Our Story

As you may know, Yuqing and Jasper are goofs. See Figure 1 (below) for photographic evidence.

Figure 1. Yuqing (left) and Jasper (right) are goofs.

They love each-other fiercely, and will defend their

love with various cutlery. More on that later.

The two met in high school at a football game, where Jasper was the head cheerleader and Yuqing the star quarterback. Fate, it would seem, had decided that these two not-very-star-crossed lovers should be together. The signs were everywhere: a shared calculus book from a year apart; a fateful trip to Jasper National Park; a multitude of pit orchestra collaborations; and a common interest in Egyptian Ratscrew. From there, things escalated quickly (see Figure 2) such that by December 2006, they were dating.

Figure 2. Jasper (left) and Yuqing (right) acting like dorks,

as they do with regularity. One variety of love-defending

cutlery is pictured, though forks are known to have been

used in place of spoons in some rare instances.

Much to the chagrin of nobody, Yuqing and Jasper spent more and more time together. It was rather swell. They enjoyed a splendid winter formal, and an absolutely glamorous night at the promenade, where they looked unequivocally smashing (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Classy times call for classy

apparel. Classy hair is not required,

which explains Jasper's trim.

As Jasper's graduation from high school neared, the lovers could not bear the thought of ending such a beautiful (see Figure 3) relationship. It was thus decided that they should spend a year apart, with Jasper in Eugene and Yuqing in Portland. Another year passed, another prom promenaded, and Yuqing, too, had graduated. With that, Jasper and Yuqing were reunited at the University of Oregon, under the sign of the duck.

Figure 4. As Ducks, Yuqing and Jasper were still

dorks. Jasper's hair had improved... little.

Yuqing's alarm at the situation is evident.

While at Oregon, the two spent much quality time together, where they engaged in rock-climbing, educationing, and duckfacing (Figure 5). Much fun was had.

Figure 5. The duckfaces evident in this photo are a

natural side-effect of living in Eugene. Jasper's hair

shows improvement due to Yuqing's wise intervention.

When Jasper finished college, the two realized that they would be temporarily separated once again. They thus attempted to recreate the Titanic disaster to express their sorrow (Figure 6). This proved unsuccessful.

Figure 6. Attempted recreation of the Titanic event.

This Titanic, however, did not sink. This is a

metaphor for Jasper and Yuqing's relationship,

which also did not sink. This metaphor is complex

and deep, and you are impressed by it.

Having failed to crash into a metaphorical iceberg, Yuqing and Jasper instead watched TV together and played video games between cross-country visits. During this time, Yuqing finished college at the University of Oregon, and subsequently learned wizardry at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. Her coursework heavily emphasized potions and a lethal technique known as "flying needle," with which she would threaten Jasper regularly. Ever wise, she used her powers only for good. Jasper, meanwhile, trained as a Death Star turbolaser technician at the University of Colorado. During this time, they went on many adventures.

Figure 7. A hike.

In late 2012, Jasper finally proposed and Yuqing said yes. Feeling like Yuqing had perhaps been confused, Jasper proposed again 6 months later, just to be sure (this time with a ring and camera). Inexplicably, she agreed a second time, allowing photographic evidence no less (Figure 8).

Figure 8. Yuqing and Jasper, engaged.

Inset: evidence.

Their whirlwind engagement was spent doing as many fun things as they could pack into it. A few examples are documented below (Figure 9a-e).

Figure 9a. Hannah and Paul's wedding, August 2013

Figure 9b. Ruolan and Sen's wedding, May 2014

Figure 9c. Kendra and Neilson's wedding, August 2014

Figure 9d. Bernie and Sarah's wedding, August 2014

Figure 9e. Brett and Helen's wedding, April 2015

Then, with the same startling suddenness of their engagement, they immediately got married and lived happily ever after. Please disregard the above nonsense. They were engaged for 5 years, after which time they finally invited you to their wedding. Hopefully it's fun!