Moving to a new place and building up your community is difficult. Both Jose and Liz were struggling to build those connections, and comiserating in a shared online space about the desire to make friends and explore Austin. It was through those conversations that friendship developed.

Soon Liz realized she was looking forward to messages from Jose every day, and he realized he had a smile on his face every time he saw her name on his phone. Throughout those conversations, respect and a genuine enjoyment of each other's company developed.

Our early relationship was marked by a "brief" work from home lockdown that pushed us to develop fun rituals like "camping" in the living room, going for long drives in the beautiful Texas countryside, and supporting local restaurants on UberEats.

The pandemic, famous Texas freeze, and all these other moments in our modern love story gave us the opportunity to face the crazy challenges of the world and find a home in each other.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love & support as we celebrate our next chapter together.