let's dance.

We disagree on when we first met, but we both know when we first got the tingles. It was in Austin, Texas at Rachael's then house for a pizza potluck. Our mutual friend Albert brought along his friend Murtaza who was visiting for the weekend. We talked about Chicago (Murtaza had just moved there, Rachael was planning on moving back soon) and touched knees on the patio couch.

After our trip to Portugal was canceled due to COVID, we planned a retreat to a treehouse outside of Nashville. Murtaza planned a whole day of activities for our first day, including a visit to the Duck River National Wildlife Refuge, where two rivers converge to create one of the most biodiverse freshwater habitats in the country. In the car ride there, Rachael was very frustrated that Murtaza was being so in-flexible with the plans for the day and yelled at him. Soon after, Murtaza proposed, and Rachael said "Are you sure? I just yelled at you." He was sure!