While taking a break from the stress and banalities of daily life by living at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, our paths crossed. We spent a blissful summer hiking, soaking up the sun by the pool, road tripping, and just generally enjoying getting to know each other. As summer turned to fall, however, we realized that we couldn’t live in our Arizonan paradise forever. Chicago beckoned and so we packed up and made our way to the Midwest. Through building a life together in Chicago-new jobs, new academic pursuits, and even a new dog-we realized something: it wasn’t simply our geographic location, but perhaps that paradise we experienced had more to do with being together. Looking ahead to the rest of our lives, we couldn’t be more ecstatic to be a team in making our dreams a reality.