In January 2021, Jess and David met on a tiny island in Colombia. After visiting her friend in Medellin for the new year, Jess headed to Cartagena and at the suggestion of a friend booked an “eco lodge” on Islas de Rosario where David and two friends were the only other guests. As she was unloading her stuff, she heard the hotel manager talking to the guys next door and them eagerly respond “solo chica??” Jess later scouted them on the beach, David asked her to watch their stuff and then they invited her to go dinner with them and snorkeling the next day after which they all exchanged socials and went on their way. A couple months later, David reached out with the picture from snorkeling and they continued chatting and then ultimately flirting. The covid lockdown made it impossible for them to visit each other, but they tentatively made plans to meet up in Europe in the summer. Eventually, they had their first date in Sicily and continued to travel with each other for two weeks. They both knew after the trip they wanted to see each other again and a few months later Jess planned a trip back to Prague. They then started their longest distance relationship from San Francisco to Prague. With David coming to St Louis for his first Thanksgiving and Jess making extended trips to Prague thanks to remote work. Finally, after a lot of airline miles, Jess moved to Prague in August 2022. Not even 6 months later, they found out they were expecting a baby boy. 7 months after that, their beautiful Sebastian surprised them while Jess was vacationing in Spain. Now, already a family, they are looking forward to making it official with their closest family and friends this fall in the country of their first date. We can’t wait to add this event to the next part of our story!