Brief Parts Of Their Story

Learn how they met and journeyed together

November 4, 2022
La Maja, Redwood City, CA

First Date

Met up for empanadas and wine. At this time Pawel lives and works in San Jose. Lana lives in Concord and works in San Francisco. Their homes are 53.6 miles away from each other 🤔 someone must have increased their search radius, or they crossed paths.

November 30, 2022
Mumu Hot Pot, Foster City, CA

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 both.

December 15, 2022
Chuan Chim Thai, Foster City, CA

Third Date

They are getting to know each other a little bit. This might go somewhere... 🕊️

January 6, 2023
McGrail Vineyards & Fenestra Winery, Livermore, CA

Meet the brother 😳

Pawel meets Lana's brother Roma and his wife Albina for some wine and cheese tasting. 🍷🧀

April 14, 2023
Oakland Area, Oakland, CA

Meet the parents 😅

Pawel meets Lana's parents for the first time at the Muse concert. Father Viktor and mom Lyudmila. 🎸🔊🎶

April 21, 2023
Aptos & Santa Cruz, CA

First Weekend Getaway

Lana & Pawel chillout in Aptos and Santa Cruz. Beachtime, pool time, hiking and cooking together. 🌊⛱️

May 2, 2023
San Francisco, CA

Let's Make It Official

Pawel & Lana go out to celebrate Lana's bday and they officialy become a couple during that date. 👩‍❤️‍👨

May 5, 2023
Sea Ranch, CA

Lana's Bday Celebration

Pawel joins Lana's family and close friends for a weekend of birthday celebration. It is a big deal that she invited him, Sea Ranch is a special place for her and her family. 🌊🎂🥳

June 23, 2023
Yosemite, CA

Hiking Trip

Lana and Pawel explore Yosemite with Cameron and Julia. This place is breathtaking. 🏔️

August 23, 2023
Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY

East Coast Trip

Pawel visits Lana while she was in Philly working on her experiments. They take a weekend trip to NYC. 🗽🌃

September 9, 2023
Riviera Maya, Mexico 🇲🇽

Mexico Trip With Pawel's Family 😳😅

Lana meets Pawel's family for the first time. Dad Bolek, mom Krystyna, sister Magdalena and brother in law John. ¡Arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro! 🪕🍋‍🟩

November 2, 2023
Sea Ranch, CA

Trip To Sea Ranch

Trip to sea ranch with Roma and Albina and Cameron and Julia. Spoiler alert, Albina and Roma will have a baby girl soon. 👶

December 14, 2023
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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. 🏔️🏂⛄

December 20, 2023
Des Plaines IL & Chicago, IL

Christmas In Chicago

Lana's first Christmas with Pawel's family and friends. 🎄⛪🎅

December 31, 2023
Concord, CA

New Years In Concordo

Pawel's first New Years celebration with Lana's family and friends. 🎄🥳🎁

March 24, 2024
Concord, CA

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 debrieffing at various sushi spots. They found a perfect fixer upper a few miles away from Lana's mom's and brother's house. 🏡

November 15, 2024
French Polynesia

Trip To Tahiti & Morea

Time for a tropical vacation. 🌴🐙🐢🏖️

November 17, 2024
Tahiti, French Polynesia

The Proposal

Pawel pops the question, Lana says yes. The rest is great. 🌅💍 Come to the wedding!

"Tam gdzie się kocha, nigdy nie zapada noc. Serce to cząstka człowieka, Które tęskni, kocha i czeka."

- Adam Mickiewicz

"Что есть ад? Я утверждаю, что это страдание от невозможности любить."

- Фёдор Достоевский, Братья Карамазовы

"Forever is composed of nows."

- Emily Dickinson