As all great modern love stories go, we met on Bumble in late 2016. We first connected over our mutual love for track (though we had vastly different ideas of what distances we would rather run). We agreed to take it slow and get to know each other as friends before committing to a relationship. We finally met in person in early 2017, going to a UMass Lowell hockey game as friends. Our first official date was seeing the Washington Capitals (Heidi's team) play the Boston Bruins (Jon's team) at the TD Garden two months later, April 8, 2017. Flashforward to 2023-- 2 apartments and a Greyhound later, we took a trip down to DC with some of our closest friends. On April 8, 2023, 6 years to the day from our first official date, with the help of Berkeley (and our friends, behind the scenes), Jon proposed in the middle of Rock Creek Park. "Forever" has been our plan for a long time; we're excited to officially start our journey of forever with all of you on June 8, 2024!