Katherine was planning a cross-country relocation from Kansas to Southern California. A couple weeks before she was to leave she underwent a bit of a confidence crisis, what if she wasn't attractive by California standards? What if she were a Kansas 7 and a California 2 and she was going to die alone in an apartment she'd probably paid too much for with 30 cats?

To allay her fears she decided to activate an old dating profile for OkCupid! and move the location to California pre-emptively. She wanted to do a bit of "user-testing", if you will, to see if she received the same influx of messages/inappropriate photos she had received when using the site in Kansas years before. So she sat down at the computer, re-activated the profile, changed the location to California, and immediately screwed it up by accidentally clicking on a profile and they notify them when you do that. Panicking, she immediately closed the browser attempting to convince herself that would help.

The next day Katherine opened up the site to check her inbox and was relieved to see the data showed she was still attractive by California standards. Scrolling through the messages one caught her eye that began with, "I saw you stopped by..." and she knew she couldn't be a dick and not talk to this guy, she'd clicked on his profile first. And so Katherine and Garrett started talking, as it turned out they worked in the same field and had many common interests.

Garrett was a little shocked and surprised when he discovered Katherine hadn't actually moved to California yet, and briefly wondered if he was being catfished. With Katherine's assurances that she is actually moving they keep chatting online.

The next week, Garrett goes on a week-long backpacking hike in the Sequoia National Forest. There’s no cell reception, and he has zero means of communicating with the outside world. Will Katherine even remember him when he returns?

Garrett takes Katherine rock climbing for the first time. Katherine finds climbing up the walls far more preferable than the terrifying experience of coming back down.

Garrett treats Katherine to her first adult trip to Medieval Times. They subsequently go two more times in the next two months with separate family groups. Neither of them will be suggesting another visit any time soon.

Katherine plans a weekend in Seattle to celebrate Garrett’s birthday. They visit all the usual tourist locations and have a great time sight-seeing on a harbor cruise at sunset. At the end of the trip it’s agreed that Garrett will plan the next weekend vacation.

Garrett plans a weekend in Portland to celebrate the act of vacationing. Having meant to ask Katherine to marry him for months now, Garrett decides Portland is the time to do it. Conveniently, he has the freedom to plan the whole getaway in secret. The venue is picked. A photographer is booked. A breakfast restaurant named ‘Harlow’ is found. Garrett continues his clandestine plans, adding additional events in attempts to throw her off the trail, should she get wise to the trip’s ultimate goal.

The much anticipated big day has arrived. Garrett manages to get Katherine to take a photo with him before leaving the hotel and sneakily sends it off to the photographer for reference. They hop in an uber and head to breakfast at Harlow. Katherine is surprised and in love with the restaurant, especially after learning the owner was planning to also name her dog Harlow. Great success. After their scrumptious breakfast, they head to their next destination, The International Rose Test Garden. Upon arriving, the couple wander around aimlessly (not really, Garrett stalled for a bit so the photographer could set up) and eventually end up in the Gold Medal Garden. Guiding Katherine toward the fountain in the center of the garden, they stop and admire their surroundings. Garrett drops to a knee and produces a jewelry box he had been hiding since early morning. The photographer suddenly leaps out from behind a bush and starts snapping photos as Garrett asks the love of his life to marry him. She says yes!