Gallery

Shortly after our engagement in Descanso Gardens during the Festival of Lights.

One of our first family photos with our cat, Grimalkin (also called Grim). (Mary also calls him Grimmy).

Celebrating David's PhD graduation from Caltech in 2023.

Snapping a selfie at our friend's Drew and Natalie's wedding in Malibu. We had a blast!

A picture shortly after David's successful thesis defense at Caltech.

During a weekend trip to San Francisco, we stopped to pose by a mural during an afternoon with our friend Nathan.

David's and Mary's Stardew Valley Characters, Farmer Dave and Ol' Mare, committed to one another way before their counterparts did in real life. They're still going strong!

Celebrating Mary's PhD graduation at USC in May 2023. Mary's favorite day to date!

Pictured: a bad lady.

Getting nautical in Santa Barbara! David's parents Gerald and Janine joined us for a walk up State Street in Downtown.

David took Mary to CatCon this past summer. It was puuurfect besides the fact that there could have been more cats...

This is a snapshot of Grimalkin Goertsen's semi-occasional visit to our balcony at our old place in Camarillo. He is bad to the bone!

David proposed to Mary in Descanso Gardens where they had their first date two years prior to see the lights! Nice toque...Go Canucks!

Us visiting the home for the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena! One could say love was blooming...

Gross.

The post-defense celebration! We got to go outside, woo!

Walking together near the Santa Monica pier. Peer that ocean view!

Our niece, Sierra, AKA, "Lady." Fur child of Kadina and Patrick. Her reputation precedes her