A truly modern love story: we met on OkCupid! For those that don't know what that is, it was an app in 2016. Is it still around?!

Our first date was at Joe's Cafe, a Santa Barbara staple. We drank whiskey sours (Holly) and 805s (Ben) and talked the night away. We quickly started spending all of our time together. Going to the movies, the beach, hikes and everything in between.

After a year of dating, we moved into our first crappy small apartment (and loved it). We adopted our sweet boy Oliver and quickly became a little family of 3.

On our 7th anniversary, Ben proposed at sunrise at the summit of Haleakalā in Maui.

We have been through so many huge life changes together over the last 8 years. We have moved 6 times, 4 of those in 2 years. We have made huge leaps and stumbled when they didn't turn out as expected. We have survived the unknown of a global pandemic, dealt with the stress of multiple job changes and supported each other through grief and the loss of loved ones.

We have also experienced the joy of celebrating big milestones, spent countless hours laughing with close friends and spent time traveling and experiencing new things.

On our 9th anniversary, we plan to finally make it official. We hope you will come celebrate with us.

*By the time you read this we will have moved again. Please pray for our sanity.