We met in 1994... introduced by our mutual friend, Shawn's lit mag buddy and Natanya's perennial bestie, Sonya. From a walk in the local park, to climbing trees, our eyes locked and we knew. A week later we were on our first date, a whale watch to celebrate Shawn's 15th birthday. Then a year together, weekends between Providence and Plymouth, an epic NIN concert, lots of love letters, Natanya's junior prom, and we broke up in the late summer of 1995. Cut to 2007, we literally ran into each other (who hit who?) in San Francisco; Shawn on his bike, Natanya in her car. Timing and relationships kept us apart until we reconnected for an inspiring summer 2010, and then finally, fer realz, in 2016 when Natanya landed back in Plymouth and we started to create a life together. 5 years of growing, dancing, travel, camping, moving, loving up on the bestest pug Bodhi, navigating family struggles and loss, loving up on each others community, experiencing the ebb and flow of business and life, a pandemic, we supported each others dreams, process and evolution. Then, on a chilly February weekend getaway celebrating our 5 year anniversary, under the full moon, Shawn proposed on the beach. "You were my first love, will you be my forever love?" "YES!". To a lifetime of YES!