thanks for being here

Jasmine and Andy met in 2016 while performing in the Chicago DIY performance art scene. Jasmine was dressed as a punk rock, fuzzy, green bacterium and Andy was rolling around on the floor: a match made in heaven. Come 2017, the night before Jasmine’s 25th birthday, Jasmine invited Andy out to an event they were already going to. The pair spent the night ignoring their friends to talk to only each other. After that, they were inseparable. Relationship Highlights Include: Going to the chiropractor together Both moving into and out of the worst apartment in history Getting engaged in the early pandemic Falling in love at an art camp despite neither of them being big campers Their first date at Chicago Dyke March Their shared passion for prison abolition and advocacy and their weekly volunteering standing date Their first time traveling to California together, where Jasmine met all of Andy’s extended family The time they had such a lovely time at a fondue restaurant that they emailed the owner who did not respond Going to the pumpkin patch Buying a condo and painting it pink Going to see legally blonde the musical in the suburbs Performing in their first work together, Teen Heat Discovering about once a week a very niche thing they didn’t realize they had in common Both getting hotter with age Getting to witness each other make art, start new jobs, find new careers, find new interests, make new friends