Like every love story, this one began when Jess obliterated Matt in a casual game of beer pong at the Brandeis ZBT house (RIP 21 Dartmouth). Matt was immediately enamored with her drinking games prowess and the rest was history. Seven years and two cats later, Jess and Matt are living happily ever after in their newly purchased property in Jamaica Plain, MA!

Matt surprised Jess with a trip for her birthday to an anonymous city they intended on exploring together. Due to their millennial wanderlust, the couple has a vast travel destination wish list which made guessing the correct location challenging. Nonetheless, Jess was boastful and confident in knowing exactly where Matt was taking her: Portsmouth, NH. WRONG. As they passed signs stating "entering Maine", Jess continued looking up things to do in the city of Portsmouth. You know it's true love when you can accept each other's naivety. The couple's final destination was Portland, ME! The following day had unseasonably warm weather of low 60s which prompted Matt and Jess to begin their morning on the roofdeck with coffee overlooking the old port. Matt took this uncharacteristic New England winter morning as a sign and began his proposal. Jess thought his words were awfully intimate for a birthday speech until she had a moment of clarity and realized he was asking her to spend the rest of their lives together! The two celebrated over the best donuts in the world (shoutout Holy Donuts) followed by free celebratory beers at the Allagash Brewery.

Jess and Matt closed on their first condo in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts on 6.22.2018. We found our suburban oasis in the city of Boston. A huge shoutout to Jess's first cousin, David, who signed the closing documents while Jess and Matt were concluding a two week trip in Israel.