We were introduced at the end of 2020 through a mutual friend on the basis of being two people living in Alaska. Plot twist - Jacob did not actually live in Alaska, but he messaged Tiff "happy birthday!" (a day late) in January 2021. We talked online while Jacob worked on the Alaskan Legend and finally met up 8 months later! We clicked instantly, riding bikes, hiking mountains, and climbing glaciers. We took turns traveling between Gig Harbor, WA and Anchorage, AK until Jacob moved to Alaska in the summer of 2022. In December 2022, we moved to Tokyo, Japan. Jacob proposed almost exactly a year later in Paris, France and the rest is history!