we began dating in 2023 after discovering that we had innumerable mutual friends, common interests, and shared experiences unbeknownst to us. the following month was spent getting to know each other long distance as we had separate travel plans that lined up so that we were apart for an entire month. once we were finally in the same place again, we spent a lot of our time on evening walks with ice cream, making dinner together, playing games at goodline brewery with friends, and traveling back and forth to Albuquerque to visit family. since beginning our relationship, we have continued to push each other to try new things, like anna eating new foods, mark adopting a cat, teaching anna how to ski, and mark perfecting his margarita recipe. we are excited for our future together and feel so blessed to have so much love & support from our friends and family!