Story
In early 2016, Mike and I were both working at Affirm, just a small SF startup. Everyone at Affirm was young, energetic and excited to be spending long days and nights at the office working and hanging out together. I had moved to San Francisco not long before and knew almost no one in the city - Affirm was my dream come true. Mike was working as an ML engineer and I had just joined as the new office manager - an unlikely pair. :) I'm so glad I decided to sit with the cute redhead at lunch (I didn't know anyone yet)! I probably caught his eye because I was trying to use a fork and knife to cut into the tamale (yes, husk on. *face palm*). We hit it off immediately and have been inseparable ever since. Mike's closest friends gave their stamp of approval after our first karaoke session at Yamasho! I've also learned how to properly eat tamales and am now not as embarrassing to Mike as a California-native.
A handful of years later, we've bought our first house, are puppy parents to Wally, and will be getting married in one of our favorite places on earth. Mike popped the question on the slopes of Mt. Hood in December 2020 with my dream ring. All in all, we feel blessed and lucky to say that 2020 was a great year for us.
We can't wait to celebrate at the Orchard this coming fall and welcome our friends and family to our new home in Oregon.