The story begins in May 2012, when Josh and Annie were both fresh out of college and new to Portland. Trying to navigate through life and figure out what they wanted to do (because you decide that at 22, right?), their paths crossed when they both wound up at jobs in the same office building, on the same floor, in downtown Portland. Josh claims he tried talking to Annie in the elevator once…. but she has no memory of this. It wasn't until later that year they would officially meet. Not sure if it was fate, or the fact that Portland is a very small city, the two had a mutual friend who wanted to set them up on a date, which they both agreed to. Before they made it to the date, Josh received two tickets to the Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys concert through work and found the courage to walk into Annie’s office and ask if she wanted to go (luckily, she was the receptionist at the time and sat in the front 😊). He asked, “Are you Annie?” and proceeded with the invitation. Reluctantly, she agreed. They enjoyed a fun night dancing at the concert, and hung out every night the rest of that week. After three years of dating they moved in together, after four years they bought a house together, and finally after five years - Josh proposed to Annie on the beach in Mexico!