https://www.rueandmickey.com/ourstory daily 0.75 2019-06-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c0e26986d2a73796733a9f2/1544431312987/Proposal_Story.gif Our Story - THE PROPOSAL 2018 We both knew we would marry so I wanted to surprise Rue with the proposal. After Rue unknowingly took a rain-check on my first attempt, I planned a proposal she couldn’t miss — a dinner at home right after work. I made sure to downplay the plans to avoid raising suspicion and it apparently worked too well. The time of our dinner date came and went. I paced around relighting candles and rearranging flowers as I waited. Finally, she arrived home. It turned out that she had taken a detour to pick up dry cleaning! The expression on her face, when I opened the front door to greet her, made it all worth it. After putting away the dry cleaning, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said, “yes!” and we were both so giddy and excited that we put the ring on the wrong hand! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b6129fe0e2e724a6bdb6108/1533103749844/DSC_0335.JPG Our Story - FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2009 Mickey and I were in the same Intro to Typography class at UCLA our freshman year, but he didn’t really make an impression until our final. I can still vividly picture Mickey walking in to class slightly damp, because it had been drizzling that day. Our final was to design and bind a book by hand — and I couldn’t help but be amused by what I saw when Mickey opened his book. He had accidentally bound all the pages backwards! He looked stunned, but then he made a joke and we laughed at it together. In that moment, I remember being drawn to his witty sense of humor and endearing optimism. After a few missed connections over summer break, we serendipitously found ourselves living on the same floor our sophomore year. Call it fate or luck, either way, we fell for one another and made it official that year! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b6132b30e2e724a6bdca32f/1533107965547/DSC_3109.JPG Our Story - Munich, Germany 2012 After graduation we took our first big trip across Europe, ending with Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b6147b22b6a28724ff209f3/1543990677720/IMG_0873.jpg Our Story - Geilo, Norway 2017 Norway 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c076b824fa51a16ee715d2b/1543990201339/Iceland.gif Our Story - ICELAND 2017 Here we are soaking in the mineral hot springs of Iceland. Best use of a layover, ever. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c07678a575d1f6f05466e71/1543989456221/RM_Safari_2.gif Our Story - South Africa 2017 Karaongwe, South Africa 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b61551f70a6adeaf2b07112/1543988501886/IMG_6908.JPG Our Story - CUPERTINO, CA 2015 With the addition of Mia, a Toy Australian Shepherd, we began establishing our small family in the Bay Area. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b61466d88251bdab3d37e96/1533108354809/IMG_5249.JPG Our Story - Bali, Indonesia 2015 Visiting the beautiful temples in Bali was a really memorable experience. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5b615763562fa752f4e5ac69/1533108037915/15156804_3580177136536_5759578460143631413_o.jpg Our Story - Half Dome, Yosemite 2016 This is us enjoying a triumphant rest on the mountain peak. Without any prep we relied on our dwindling reserves of youthful energy and hiked over 16 miles on this very long day. We probably won’t do this again anytime soon, so I’m glad we got some photo evidence to show our future kids. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c076ed3cd83663a5f488291/1543991006088/MVIMG_20171122_102339.jpg Our Story - BEIJING, CHINA 2017 We visited The Great Wall of China during the off-season months. A really serene and majestic sight to behold. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c076df970a6ad739297ba68/1543990866638/IMG_2218.JPG Our Story - TAIPEI, TAIWAN 2014 Grinning with full bellies after dining at Din Tai Fung in the Taipei 101 skyscraper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5c0b8eea4ae237fb81e43928/1544261379427/A36495AB-CA89-4FD2-A92D-9D012DA73005.jpg Our Story https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b512492c258b428dae8f550/t/5cdea5ef222ca90001ab810c/1558095352121/9C1F787D-CF80-40EF-8CC3-3BE91A6E01CD.jpeg Our Story https://www.rueandmickey.com/married daily 1.0 2019-07-02