Our story began in December 2016 when James messaged Jenna on Match.com, "I know I'm out of your preferred age range, but you're really beautiful and I'd love to take you out!" Jenna was pretty booked with other dates and lab work at the time, so she said *if* they met it'd have to be in January. James waited patiently, texting Jenna often and checking off each day on the calendar as it passed. When January arrived, James reminded Jenna that he would like to take her out, and they met on a Monday evening for a drink in Berkeley. They hit it off immediately, and drinks became dinner, and dinner became a fun night out – playing billiards and Connect-Four. Both having a competitive nature, it was a battle – but after winning 3 games in a row, James decided to go in for their first kiss. Needless to say, the date went well... there was a second and third date later that week. We both endured a countless amount of long rides and trips on the BART train in order to see each other, while Jenna was finishing her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. We soon became inseparable and have made many wonderful memories while building our lives together over the last 5 years. After sharing a couple different apartments in Berkeley, we have now settled down in Foster City, CA with our trio of cats – Monty, Kia, and Macaroni. You can often find us golfing, taking Macaroni for walks, or cuddling on our big comfy couch watching movies… but there’s one thing we are always doing while together – laughing. We had a beautiful, intimate mini-wedding in July 2020 in Aunt Kathleen & Uncle Jeff's backyard, and we're looking forward to having a 2-year vow renewal and celebration with the rest of our friends and family in July 2022!