Their first conversation was about their favorite pair of shoes. This was at an afterparty for a concert Pablo performed in earlier that night, at which they caught each other making eye contact more than a few times. Having learned from their co-worker, Rick, that they might be interested in each other, they tried to find a way to begin their connection without being too obvious. Turns out a conversation about shoes isn’t all that thrilling, but they were willing to roll with it. Even though neither of them is much of a night-owl or a partier, that night they stayed out until 2 am tagging along with friends who wanted to keep the night going. On the drive home, Pablo looked over at Ashleyn and said, “We should do this again sometime” to which she responded, “I’d like that.” Nearly seven years later, they will have changed multiple jobs, changed cities, bought a house, adopted a cat, traveled together, created life-long friendships, and yet, their journey is only just beginning. Thank you for joining us in celebrating!