We met in Iowa at one of Jenna's dinner parties, just a couple of months before Dylan was due back in Montana to complete rookie training as a smokejumper. Neither of us were looking for a serious relationship, and definitely, absolutely not a long-distance one. Sigh. But, love happened and at the end of March 2017, we found ourselves embracing in Jenna's driveway before Dylan headed west, saying that we'd "give it a try." As it turns out, we're really quite skilled at remaining in love, despite there being many miles between us. Dylan came back to Iowa the next fall. Since then, we've enjoyed international travel, ping-ponging between Iowa and the Western U.S. together and even bought our own home. Who knows where this adventure will take us?