Jorge and Kati first crossed paths in high school, circa 2014. They were both on FIRST robotics teams and attended several of the same competitions without ever meeting. They are still searching old photos to find each other in the crowd! Jorge and Kati almost found each other once again in February 2021 at a church snowshoeing event. Kati was too busy trying not to fall over on her cross-country skis, but Jorge noticed Kati from across the crowd. Sadly, Kati disappeared to the wild lands of Pennsylvania and Michigan for the next 6 months. Kati finally introduced herself to Jorge in August 2021 at their church retreat near Bend, Oregon. Jorge impressed Kati with his intelligence, athleticism, and kindness, but she was yet again elusive. She vanished back into the wilderness of Pennsylvania for another 3 months. However, something was magnetic between the two of them - in every single group photo taken during this trip, they are somehow standing right next to each other. Kati's harrowing adventure in the East Coast finally came to an end in November 2021. She returned to Portland a seasoned world traveler, ready to share her tales with her friend Jorge. One of their first conversations was about their shared hatred of Pennsylvania (a hatred they've both since overcome - deciduous trees aren't all bad). They quickly realized they had crossed paths in high school, and trauma-bonded over FIRST robotics. In January, Kati was secretly thrilled that Jorge was placed in her small group at church. She eagerly awaited every Wednesday night, where she could get to know him better. Soon, they started hanging out in groups. Until... Jorge invited Kati to go cross-country skiing with him... just the two of them! Kati immediately ran to Sarah (her future maid-of-honor) and asked "Is this a date???" Sarah wisely advised Kati to just ask Jorge. Kati failed to take this advice and went skiing "as friends" all the while trying to figure out if Jorge was more interested. Over the next month, Kati and Jorge went kayaking together, went camping at Crater Lake and Umpqua Hot Springs, and eventually went to see a movie together. After 3 hours of watching Robert Pattinson in eyeliner as emo Batman, Kati and Jorge stayed at the theater for several more hours just talking about life. Well past midnight, Kati got fed up with the waiting and held Jorge's hand. Finally... the moment she was waiting for... he asked her, "Kati, would you like to go on a date sometime?" Romantically and demurely, Kati snapped, "What have we been doing for the past 6 hours?" Thus began the greatest love story Kati had ever known. She almost ruined everything when she suggested car picnic on the beach for their second date. Unfortunately, Kati was not aware of a phenomenon called "tides." Kati and Jorge accidentally dozed off, and woke up to their car in a foot of water. As they drove home in a panic, Kati thought, "I almost killed this guy, there's no way he wants to date me now." Jorge surprisingly loved the adventure, and they shared more Type 2 fun over the next 2 years, including going to Israel together, hiding in a barn after a bike ride gone wrong, teaching Kati to ski through many tears and tantrums, visiting Canada twice and only needing to file one police report with the RCMP, Jorge almost dying from hiking in Chacos (literally), a trip to Yellowstone, purchasing two homes 2,500 miles apart from each other, and Kati crying on a summit in the Goat Rocks wilderness. Jorge and Kati are known in their community as the "adventure couple" but they share so much more - their deep Catholic faith, a dark sense of humor, countless random hobbies, a love of family and pets, and a desire to change the world. They are honored that you can join them on this next great adventure.