Jenn and Nick met in the first semester of college at the University of Rochester in an animal themed writing course. Jenn initially did not like Nick because he had more zoo/wildlife experience than her from working at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, and he wasn't even trying to get into vet school... They didn't get to know each other until years later when they were re-introduced through mutual friends. After dating for a year, they both were accepted into graduate programs at Cornell University (thank goodness). After four years in Ithaca, Jenn moved to NYC then Columbus, OH for two internships, while Nick was finishing his PhD. At this point, Jenn was accepted into an Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Tennessee and Nick started his post-doc at NASA(!). Now officially experts in moving, Jenn and Nick decided to settle permanently in Seattle, WA so that Jenn could have the water and Nick could have the mountains. And they lived happily ever after with their perfect cat children Clementine, Charlie, and Pharaoh.