We met at work and got to know each other over lunch breaks and after work parties. I mostly knew him as the weirdo who ate only hamburger, eggs, and bacon for lunch and spent all his free time hanging from rocks. I later learned that the first day we met, he had planned to ask me out - until he learned I was at the time unavailable. Our first time spent together outside Cornell Farm was when he invited me to Stoneworks rock gym. It was my first time climbing, and when I inevitably fell from an albeit short distance, he caught me… resistance was futile from then on. What would follow would be many more evenings climbing plastic rocks, mornings in coffee shops, evening runs, reading to each other, and lots of conversations. We had many, often heated, conversations around morality, health, plants, politics, religion, psychology, you name it. We are both headstrong and don't always see eye to eye and that's one of my favorite things about our relationship - we challenge each other to see things from another point of view. We started dating in December 2019, right before coronavirus became the center of global consciousness. Navigating this strange new world with an equally strange new partner (just kidding) has been a unique experience. We’ve never been to a concert together, or out to dance, and our first movie date was just a few weeks ago. What we found though, is when it felt like the world was falling apart, we fell together, supporting and encouraging each other. Nathan has been an incredible rock, reassuring and calm when frustration gets the best of me. We know that our experience living through current events along with our passion for holistic living, cultivation and enjoyment of nature, and desire to ponder the deeper questions in life lay a strong foundation for our lives together. Life is a trip, and we are so excited to continue encouraging each other along the way and enjoying the ride.