a story

after a long courtship of ten years during which they fell in love, moved to washington dc, learned to make steamed buns and fresh pasta and macarons, adopted a cat named sparta, followed by another cat named momo, voted for the first time together, traveled all over, across the country, over the borders, over the seas, got bus sick, got airsick, got seasick, got themselves into all sorts of mishaps and escapades, including the time a sea lion nearly boarded and capsized their sea kayak, Jan decided to ask Olivia on one more adventure, to a city in the south of france, in which they missed their flights, lost their luggage, lost their way, crossed many bridges and several rivers, until finally Jan led Olivia to one last bridge, bent the knee and asked her for a lifetime of more adventures.

and she said okay.