We were set up by our good friend, Lauren, who introduced us because we shared a cynical sense of humor fueled by a more optimistic heart. She chaperoned our first date where Kiyomi immediately offered Landon a bite of her burger on introduction, which he immediately accepted.

Later that night as we sat in LaLa’s Little Nugget year-round Santa, Elf, and North Pole themed bar discussing for hours how it wasn’t exactly like other regular bars, hesitant sparks of not so bad compatibility began to light the fires of future dates.