Pack Your Bloody Bags!

Kari and Martin met in Palo Alto on University Avenue. Kari was out with a friend after taking the train from Mountain View. Martin was visiting friends on a California Tour. Kari asked Martin to take her photo with her friend (and asked him not to steal her phone!) After a brief exchange, Kari chased Martin down the street. Martin gave Kari his card so she could email him while abroad. Kari thought Martin was lying about where he worked, since "Stanfordshire" doesn't exist. Kari emailed Martin a very proper email asking him to lunch. The two went to Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park for lunch, where Kari was shy and didn't say a word (or eat the soup she ordered in 80 degree heat!) Martin says the not talking didn't last long. The two toured the Bay Area for a few days before Martin returned home. Martin invited Kari for a "Royal Tour" at Christmas, so Kari flew to London for Boxing Day. The two visited each other back and forth between California and the UK, with a trip to Boston and Amsterdam in between, while Martin applied for a Green Card. Martin was granted Permanent Residence in the US and has been living in San Mateo with Kari since May 2016. Martin and Kari got engaged in Tuscany in June of 2017. They look forward to more hygge nights at home with Lily and travels around the world together!