Our Story
“You’re from an island, I’m from an island too!”
Who knew that message on Bumble would be it.
-Melina
Melina almost didn’t date me because she thought Bellevue was too far from Green Lake (it’s a 12 minute drive)
-Jamie
Ever since we met at Golden Gardens in Ballard, we became world travelers exploring different parts of the world together. From Portugal, Peru, Mexico, Iceland, Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, to Norway to New Jersey, we’ve never felt more at home than when we are out exploring together.
However we have also been known to go absolutely nowhere, eat an inhuman amount of pasta and lie on the couch. We thoroughly enjoy that too.
Our love for each other is so strong not even our sleep-deprived, hangry, plane-hopping selves could stop us from loving one another… except that one time at Lima airport when Jamie demanded Melina “just pick a freaking sandwich!”
We’re excited to start this new chapter together and see where this new adventure takes us!
Our first date! July 1, 2020
Visiting Jamie's family in Juneau, AK. Oct 2020
After hiking Mailbox Peak. October 2020
Beat the sun run up to Echo Peak near our house. Nov 2020
The first snow in our backyard! Dec 2020
Otter Falls with Nyny! May 2021
San Juan Island with Nyny
Juneau, AK. July 2021
Jamie's birthday! San Juan Island, 2021
Oregon Coast road trip with baby Nyny, Summer 2021
Spontaneous day hike to Lake Valhalla, Fall 2021
Larch Hike! Sept 2022
Bob Ross and a Masterpiece. Halloween 2022
Our vacation home on San Juan Island
Picking out our first Christmas tree. The plastic tree in December 2020 didn't count. December 2021
Christmas sledding December 2022
Madeira, Portugal. May 2022
Car ride?!
70s Dinner Party. Fall 2022
Yosemite! May 2023
Hot Air Balloon Ride! July 2021
Melina is a pirate in Peru. July 2022
Inca Ruins in Ollantaytambo, Peru. July 2022
Machu Picchu! July 2022
Sal De Maras in the Sacred Valley, Peru. July 2022
David Pumpkins and his Beat Girl Skeleton. 2022
Wedding in Guadalajara, Mexico! November 2022
Wedding in Oahu! December 2022
Tree of Life! Spring 2023
Uvita, Costa Rica. March 2023
Dog park!
Second time skydiving! August 2023
Sleepy 12 hour layover in Paris! August 2023
Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway! August 2023
Arctic cold plunge in Ramberg, Lofoten, Norway! August 2023
Mountaintop proposal in Ryten, Lofoten, Nowary, August 2023
Proposal!
Resistance was futile. Borg, Norway. August 2023
Blue Lagoon, Iceland! August 2023
Blue Lagoon, Iceland. August 2023
Chasing waterfalls in Iceland (Seljalandsfoss). August 2023
Melina's eyes are often closed in great photos. Iceland 2023
Haifoss, Iceland! August 2023
We grew a watermelon! September 2023
Carreterra Austral, Chile! Patagonia Trip, November 2023
Patagonia (Chile) November 2023
Windy at Lago Chelenko, Chile. December 2023
Icebergs ahead! El Chalten, Argentina. December 2023
Hike to Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Argentina. December 2023
Fitz Roy! El Chalten, Argentina. December 2023
Two lagoons at Fitz Roy, Argentina. December 2023
Snorkeling in Mazunte, Mexico February 2022
Hosteria Pehoe in Torres del Paine, Chile. December 2023
Sunrise hike to Torres del Paine, Chile. December 2023
Last Hope Distillery in Puerto Natales, Chile. Worth the wait! December 2023
Happy family on the ferry!