Clare and Andrew met on a Tuesday afternoon in Portland, Oregon in May of 2016. Clare was a closing supervisor at a Starbucks downtown, and Andrew hired in as an opening barista. With opposite schedules, they went weeks without meeting, until Andrew decided to take things into his own hands. He conveniently showed up to work one day during Clare's shift to pick up his weekly tips. "You must be Andrew," were the first words of their relationship. Soon after that, they started to get scheduled some shifts together. And immediately started hanging out after all of those shifts. And then between shifts... and before... and on lunch breaks... every chance they got. They ended up dating in secret for three months before deciding it was time to tell their manager and coworkers. But no one was surprised. Not a single person. Zero. Apparently they weren't as secretive as they thought! Their relationship blossomed quickly as they drank beers on patios and binge watched their favorite tv shows. (Most of their favorite tv shows, that is... Andrew has yet to get Clare on board with Dr. Who...) On June 11th, 2018, Clare was getting ready for a trip she would leave for the next morning. She was in the kitchen making guacamole (obviously), when Andrew told Clare he had gotten her a gift for her trip- something to read on the plane. She sat down and he pulled out a book from behind his back. Clare had long been searching for a copy of The Hobbit that matched her Lord of the Rings book set, and here it was. She was thrilled and grabbed the book, asking where he had found it, when he told her to open it. As soon as the pages flipped open, she caught a glimpse of a ring and realized what was happening. She immediately started crying (ugly drippy crying) and minutes passed before she could even bring herself to look at the ring. Finally, Andrew took her hands and asked, "So... is that a yes, or...?" It was a yes. Which brings us here.