On a sunny and chilly afternoon in 2017, the 16th of December to be exact, TBS decided it was time for a marathon of everyone’s favorite [[1. movie genre]] quadrilogy, Twilight. Now, Becka is not one to turn down a Twilight marathon, so she sat and watched.

Meanwhile, across town, Jon was [[2. adverb]] taking a bus ride. “Hey, it’s okay I’m a little late, right?” Becka asked her cousin.

When it was decided that she could be late, she sent a quick and honest text to Jon. “Sorry I’ll be late - I got sucked into a [[3. expletive]] Twilight marathon on TV.”

Finally, Becka walked into Bar Pastoral, a [[4. synonym for fancy]] artisanal cheese, bread, [[5. noun]], and wine shop, and sat down next to an extremely tall guy at the bar.

After shutting the restaurant down, and realizing that cheese would be heavily involved in their future relationship, they walked down the street to the nearest whiskey bar. Yes, they quickly realized that their love for cheese was not the only thing they had in common.

Becka and Jon's first date ended after closing down the wine bar, tasting whiskey, and having some late night Thai and Sushi.

As Jon walked Becka home, she talked about the [[6. synonym for amazing]] downstairs bodega at her building. Shockingly, the bodega was closed. Apparently, this was the latest either of them had stayed out in a long time.

Three days later, they had their 2nd date. Becka [[7. adverb]] headed down to Jon’s neighborhood.

The first night she met Dude, she put her hand out and Dude walked back and forth to pet himself. She had no idea that years later they’d both have a tattoo of his paw print.

By Wednesday, December 20th, Jon and Becka had their [[8. adjective]] 3rd date, where their yearly gingerbread decorating competition began.

“Who’s Lisa Treister?” was the text Jon sent Becka. As Becka wondered what her mother had done this time, the next text came. “She liked and unliked a photo on my instagram.”

This was less than 2 weeks into the relationship and should have been a clear sign for Jon to run. Instead, Becka explained that she had told her mother about him, and that Lisa was incredibly [[9. adjective]] and apparently had taken it upon herself to find Jon’s social media pages.

By March, Jon [[10. adverb]] asked Becka to meet his family. Susan and Mike were driving into Chicago to see Hamilton and they wanted the new couple to join. Jon worked late and Becka took the bus downtown and walked into a [[11. adjective]] hotel bar, by herself, looking for two people she had never met. Bold.

When Becka’s friend Renee got married late April, Becka had no choice but to bring this tall guy down to Miami. Jon’s weekend in Miami included a [[12. adjective]] wedding on Miami Beach but also a [[14. adjective]] 3-year-olds birthday party. Knowing that meeting her parents would be rough, Becka’s aunt gave the two of them tickets to the Marlins game and a chance to [[15. adverb]] play catch on the field.

The weekend ended with Jon and his new best friend Lisa eating oysters, while Becka and Charles, looked on in some combination of envy and disgust.

Months went by and the two realized they loved spending time with each other as much as they loved [[16. noun]] and baseball. By the end of 2023, Becka and Jon had [[17. adverb]] camped in 10 states and attended over 30 [[18. adjective]] baseball games.

In fact, it was on one of their camping trips, when Jon proposed. Becka had been outside, watching the [[19. number]] potatoes baking on the fire. She had no idea Jon was inside preparing to ask such a [[20. expletive]] big question. Jon strummed his ukulele and sang. When he asked the question, Becka was so shocked and surprised, she repeatedly said “WHAT?” until he put the ring on her pinky (that’s another story) and they were officially engaged.

Registry