Later that week they had drinks with his friends, and took turns drawing each other on a bar menu. She kept it and still has it.
The story of
Mark & Lisy
Almost four years ago, fate and inscrutable family connections brought Mark and Lisandra together for what amounted to a few hours over the course of a week. Their story unfolded across years and continents, and now they're getting married! This is their story.
Houston, TX
May 2015
A research student position at MD Anderson brought her to Houston, where she was staying with his best friend's family. He went out for dinner and karaoke one night with his friends, and she was there. Sparks flew, but there was one problem (technically two problems): they were both already in relationships. Romance would have to wait.
Houston, TX
July 2012
He was immediately smitten with her accent, and asked her questions just to hear her speak.
Summer ended and they went separate ways, but the chemistry had been undeniable, and strong enough to keep them from forgetting each other during the next year.
Her previous relationship ended, and she was on-call at medical school for 36 hours at a time, falling asleep whenever and wherever possible.
Monterrey, MX
February 2013
Austin, TX
June 2013
He ended his previous relationship, quit his marketing job, and moved to Austin to start fresh.
She made the first move and messaged him on Facebook.
Monterrey, MX
July 2013
Austin, TX
July 2013
He (half) joked that he could come visit her in Monterrey. She played along and asked what weekend he'd be there.
They decided on a weekend for him to visit, and he drove (yes, drove) to Monterrey from Austin, arriving several hours late. That night they went to a carnival, and he waited so long to kiss her she thought he wasn't interested. He definitely was.
Monterrey, MX
August 2013
Austin, TX
October 2013
He accidentally told her he loved her for the first time on the phone while she was falling asleep at the hospital.
She told him she loved him for the first time, and slow danced with him to his favorite band.
Monterrey, MX
October 2013
She taught him how to dance bachata at a Christmas party.
Monterrey, MX
December 2013
He drove seven hours to surprise her with tres leches cake while she was on call at the hospital.
She was accepted into the WHO internship, and rented a small apartment in Geneva months ahead of time.
Guayaquil, EC
February 2014
He decided to radically change his career and applied to a programming bootcamp.
Austin, TX
March 2014
His dad gave him air miles as a birthday present so he could visit her in Switzerland.
While he was in Switzerland, they visited museums, vineyards, hipster theaters, trivia bars, ate croissants every morning, took an insane amount of pictures, and realized that they were even better together than they thought.
Geneva, CH
May 2014
She took him on a tour to see Aztec pyramids for their anniversary.
Mexico City, MX
September 2014
Houston, TX
November 2014
He moved back to Houston and started his first job as a software engineer, using his first check to buy a ticket to Ecuador to meet her family.
She acted as a translator when his Spanish failed, but he held his own. They went to the beach and to the mountains, and he felt at home with her family, and started to think this was the girl he'd spend the rest of his life with.
She graduated medical school!
Monterrey, MX
January 2015
He wouldn’t have missed her graduation for the world, and while he was there, he dropped the first hint with her dad that he was thinking about marrying her.
She called the tow truck for him and acted very surprised when he finally arrived.
Monterrey, MX
February 2015
He got two flat tires while driving to surprise her for Valentine's Day.
Despite the romantic gestures he'd been planning, when he visited her in March of 2015, he brought the ring just in case the right moment presented itself. It did. He proposed on a mountaintop at sunset, and after a terrifyingly long silence she said yes.
Houston, TX
May 2015
They got civilly married on June 26, 2015. She wore a little white dress, and he was speechless when he saw her. They were late to their own wedding.
Guayaquil, EC
July 2016
and on July 23, 2016...
They're getting married again!
( This time in the church. And you're invited! )
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