It wouldn't be long.

Jackie & Jeff kept in touch and soon started talking about taking a spontaneous trip. Jeff had the idea to go to a train station, flip a coin, and get on a train to somewhere unknown...only problem is: trains from Denver and Albuquerque don't go very far. Instead, a road trip to the Grand Canyon came to be.

In June 2016, Jackie drove down to Albuquerque and the adventure began. Before she could even settle herself from the drive down, the two jumped in Jeff's car and headed West. They made it to the Grand Canyon just in time for the sunset and a beer (Elevated IPA) with an amazing view (see pictures that don't do it justice). Jackie and Jeff woke up early the next morning to hike down into the Canyon before it got too hot. Finishing up around mid-day, they jumped back into the car and headed down to Sedona for dinner and wine with another beautiful sunset view. The following day they would head back to New Mexico to revisit the UNM campus, visit friends, and make an afternoon/evening trip to Santa Fe (which they now celebrate as the start of their relationship). Jackie would head back to Colorado but the two were already talking about when they'd see each other again and would spend the next few months (and eventually years) travelling to see each other. In Spring 2017, Jeff finnnaally told Nanny (his spunky grandmother) that she could stop referring to Jackie as his "friend" and call her his girlfriend.

Fast forward to Fall 2018, Jeff sold his house and started making plans to move north. On Jackie's birthday the following spring, Jeff made the move to Denver. That summer, they bought a townhouse and adopted their puppy, Luna.

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