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Our Story

First trip to Disneyland

2013

Met as freshmen at CLU

2014

Randomly had Mult 101 together spring semester
Started dating on December 19

2015

First trip to Disneyland together
First trip to the LA County Fair together
First Halloween couple's costume

First Couple's Halloween Costume

Allyssa's screensaver since 2015

2016

Chu graduates (early) from CLU
Chu starts grad school at Kent State
First trip to 626 Night Market together

2017

Allyssa graduates CLU
Chu graduates from Kent State
Allyssa starts grad school at USC

2018

Allyssa switches to Android OS (very important)

Chu's Graduation from CLU

Allyssa's Graduation from USC

2019

Allyssa graduates from USC
First trip to the Renaissance Faire

2020

Allyssa gets really into Animal Crossing
Chu gets really into the nerdcore music scene

2021

Chu's first Comic-Con trip
First trip together to Allyssa's favorite city, Seattle

Allyssa & Chu at Renn Faire

ADA friendly trip to Huntington

2022

Chu's first Comic Con trip
Moved in together

2023

Allyssa sprains her ankle and is in a boot for 6 weeks. Three months later, Chu tears his Achilles tendon, in a cast for 2 months, and a boot for 6 weeks. Surgery is required. Allyssa and Chu go to the same PT for about a month. Thankfully yes, we've both made full recoveries since 2023.

Allyssa & Chu adopt Pepita Henrie & Suya

First International Trip to Costa Rica

2024

First international trip to Costa Rica
Survived a timeshare presentation together
Adopted kittens, Suya and Pepita
Got engaged on December 19

2025

Chu's first Dodger game

2026

Married!

Chu's first Dodger Game

The Proposal

Planning a surprise proposal for someone who doesn’t like surprises is a strategic challenge. With Allyssa hating surprises, I thought our anniversary would be an obvious day for a proposal—but somehow, she was still completely caught off guard.

On our 10-year anniversary, we followed our usual tradition of exchanging gifts. As always, I had to prepare an entire arsenal of presents since our anniversary, Christmas, and her birthday all collide in one financially devastating stretch of the calendar. Allyssa, on the other hand, casually tossed me her gift, completely unaware that this particular celebration would be different.

While she was thinking nothing of it, I was already on one knee, telling her how much she means to me and how important it was for me to take this next step. Somehow, despite the "obvious timing," she was so surprised that she doesn’t even remember if she said yes (she did…obviously).

We then went to Firefly in Studio City to celebrate over sparkling wine, steak, and, of course, ice cream, because what better way to wrap up an unforgettable day than with dessert? — Chu

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