Brief Parts Of Their Story
Learn how they met and journeyed together
First Date
Met up for empanadas and wine. Pawel lived and worked in San Jose. Lana lived in Concord and worked in San Francisco. Their homes were 53.6 miles away from each other ๐ค someone must have increased their search radius to finally cross paths.
Second Date
Yea it took a while for the second date. One of them must have been really busy, playing hard to get, or a bit of both.
Third Date
They are getting to know each other a little bit. This might go somewhere... ๐๏ธ
Meet the brother ๐ณ
Pawel meets Lana's brother Roma and his wife Albina for some wine and cheese tasting. ๐ท๐ง
Meet the parents ๐
Pawel meets Lana's parents for the first time at the Muse concert. Father Viktor and mom Lyudmila. ๐ธ๐๐ถ
First Weekend Getaway
Lana & Pawel chillout in Aptos and Santa Cruz. Beachtime, pool time, hiking and cooking together. ๐โฑ๏ธ
Let's Make It Official
Pawel & Lana go out to celebrate Lana's bday and they officially become a couple during that date. ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ
Lana's Bday Celebration
Pawel joins Lana's family and close friends for a weekend of birthday celebrations. It is a big deal that she invited him, Sea Ranch is a special place for her and her family. ๐๐๐ฅณ
Hiking Trip
Lana and Pawel explore Yosemite with Cameron and Yulia. This place is breathtaking. ๐๏ธ
East Coast Trip
Pawel visits Lana while she is in Philly working on her experiments. They take a weekend trip to NYC. ๐ฝ๐
Mexico Trip With Pawel's Family ๐ณ๐
Lana meets Pawel's family for the first time. Dad Bolek, mom Krystyna, sister Magdalena and brother in law John. ยกArriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro! ๐ช๐โ๐ฉ
Trip To Sea Ranch
Trip to Sea Ranch with Roma, Albina, Cameron and Yulia. Spoiler alert, Albina and Roma will have a baby girl soon. ๐ถ
Lana Picks Up Snowboarding
Lana's first snowboarding trip. She shreds the snow like there is no tomorrow. Only wipes out a few dozen times. ๐๏ธ๐โ
Christmas In Chicago
Lana's first Christmas with Pawel's family and friends. ๐โช๐
New Years In Concordo
Pawel's first New Years celebration with Lana's family and friends. ๐๐ฅณ๐
Time To Move In Together
Pawel and Lana move in together. For the last several months they spent a good amount of spare time together touring open houses all over the Bay Area and debriefing at various sushi spots. They found a perfect fixer upper a few miles away from Lana's mom's and brother's homes. ๐ก
Trip To Tahiti & Morea
Time for a tropical vacation. ๐ด๐๐ข๐๏ธ
The Proposal
Pawel pops the question, Lana says yes. The rest is great. ๐ ๐ Come to the wedding!
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