We met in July 2021 when we both began working as RAs on the third floor of Aloha Tower at Hawaiʻi Pacific University. It’s hard not to believe in fate when two people born more than 3,600+ miles apart somehow found their way to the same island, the same job, and the same moment in time. We began dating on September 21, 2021, and from that day on, time has felt both wonderfully still and impossibly fast. Since that summer, we've moved from Hawaii to Missouri to Vermont, and grown even closer every step of the way. One thing's for sure, we'd find each other in every lifetime.

Trip to Kauai, HI

Ian's 21st birthday in AK!

Trip to Kauai, HI!

Carli graduated from Hawaii Pacific University!

Another trip to the beautiful island of Kauai!

Trip to Big Island, Hawaii!

Oahu, Hawaii

Ian graduated from Hawaii Pacific University!

Life on Oahu

Trip to Alaska

The place we met, the place we will always adore.

North Shore, Oahu

The summer we moved to Kansas City, Missouri!

Nome, AK!

Beaver Lake, Arkansas!

Chicago!

Ian proposed in Kauffman Memorial Flower Gardens in Kansas City, MO. It was the most perfect day!

Best. Day. Ever.

Last day living in KCMO!

We moved to Vermont as Ian began his first year in medical school at Dartmouth. We also adopted a rescue dog named Lightning McQueen!

White Coat Ceremony!

Trip to Boston, MA!