First Entry

Hello blogosphere!
This is the first of many entries sharing the amazing adventures of two people deeply in love with one another and the world around them. There are no limits to the direction this blog can take and entries and discussion are open in the spirit of the authors' approach to life. However, chances are some entries will commonly touch on the authors' passions, which most commonly include one another (I love you sweetie!), their families and friends, western and eastern medicine including integrative and alternative medicine, foreign cultures and languages, medical mission trips, dancing (salsa and swing), sailing, surfing, traveling, humanism, spiritualism (like Buddhism and Presbyterianism), mindfulness, interesting books, movies and music that touch on all of the above, and of course food (especially local, organic and delicious)!

Here is some background about the authors for all those wondering how they met and fell so madly in love. Josh and Steph grew up on opposite coasts. Josh is from northern Florida and Steph is from northern California. However both come from like-minded families that love and support them, invested in their educations, taught them compassion, and cultivated in them a joy for the outdoors and for life in general. Josh and Steph explored after high school by going to college in Virginia and Indiana respectively. The also studied abroad in Germany and England and majored in history and anthropology respectively. After this transformative time they returned to the areas where they grew up. Josh and Steph eventually decided to go to medical school and coincidentally started their training in the same year with Josh in Florida once again and Steph in Oregon.

As fate would have it they both became very involved in humanistic and alternative medicine activities in medical school, and they were accepted to plan a medical student retreat near Santa Cruz, CA with three other students that focused on these topics. After exchanging multiple emails and calls and quickly visiting the elective site a year prior the retreat started in late March of 2011. The Sunday when they finally arrived at the elective site and saw one another again it was love at first sight. Josh and Steph quickly realized what an incredibly special bond they had and the thousands of things they shared in common. After a surfing excursion to Santa Cruz, camping in Big Sur, playing piano and dancing together, Shamanic journeying together, sharing multiple transpersonal discussions, laughing till they cried and cooking many meals with one another they were head over heels in love with each another. Josh and Steph are so happy to have found one another and love each day they spend in one another's company. They look forward to getting to married, having a family, pursuing their passions, and living each day to the fullest. Life is so full and rich, and Josh and Steph enjoy soaking it all up side-by-side.