We met for the first time on a beautiful sunny day in the little town of Sausalito. Introduced through a mutual friend we headed out onto the water to enjoy sailing on the San Francisco Bay during fleet week. We met, chatted and then said goodbye. We ran into each other twice on sailboats and always had a laugh. Then on a house boat we got to know each other, we fell in love. Drinking bourbon and eating oysters we realized we weren't going to be leaving each others side any time soon.
On a trip to Tahoe ending the holiday season we spent our time enjoying the slopes and each others company. Finally taking a rest day from skiing we decided to go sledding. Happening upon a random road we drove up and found a secluded hill to hike up and sled down. As we went down the hill together Rachel flew out of her sled when she hit a stump. Marcos came up and helped her onto her feet saying "Your going to need to stand up for this". Telling her he loved her, he got down on one knee, pulled out a giraffe (with a ring in it), and asked Rachel would she marry him. She answered yes.