We met for Italian food on our first date, and while we were leaving we realized both of us drove yellow Honda Fits - the first of many good omens to come.

Our first New Year's Eve, and possibly our point of highest hairstyles alignment.

In the process of creating this site, we learned that the first (digital) picture we have together is from dressing up for Disney-themed party. In case you couldn't tell, we're Sebastian from Little Mermaid and Jane from Tarzan

Our first travel together was Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. We visited Meow Wolf and enjoyed the endless horizons of the American West.

We jokingly call Cody's Shiftpod at Burning Man our "first house," since that 10 day stretch was where we first realized how much we enjoy living together, even in a 12-foot diameter hexagon.

Birds are one of our shared special interests, and for Halloween 2024 we became a pigeon and a bluejay respectively.

Visiting Chile, where we hiked on a glacier, kayaked next to icebergs, and restrained ourselves from kidnapping miniature penguins.

In early 2025, we decided to move in together, to a beautiful apartment in North Oakland.

Singapore was generally incredibly orderly, so we weren't prepared for the infestation of dinosaurs at the botanical garden.

Malaysia, where we managed to escape the maze of interconnected malls that is Kuala Lumpur to feed elephants at a nature preserve.

On a beautiful beach in Seattle, we got engaged!