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Blake & Lisa Rose

July 17, 2027 • Oak Harbor, Washington
266 Days To Go!

Blake & Lisa Rose

July 17, 2027 • Oak Harbor, Washington
266 Days To Go!

Our Story

Somewhere, a picnic. The oldest evidence we have. Were we dating? Unclear. Were we in grad school? Yes. Did anything come of this? Apparently.

July 10, 2013

Somewhere, a picnic. The oldest evidence we have. Were we dating? Unclear. Were we in grad school? Yes. Did anything come of this? Apparently.
Spring Break, Boston. Our first trip together. A promising sign.

May 23, 2015

Spring Break, Boston. Our first trip together. A promising sign.
Blake graduated. A big deal. We marked the occasion by making faces.

December 16, 2016

Blake graduated. A big deal. We marked the occasion by making faces.
England, first visit. Blake moved there for work. Lisa visited. This became a pattern. Many frequent flyer miles were earned.

March 23, 2017

England, first visit. Blake moved there for work. Lisa visited. This became a pattern. Many frequent flyer miles were earned.
A work "date," circa grad school in Milwaukee. Blake had a real job. Lisa had a dissertation. We called it romance. It was.

May 23, 2018

A work "date," circa grad school in Milwaukee. Blake had a real job. Lisa had a dissertation. We called it romance. It was.
Sydney, Australia. Lisa had a conference. Blake had dessert and adventures.

June 17, 2019

Sydney, Australia. Lisa had a conference. Blake had dessert and adventures.
The London Underground. En route to a museum. Allegedly voluntary.

July 23, 2019

The London Underground. En route to a museum. Allegedly voluntary.
Lisa had a dissertation fellowship in Cambridge. She (sort of) wrote a lot and almost got stuck there. It was fine.

February 13, 2020

Lisa had a dissertation fellowship in Cambridge. She (sort of) wrote a lot and almost got stuck there. It was fine.
Lisa finishes her PhD. She considers 2021 the real date. The university disagreed.

June 04, 2022

Lisa finishes her PhD. She considers 2021 the real date. The university disagreed.
Museum (Australia!) - Blake has a two-hour limit. Lisa does not.

May 23, 2023

Museum (Australia!) - Blake has a two-hour limit. Lisa does not.
(British) Museum - Somewhere around hour one. We looked at marbles and marveled at the signs.

May 23, 2023

(British) Museum - Somewhere around hour one. We looked at marbles and marveled at the signs.
(Art) Museum - The Tate. A Yayoi Kusama infinity room. A very fancy lunch. Blake came willingly (he likes art). Lisa is had the time of her life.

May 23, 2023

(Art) Museum - The Tate. A Yayoi Kusama infinity room. A very fancy lunch. Blake came willingly (he likes art). Lisa is had the time of her life.
Benasque, Spain. Blake had a two-week conference. Lisa had the mountains, her knitting, a very good coffee, and a 16th century village.

July 23, 2024

Benasque, Spain. Blake had a two-week conference. Lisa had the mountains, her knitting, a very good coffee, and a 16th century village.
Edinburgh, Scotland. We got rained on. We went to a chocolate tourist trap. No regrets.

August 04, 2024

Edinburgh, Scotland. We got rained on. We went to a chocolate tourist trap. No regrets.
Last summer with a Cambridge address. Blake moved to Wisconsin. We have opinions about this - location to be determined

August 13, 2025

Last summer with a Cambridge address. Blake moved to Wisconsin. We have opinions about this - location to be determined

Twelve years, two continents, one adventure

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Almost twelve years, two continents, several states, countless museums, a few trips here and there, one chocolate tourist trap in Scotland, and now Wisconsin. Not a bad run. We're throwing a party — we hope you'll come.