Tracy: Andy called me up one night and asked me if I wanted to go out to dinner. When we got there we were halfway through the meal when he told me he just got a great job offer and was moving to Seattle.
Andy: I found out I was moving to Seattle, and was super nervous to tell Tracy about it. We hadn't been dating that long but I figured her reaction and my last few weeks in town would determine how we moved forward. Mostly, it was the right decision for me at the time, and I was just hoping for the best.
Tracy: I remember him telling me he was moving to Seattle, and all I could think was, that's that. I had had so much fun dating him and living back in Portland, that I really couldn't imagine being long distance. Yet, as it got closer to his moving date we became more and more inseparable. So we decided to give it a try and there were nights where Andy would drive down from Seattle on a Tuesday evening, just to go back on Wednesday morning for work. I started driving back and forth on the weekends, and we just naturally kept going. It was great because every time I came to Seattle, Andy always had something awesome planned for us.
Andy: While driving to see Tracy for even one night was worth it, it started taking it's toll. I hated being away from her, and I was racking up the speeding tickets driving back and forth. Much like I knew Seattle was the right choice for me, I knew she was too. I decided it was time to give her my best salesman pitch.
Tracy: I kid you not, I remember looking at my phone (a slider phone, or else I would have had a screenshot) and seeing that this speech had gone on for 46 minutes! Needless to say, he convinced me, and a month or so later I moved up. The rest is history!