We met working at Starbucks in November 2017. Shortly after, Thomas asked Sara to go on a hike, and instant best friends we became. Sharing music, craft coffee, movies/tv shows, food, travel destinations, and the love of the outdoors. Sara spoke too much about school, nonprofit work, and the environment. Thomas spoke too much about fitness, Kickstarter, and the latest technology. We were inseparable. It wasn’t until spring, on a couch sipping a Piña Colada, that Thomas realized he wanted all the romance. Sara wasn’t quite sure until one summer evening as Thomas read to her. We both spent the next two years learning that love can be so deep and so real that it frees you to be yourself, to change, to grow, to fight, to forgive, and to choose each other over and again. In our three years together we’ve: traveled to new places, laughed a lot, suffered tremendous loss, spent lots of time in nature, listened to dozens of podcasts, enjoyed local festivals, dreamed about the future, watched concerts/comedians, found new passions, made amazing friends, and learned how to live life together. We grew so in love that Thomas proposed on August 17, 2019. Marriage: our next big adventure.