3 years, 9 countries, and 27 inside jokes laterā¦ I got engaged to my best friend š„°
AND YES Iām gonna get sappy on main ok??
the funny thing is, neither of us really wanted to get married. we didnāt get the point.
but I was just feeling lucky to find someone so supportive, goofy, ambitious, and thoughtful.
weāve been through so much together. a torn ACL, starting a business, getting burnt out, donning a shalwar kameez, joining families, and traveling the world.
and the entire way, I just kept falling more in love.
thanks for being with me through it all.
hereās to a life together š
- Connor, co-signed by Fatema
first time ever traveling to South America and oh my god do mangos taste good outside of the US. sharing this video for the mems
feeling grateful to have taken one of those āfull heartā kind of vacations. I came back and felt totally recharged, which doesnāt always happen.
thereās so much to do in Brazil! we stayed for a week, went nonstop and there were still things we didnāt check off our list. I went hang gliding and fish snorkeling for the first time and I feel like Iām no longer scared of heights (at least not big ones).
anyways, wishing for more warm beach vibes as the Boston cold creeps up on me š„¶
welp, this is a photo dump Iāve been sitting on for a WHILE.
THIS IS MY BADASS PARTNER. we met at my former job, hence the hush hush. sheās the wisest person I know and makes me a better human every day. I am a lucky frigginā duck š¦
thank you Fatema for matching my goofy energy, seeing me for who I am, and lighting up my day with kind surprises š³
Iām in love, Iām in love, and I donāt care who knows it!! š„°
šš»1:54:56!!!! ~8:45/mi
folks, I did not think I could do it. I was very nervous the night before. but I did my first half marathon this weekend UNDER 2 HOURSš
feeling like I checked a bucket list item and also ready to never walk again. Iām very grateful to do this on a beach island, though š“
swipe to see videos of me regretting my decisions in real time
thanks to all the friends that rooted me on and gave me the courage I need. you know who you are!!! š
some late winter, early spring moments I wanna remember when Iām older š
todayās one of those days where I look at my life and say, āwtf did I do to deserve all this love and good fortuneā
some stills and clips from my recent project out in Wisconsin.
itās been a cold winter, honestly. my Memere (French for grandma) passed away a few days ago. she took care of me after school every day when I was a child. Iāve been trying to trace down the answer to processing that grief and settled, in part, at visiting her hometown in Wisconsin during my work visits.
her parents moved to the US from Germany when she was young. my momās lineage is tough, man. and I mean very proud characters of great ambition. it was no surprise that the same values were reflected in the folks at her hometown in Princeton.
it feels weird going to the middle of nowhere as a white dude trying to track down my culture. but Iām wading through the discomfort and meeting strangers. thereās something to be gained by observing history in the present.
Iām finding a bit more out about myself every season. just gotta remind myself that even winter can be a season of growth āļø
I made a weird little collage out of my photos to commemorate my Arizona trip lolā¦ my attempt at telling a story with only data gathered during many hours in the car š
Arizona was stunning, humbling, and extraterrestrial. there were SO many points where I could look out for hundreds of miles and see nothing but arid, scarlet wasteland. Iāve never felt so small š
if youāre cynical about people taking Instagram photos of nature for their own egos - first off, super valid. second, maybe find some fun and flirty camping spots in this north rim of the Grand Canyon. the south rim is not for you š¤³
all in all, I LOVED the hikes. and there are so. many. hikes. each with an elevated view of the beautiful landscape below it š
ALSO I won $200 in a Vegas slot machine on Thanksgiving (spoopy story here) so thatās not bad either š¤
