Photo Gallery

The Kalalau Trail. We both almost died. But damn, did we look good.

Coloma, Michigan

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Able to share gelato even when Elora is hypoglycemic. That's true love, right?

Rum Cocktails vs Whiskey Cocktails? Love means never having to choose (but occasionally having to compromise... it's okay, Rye Tai's aren't bad).

Find you a man who will unapologetically wear glasses purchased for children when said children think they're "too cool" for "baby glasses". <<Teenagers *eye roll emoji*>>

Featured: The "best" restaurant in Peoria.

You have the choice to be a Therriault (unpronounceable, French-Canadian, no history) or an Apantaku (phonetical, Yoruba, comes with its own anecdote). Which one are you choosing? Srsly, I'm asking -E

Tuscany, Italy

Find a woman who looks at you like you're a rare, tropical plant, only found in one subsection of one continent in the world.

Hawai'i, Hawaii - 2015 Therapist: Beardless Colin doesn't exist, he can't hurt you. Beardless Colin:

New Orleans, Louisiana. Get a Bananahattan, they said, it's great they said. Long story short, now we always have banana liqueur on hand.

Chicago, Illinois - 2014

Med School Graduation, Navy Pier, Chicago - 2015. A lady walking past Colin and Elora thought we had just gotten married... 9 years later, we're finally getting around to it!

Hawai'i, Hawaii - 2014

Phoenix, Arizona

Poipu, Hawaii

Chicago, Illinois - 2023. We're so excited to see everyone!

*blub*

Place all your money on Cyberknife!

Long distance love in the time of COVID.

Colin drinking out of a ceramic shark through a Krazy straw.

The Night of the Engagement. Wrigley Mansion, Arizona

Chicago at night. Credit: Colin

Listen. Medical school was hard.

Residency was also hard.

Foxglove. Digitalis purpurea. Contains a cardiac glycoside, Digoxin, with a narrow therapeutic index used in the treatment of heart failure. Also, lovely.

See all the sites. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia

To prove that Colin probably did have a crush on Elora, we'll pull up exhibit A. 3 years before they started dating, Colin took this lovely close up of Elora. Quite telling, wouldn't you think?

Our first date was walking from Elora's apartment in the South Loop to Grant Park and back again, taking photos along the way.