One day long, long ago, a good friend of Nik’s got hired on at United and invited Nik to hang out with his fellow new hires at a Chicago staple for hot dogs called Portillo’s. It was there that Nik first saw Viviana and thought, “she’s pretty cute alright.” Later that year, a mutual friend invited both of us to a movie at Millenium Park, and in the photo-op at the end each one of us apparently shared the same thought, "hmmm, he/she got pretty close for that!" Nik made a good enough impression that when Viv started planning a Greece vacation she decided to extend an invitation. With plenty of time to get to know each other and such a romantic setting it wasn't long before sparks were flying! From there we grew together through our shared love of aviation and adventure - running a 5k in Singapore followed by watching the sunrise from the cockpit 35,000 feet above the coast of Vietnam, seeing the magnificent Bolivian Carnival followed by exploring the vast untamed high desert to the south, completely winging it through random AirBnB's in Morocco followed by rock climbing in Spain, to name just a few. One of the most important things on Viviana's bucket list was the northern lights, and Nik decided it was the perfect opportunity to ask if they could continue adventuring together forever. So on her birthday, under the dancing, shimmering colors in Iceland he surprised her with a ring. We are so excited and privileged to have you all join us as we make it official this September 19th!!