This is
An Amazing Story
of love, adventure, & resilience.
…between a filmmaker from NYC and a Nurse from London Ontario’s international relationship surviving a global pandemic and stopping at nothing to defy the odds stacked against them.
JJ | New York City
an award winning NYC filmmaker & photographer with over a decade of experience working with the largest brands in the world, a skateboarder, snowboarder, and a very bad musician.
Joanna | London Ontario
a highly regarded NICU/Labour & Delivery nurse, emergency response unit nurse delegate with the Canadian Red Cross, certified yoga teacher instructor a snowboarder, and an exceptional cook.
A window of opportunity so small...
The short amount of time Joanna visited New York for us to connect was a small miracle itself. The right time the right place, it was serendipitous.And after three weeks of endless texts and long late night phone calls, we knew we needed to meet.
it sounds like a fairy tale now... but it was a huge gamble to not only jump on a plane and meet someone for the first time, but also renting a car and roadtripping for a long weekend.
A long distance relationship was not something we were looking for but after only two weeks of talking everyday… we knew we needed to meet. So we decided to both separately fly to Montreal and meet at the airport, then rent a car and drive to Quebec City.
And Now the Fun Begins...
This was the first of many weddings together, and our “Third Date” weekend jam packed with so many of our favorite memories
We spent weeks roadtripping through British Columbia as Joanna showed me so many of her favorite places from when she lived in Vancouver.
We spent a week escaping the cold winter weather of both Ontario and NYC. We hiked through Sedona to Devil’s Arch and ventured out to see Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon.
Imagine walking through the arrivals door to see a giant poster of your half naked self held high for all to see… That was hands down the most hilarious airport pickup sign I’ve ever seen!
Our very first conversation began with penguins, and since has become a fun part of who we are. So it makes sense why I’d fly with a penguin robe/housecoat on my flight, through the airport, to stand at passenger pickup.
An 8 hour drive just to see each other is not easy, and to make things even more challenging, Joanna would leave her shift at 7pm to drive into the night and I would meet her an hour outside NYC at 2AM to drive the rest of the way in. I’ll never forget the one time she arrived dressed as my birthday gift.
Balancing the Holidays in two countries is always a challenge and with Joanna working Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day – it didn’t make sense for me to come and miss Christmas with my family… …or so I convinced Joanna, who by the way is NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to coordinate surprises for. LOL. The look on her face when she opened the door was complete and utter surprise.
Full Of Surprises
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The Reality Of a Long Distance Relationship...
On the surface it may look like such an incredible life, but in reality the challenges of a long distance relationship are complicated and exhausting.
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and that's when the distance grew
Just when we began getting the hang of this international relationship, the world decided to stop.
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and we may have pulled off
of all time...
and suddenly...
Of course we know our life would different with the birth of our daughter but you never truly know just how much your entire world would change.
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