Jack and I met in college at UCSC, but it wasn't until I had graduated and moved back to Southern California that we started dating. I visited Santa Cruz for New Years in 2011. We went to the Palomar for tacos and the rest is history.

After living in a one bedroom apartment together we decided to take the plunge and move into a real house in the Outer Sunset. After signing the lease and getting the keys, Jack paced around nervously while I walked around with paint chips in my hand and a measuring tape. After the landlord finally left Jack got really serious, kissed me, and then got down on one knee! He asked me to marry him in our new empty living room–it couldn't have been a more perfect way to start the next chapter of our lives together.