We met in the summer of 2021 in San Diego while working together at UC San Diego Health. Mitch had been on the team for about a year when Molly joined the Breast Oncology group. What started as a professional partnership quickly turned into a close friendship as we worked side-by-side coordinating clinical trials and caring for patients.

Not long after Molly moved into a house in North Park, just a half mile from Mitch, we began spending more time together with friends, joining a local kickball league, and making the most of San Diego life. Between weekends with friends and dinners around the neighborhood, we spent more and more time together. In early December, we officially started dating (and managed to keep it quiet at work—briefly!).

From there, life moved quickly in the best way. In 2022, we met each other’s families, first at Molly’s family ranch, then back in Michigan for a summer trip. Later that year, Mitch changed jobs and we celebrated with a California road trip.

In 2023, we moved to Milton-Freewater, Oregon, where Mitch worked in the vineyards with Molly’s brother, Jack. Molly continued her role at UCSD remotely, and we loved living close to family and enjoying small-town life together.

In 2024, we headed to Madison, Wisconsin, after Mitch was accepted into a master’s program in Soil Science at UW-Madison. Soon after, Molly was accepted into an accelerated nursing program there as well. We’ll both graduate in May 2026 and were especially excited to share an alma mater. Mitch will continue at UW-Madison pursuing his PhD in soil science, and Molly will begin her nursing career in the transplant unit at UW Health.

From San Diego to Oregon to Wisconsin, we’ve built a life full of adventure, family, friends, new chapters, and plenty of laughs. We can’t wait to celebrate the next one with you.