We met on a summer night in 2018 in downtown Napa Valley. We were both out with friends, and while our friends all seemed to know each other, somehow, we had never met—even though we grew up in the same hometown. The next day, our groups got together again for beers at Stone Brewery. That’s when we both realized we wanted to spend more time just the two of us. So, the following evening, we met for what we thought would be a quick drink at a hotel bar. That one drink turned into hours of conversation—effortless and fun. We ended up talking until 3 AM, completely wrapped up in getting to know one another. But the timing wasn’t ideal—Jacqui was leaving the next day for grad school in San Diego, and Seán was heading to Ireland for five months to be with family. We both figured it was just a special moment in time and that we probably wouldn’t see each other again. Turns out… we were very wrong. 💛