We met the day after Christmas in 2014 in San Diego California. We met up at a local Chinese restaurant and then went to Balboa Park afterwards. I made Jon climb a tree (breaking the law!) We were instantly comfortable with each other and have seen each other almost every day since. We moved into our own place in Normal Heights in 2016 and lived in San Diego until we moved to Illinois so I could start Graduate School outside of Chicago. Jon was returning home, originally from Lockport, Illinois, and I was in for the coldest winter of my life. We have traveled all over including a trip to Ensenada, Mexico, Chicago, Washington D.C, and Tokyo, Japan. We lived in Lisle IL for about two years until I graduated in June 2020 and moved back to California to live with my mother in Redlands.