We were two single people living in Seattle at the same time. The Tinder app was only a few months old but giving it a try, we ended up swiping right around the same time. In our profiles, Spenser used a picture of himself in a unicorn costume, and Mia had a quote from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia--typical :). Only a few blocks away from each other, we met at a local brewery. After miraculously easy conversation, we decided to go on a search for boozy milkshakes, and had a sneaky feeling we'd be having a few (or hundreds) more dates just like this.
In January, stir crazy from the middle of winter, we took a trip to Crystal Mountain. Spenser, who does not ski graciously agreed to do homework for his Masters program in the ski lodge while Mia went skiing (poorly). After about an hour on the slopes, we decided to take the Gondola to one side of the mountain to get lunch. It was a slow day so the Ski Lift Attendant was able to get us a lift all to ourselves. After about five minutes nervously trying to figure out how long the ride would be, Spenser popped the question and it was all up hill from there!