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There is a great deal of debate in our relationship about whether Al Gore, Tim Berners-Lee, or Gary Kremen introduced us. One thing we do agree on is that it was a fortunate twist of fate and a very complex compatibility algorithm that put my Match.com profile in front of Jess one night. Little did she know how much that simple click on my Match.com profile would change the course of our lives.

A few emails and several phone calls later, Jess and I found ourselves on a first date, laughing hystericallyand trying to keep up with too many Bingo cards at the Longmont Bingo Alley. Ten days and ten dates later, we were finding that we did not want to be without each other.

Four and a half years later, I decided that there is no need for us to ever be without each other. This morning, halfway down into the Grand Canyon, as the sun was rising over the lip of the canyon walls, I asked Jess if she’d like to continue these fun, exciting adventures for the rest of our lives.

She said yes.

After our sunrise hike, we got on the road in search of a good breakfast place.  Somewhere just outside the middle of nowhere, we found The Peace Tree Juice Cafe.  On a day where I thought we’d be lucky to find a McDonalds, the homemade, healthy breakfast  and latte was a treat.

The drive down to the Grand Canyon was very interesting.  The landscape looks like the moon, only with six times more gravity.  In any case, it was nice to finally see this enormous canyon that so many people gloat about.  It really is breathtaking.  You can see the most incredible photos of the Grand Canyon, but nothing can quite illustrate the grandeur of it.

We woke up early this morning in order to watch the sunrise amongst the splendor of the canyons.

Today we drove from Glenwood Springs, CO to Canyonlands National Park, UT.  Canyonlands is where Aaron Ralston spent 127 hours pinned between a rock and a hard place.  We only planned to spend one night there.

We had a nice evening hike around some old caves where bandits used to hang out in the days of the Wild West.  My knee is still very much recovering, so we couldn’t do anything too crazy.