We met as many modern millennials do these days...the internet :). It was serendipitous! I had moved to Santa Barbara after living in Colombia for almost 5 years and secured a teaching job in Monterey, CA. However, I decided to live with my brother when I found I would teach remotely for another year during the pandemic.

Hanna was living in Portland, Oregon with two (awesome) roommates and working at adidas. As for many of us during this time, she decided to move back home while working remotely.

We met her first week back in SB after talking back and forth for a few weeks. Our first date was just how you would expect; she picked me up at my house, and I came out in crutches (anotha knee surgery). We went on a beach walk at Haskell's, and the rest is history. We didn't know where it would lead, and we weren't thinking too far into the future, but we knew we had felt something unique and special.

Fast forward 6 months, and I was asked to move to Monterey, CA. Hanna came with me and my fur child, Ari, and that's when we started to build a life together.

Many hikes, camping trips, and incredible memories later, we're on our third year later living in a quaint casita in Pacific Grove. Recently, we added another fur child to our family.

2024 will be a big year for us and we feel ready. We're grateful for the life we get to build and for the opportunity to celebrate our relationship with loved ones!!

Along with a wedding, we may throw in a move, too, just to shake things up...but stay tuned. :)