We met in our freshman year at Seattle University. We ended up coordinating caring for a sick mutual friend, which is how we first exchanged numbers. Some music recommendations, great conversations, and casual hanging out with friends later, we ended up attending QuadStock, Seattle U's annual music festival, together. Later that week we went out to dinner on our first date! The end of the the school year arrived, and we each flew home (Clare to California and Max to Colorado). We continued to talk frequently, and Clare decided to buy a plane ticket to Colorado to see where this could go. Max asked Clare to be his girlfriend on 7/17/11!