As fate would have it, Allison & Tori met on International Women's Day! After being invited to meet a group of women who dubbed themselves, "The Single Professional Lesbian Network," (and after some coaxing from their most supportive friends) they showed up — ready to give the group a shot... Allison knew the moment she shook Tori's hand that she had to know her. And, although they spent the rest of the evening on opposite ends of the table, the hug they shared while saying goodbye prompted Tori to ask Allison for her Instagram handle. As they parted ways (and Allison realized this is how the cool kids vet dating prospects), she looked down to see the squishy chunky pug on Tori's insta feed and promptly slipped into her DM’s. Too busy falling in love... they never went back to see the group — but they've been side by side at the table ever since. 

Allison and Tori were set to go to Paris on March 15, 2020 — the day the whole world shut down. While Allison had been busy planning a trip of a lifetime/preparing to eat and drink their way through Paris, Tori was getting her great-grandmother's 82 year old ring cleaned in preparation for a proposal in the most romantic city. However with flights cancelled and borders closed, instead of flying across the Atlantic, they flew to San Francisco... (which coincidently shut down the very next day). Determined to spend their time exploring, they drove up and down the California coast with a loaf of sourdough, a wedge of cheese, and zero traffic. It was perfect. Tori proposed in the middle of the Armstrong Redwoods and after — as they strolled through the Sonoma Market gathering items to prepare a celebratory feast,  Paris was no longer something they longed for. They'd embarked on a new adventure in a little slice of the earth that will forever be their favorite place.