So Ivy walks into a coffee shop... but no really, Ivy walks into a coffee shop and Chris is working while chatting with his co-worker about Peru. Ivy enters the conversation because she was living in Ollantaytambo, Peru at the time. Long story short, Ivy and Chris get to talking and it's revealed they have a mutual friend, Dana, who Chris knew from Penn State and Ivy met in South America, because she and Dana were working for similar organizations. Dana said," you met Mumbles Rumple!?! He has a heart of gold. You should marry him." So Ivy returned to the coffee shop after taking a shower and brushing her hair to give Chris her phone number. The rest is history: Chris and Ivy continued to follow each other around the world :)

Chris and Ivy currently live in Big Sky Country (Laramie, Wyoming). On the evening of August 11th, 2018 they decided ( actually Chris had this planned 3 months out) to camp at Turtle Rock for the projected peak meteor shower. As they sat quietly by the fire watching the show, Chris pointed up into the sky and said, "Look! A shooting star!" and then plopped a ring with not just one star, but a full constellation (Draco: because Ivy is fiery like a dragon) in Ivy's hand, stating, "Marry Me!!"