the best of ways. When the world was still an unknown we spent about five months in eastern Washington at Jon's parents' cabin (yes, with the parents). Amazingly we never got sick of each other and decided this might be a cool thing longterm. ;) After Covid settled, Addie adopted a 3 month old puppy, Stevie, much to Jon's chagrin, but she is now the bestest pup and an absolute part of the fam (although this is Addie speaking and Jon may say differently). We've had lots of ups and downs with career changes, mental health challenges, etc. etc. but having that constant support from each other keeps us going.

Poor Jon had plans to propose for months that consistently got sidetracked. First the plan was in Spain, but the ring wasn't ready. Then one weekend in June (?) but Addie had a slew of GI issues (a story for another time lol). Next it was all planned for a Saturday in September when Jon tested positive for Covid just the night before. Finalllly the plan worked out and Addie said yes in the Botanical Gardens at the Ballard Locks on October 2nd!