we had our first date at a blues concert in brighton, ma on march 5, 2020 – exactly eight days before all students were kicked out of plymouth hospital, where maya was finishing her midwifery integration/residency. on march 16, 2020, it seemed like the world might be ending and karl fearlessly invited this girl he’d known for 12 days to move in with his parents in upstate ny. thanks to the remarkable generosity and hospitality of karl’s parents, the endless support and wisdom of maya’s parents, a lot of time in the mountains, and many hot tub and stargazing evenings, here we are!