They started eyeing each other at the gym. Sydney was brand new in town, and seemed to appear out of nowhere. Steven was lifting extremely heavy weights with no headphones, and seemed to appear out of nowhere. It couldn't go on like this...he approached her at the grocery store, asked her for her number, and offered her a sip of his mango smoothie (from the straw). Their courtship ensued. He planned the perfect first coffee date followed by a short hike at Blue Mountain. They found each other beautiful and unusual. On the trail, they enjoyed many silences, and he crushed pine needles in his fingers for her to smell. They bonded over God, over playing with fire, their hiatuses from California, and their desires for a family. Before every date, he texted her a map to the location. When they learned they were pregnant after only four months of seeing each other, they were dazzled. Amidst late-summer lightening storms behind Sydney's apartment, they agreed to be a family. Just before Thanksgiving, they got engaged on the same Blue Mountain trail from their first date—same spot as their first kiss. They look forward to sharing life together, and raising Princess Marianne.