We found love adventuring the world together…
And now we want to celebrate our greatest adventure yet with you.
Our story began in the Bay Area in 2024, where we quickly bonded over our mutual love for travel, adventure, and endless yapping… falling in love somewhere between the trees of Redwood National Park, cliffs of Yosemite, banks of Lake Tahoe, vineyards of Napa, snowy hikes of Wrights Lake, sunsets of Cabo, bright lights of Las Vegas, and parks of Mexico City. Little did we know our adventure was just beginning…
In July 2025, we (Holland included) boarded a flight to Northern Italy, where Megan would begin a 2-year assignment as the Director of Operations, Civil Engineering at Aviano Air Base. The plan was to schedule one round trip at a time, banking on Amy’s ability to sleep on long-haul flights and her work remaining fully remote. The rural-Italy learning curve was steep — but a few allergic reactions, language barriers, and housing mishaps later, Northern Italy began to feel like home, and our little family was taking shape before our eyes.
Within our first year, we defeated Italian bureaucracy and secured a coveted Digital Nomad Visa for Amy, allowing her to come and go easily. We also traveled… A LOT. Our fridge magnet collection proudly displaying our European conquests across Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, UK, Spain, and Switzerland, highlighted by the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Through most of our travels, we caught ourselves constantly routing to alpine lakes: Bled, Como, Barcis, Misurina, and dozens more we can’t pronounce. It was no surprise (ok maybe a litttle) when Megan popped the question on the water surrounded by the mountains of Lake Garda in May 2026. It was only fitting that Amy play an uno reverse card, reciprocating the question in the Dolomites, surrounded by the emerald green waters of Lake Braies.
Italian mountain lakes hold a special place in our hearts and story, as do you—we can’t imagine celebrating our next chapter anywhere else with with the people who helped us get here.
Next up on our adventure list: celebrating with you!
See you at Lake Maggiore!
Bonus content: there's two sides to every story, here both versions of how we came to be.
