The day before Thanksgiving 2013, we went on a freezing group camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park. At this point, we had not been dating, but this is definitely where it all started. For this reason and many more, Joshua Tree will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Our story
We met while teaching children about fossilized dinosaur poop at Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena.
Romantic, right?
Oddly, it was!
Below is a condensed timeline of our 10 years together.
11/27/2013
03/18/2014
From that day forward, we continued to get to know each other, spending time both on and off the clock.
08/09/2014
Ivan was the Educator of the Year & after that tremendous achievement, it was time for him to move into his field of expertise. Despite no longer being able to sneak kisses in the animal insectary...
Joshua Tree, years later
our adventures continued!
12/31/2022
The proposal
It was just our 10 year anniversary & close friends were in town, which created the perfect proposal opportunity! One of our favorite museums, The Velaslavasay Panorama, had just changed their main exhibit, so we went for a visit. Jacquie pointed out right away, "there's a couple in the painting that just got married!". Subconsciously, she must've known! Ivan shook his head happily, said "perfect", dropping to one knee & asked the age-old question. She said "what?! shut up. no! I mean, yes!"