Gallery

Working one of many fun events with Bang Bang Pie Shop in Chicago in 2018.

Our first photo together! Dan took this so we could send it to Phil's mom. Taken in 2018, though we started dating in 2017.

Our first trip to NYC! Before seeing the 4th of July fireworks from Brooklyn, 2018.

Emily's first Cubs game, in September 2018.

Last night of the Mid ... IYKYK 2/3/2019 :'-)

Christmas 2019 by the Chicago tree.

At Jackie and Troy's wedding in Florida, in February 2020 right before the world shut down.

Out of isolation at NCMF 2021 <3

At our favorite place in Chicago - Garfield Park Conservatory; taken in 2022.

Our last morning in our last Chicago apartment - before starting our journey to hike the AT in April 2022.

The beginning of the best journey of our lifetime (so-far!) The southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail GA, 04/07/2022 <3

Clingman's Dome - highest peak on the AT, NC, 2022.

Hanging out on McAfee Knob on the AT in VA (Phil's favorite section), 2022.

The White Mountains of NH (Emily's favorite section) of the AT, 2022.

Mountain-top sunset on the AT, 2022.

Let's go Mountaineers! WVU tailgate in 2022.

We did it! We hiked all 2193.4 miles of the AT, completing on Mt. Katahdin in ME on 10/6/22.

Our first overnight trip in North Carolina post-AT - Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi, 2023.

Margaritas in Little Village for Emily's birthday weekend, September 2023.

At the Washington Monument on our first trip to DC, September 2023.

Our second thru-hike (much, much shorter at only 76 miles) - the Foothills Trail on the SC/NC border, over Thanksgiving weekend in 2023.

Visiting The Mothman in Point Pleasant! May 2024

Our happy place! Movement in Detroit, May 2024.

Enjoying a break at our favorite overlook in Hanging Rock State Park, NC in summer 2024.

Our first European vacation! Barcelona, 2024.

One of the most beautiful days of our life - exploring and hiking Montserrat in Spain, August 2024.

At Gaudi's Casa Vicens in Barcelona, August 2024.

We were very stylish in Barcelona, August 2024.

Sutro Baths in San Francisco in September 2024. Making a true vacation out of Portola weekend with Jake!

Cheesing at the eastern terminus of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, October 2024.

Our '25 NYE trip back to Chicago, the city where we fell in love.