Matt and Meagan met while working at a tiny college access nonprofit in SF, where they bonded over the shared trauma of living on subsistence salaries in the Bay Area and sharing a too-small office with their coworker who would detain them daily for hours with tales of his very cute kids. Don't worry, there was no office scandal.

After they both left their jobs in search of better pay, they became good friends. After a series of hangouts that felt increasingly more like dates, they realized there was a spark.... only a few weeks before Meagan was set to start a new job in Mexico.

And so, unexpectedly, they found themselves in a long distance relationship. They got to fall in love with and in Mexico. Their first year was a whirlwind of archeological and architectural marvels, natural wonders, mariachi serenades, plus infinite tacos and micheladas.

Realizing this was becoming something more serious, Meagan moved back to Bay. They were thrilled to get to experience daily life together in SF's Mission neighborhood until suddenly, they found themselves in lockdown in an apartment of 6. They made the most of this weird time, from roommate D&D campaigns, to online trivia with friends around the world, to Matt growing his hair out for the very last time. Eventually, they moved into their own apartment in Oakland and embraced a new normal, but realized if settling down was to ever be in the future, they needed to look beyond the Bay.

And so, with new remote jobs, they departed on a whirlwind venture that took them across the US and back to Mexico, while they contemplated where they wanted to land.

They decided Seattle was a worthwhile place to land for a while, and so they spent a year there. Aside from soaking in the beauty of the PNW, their biggest accomplishment during this time was welcoming their pride and joy, Tux, to the family.