My husband and I were married at a young age and have evolved a lot together since that early start. We started having babies pretty early too—in hindsight, we were babies having babies. One of my favorite things to do with my kids when they were little was reading to them, so books and media are a big part of our connection to this day. Most nights, my husband played them a small selection of classic rock songs, so they have a lot of shared identity with music, and that con

I grew up in Eugene and then went to Pennsylvania for college. Upon graduating, I returned to Eugene where I later met my husband Lee at work. We have been married just over nine years and have two kids, Orion and Raya. We have a handful of fish and enjoy our neighbors’ cats and Nana’s dog without the full responsibility. We are extremely lucky that all of the grandparents live in Eugene.