This is where it all started -- the fateful message that led to Chad and Joel's first interaction

The first meetup at a conference in Dallas, Texas on Joel's birthday

Joel's first time visiting Chad in Portland

Chad's first trip to visit Joel in San Diego

Traveling to St. Louis together for another conference

Joel's second trip to visit Chad in Portland

Meeting up in Los Angeles to see Sigur Ros and Les Miserables

Joel moves to Portland, just around the corner from Chad

Joel's art show in San Diego

Saying goodbye to San Diego and moving the last of Joel's belongings up to Portland

Meeting up with Chad's long-time friend, Jes, to see U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas

Trip to Cincinnati, Ohio

Joel's first art show in Portland!

Joel and Chad's first road trip - 8 days traveling through Southern Oregon, Mt Shasta, northern California, the Redwoods, and the southern Oregon Coast.

The proposal! At Stone Mountain, Georgia