We originally met at Lill Street art studio (Montrose/Ravenswood) back in about 6th grade, taking a ceramics class. We met up again in high school when I transferred in to Lane Tech in 2008.

We started dating in 2013 when Sanjay was attending University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and I was at DePaul University, living at home in Chicago.

When I graduated from vet school at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 2019, I moved out to the the burbs, wayyyyy out in Elgin for 2 years to be closer to my job, while Sanjay lived in the city. Finally, we moved in together and lived in some good and some bad apartments. But then, last year, we finally bought our little dream house in Chicago.

We got engaged on Washington Island, Wisconsin (a special and beloved place for us) on August 1, 2024, our 11 year anniversary :) It was a complete surprise to me!

We are both super happy and looking forward to many more adventures yet to come.

Love y'all! Thanks for celebrating with us!

Niki and Sanjay