It was January 2015 and Lindsay was preparing for an exciting job interview with GitHub, a very cool software development platform. In order to learn as much as she could about GitHub, Lindsay watched countless GitHub videos on YouTube, staring the famous, Brent Beer. It turns out he was a great teacher, because Lindsay got the job! She accepted the role of Customer Success Manager and joined the company on February 17, 2015.
On February 18th, Lindsay’s second day at GitHub, Brent walked up to her while she was setting up her new desk. Recognizing him from all the videos, Lindsay said excitedly, “You’re Brent Beer, I know you from YouTube!”. To which Brent replied, “I’m sorry the first thing I say to you is negative, but you can’t sit there,” It was magical. 😂 So Lindsay moved to another desk.
Running behind and still trying to figure out the best commute to work, Lindsay decided to call an UberPool on the morning of February 19th. Uber is a ride-sharing service and UberPool is one of the options that matches you with people in your area who are also going the same direction. Coincidentally, Brent also called an UberPool, but was matched with a rider nearby named Trevor. However, Trevor canceled. As Brent was being rerouted to the office, Uber quickly matched him with someone else also close by. As Brent pulled up to a new house, who stepped in? Lindsay!
Lindsay lived just over Geary street from Brent, which turned out to be convenient once they started dating 😍 . They chatted the whole way to work, and Lindsay developed a crush. They were both headed to the same meeting that morning, “Introduction to GitHub” which Brent was teaching to the new hires.
Brent asked Lindsay out on a date just one week later. He took her to one of his favorite restaurants in San Francsico, Chez Maman, where Lindsay had never been. While waiting for their table, they enjoyed a nice glass of Zinfandel outside. Sitting next to them were two older women who they ended up chatting with for awhile. Julie, who was visiting from England, said Lindsay and Brent looked like they had been together for 7 years. 💗
That first date led to many, many more, including a few more visits to Chez Maman.
Brent and Lindsay love to travel and went on their first big trip in May 2015 to celebrate Lindsay’s 30th birthday in Berlin, Germany. In September, they spent a week in Hawaii for Brent’s birthday and their 6 month anniversary. Now that they live in Europe, Brent and Lindsay take advantage of many weekend getaways!
In the summer of 2015, with GitHub quickly growing, a Customer Success role opened up in the newly formed Amsterdam office. With her manager and Brent’s support, Lindsay volunteered to make the move to Amsterdam to continue working with GitHub’s European customer based. The Visa was processed and Lindsay moved in October 2015.
The timing worked out well, because in his new role as a Solutions Engineer, Brent could also bring value to the sales team in Europe! Brent headed over to join Lindsay in January 2016, starting their exciting, travel-filled life in Europe!
In July of 2016, Brent quickly (and perhaps with obvious intentions to Lindsay at the time) suggested a weekend trip before their company-wide summit in Colorado. They had talked about going to an island or a beach somewhere several times, so they decided they would go to Ibiza, Spain. Lindsay had her suspicions, but it seemed too obvious! They set out for Ibiza on Friday, July 8th.
With no exact location or time of day in mind, Brent knew he’d find a magical moment to propose to Lindsay. On Saturday, they decided to walk through the small town of Es Canar, past the Hippy Market, and to another beach to grab lunch. Due to the nature of needing to be ready at a moments notice, Brent (stupidly) carried the ring with him loose in his shorts. Later finding out Lindsay had no idea he had planned this, because there was no box showing in his pocket. Along the walk, Brent noticed a nice opening to a cliffside overlooking the ocean near their hotel. This seemed like a good location to stop by on the way home.
After lunch and a few glasses of Sangria, Brent and Lindsay started back towards the hotel. Brent continued to be more and more anxious and nervous as they approached the open lot and path to the cliffside, but when they got there, he suggested they take a look. They noticed a more secluded path wrapping around the cliff that seemed a bit more secluded. They found a beautiful point to look out on the glistening water and enjoy the view. Nervousness at an all time high, and continuing to check that the ring was in his pocket, Brent began to linger. Lindsay noticed, and asked, “Sooo…should we head back?”. To which Brent replied, “Mayyybeee.”
Thinking of the time they’ve had together, how many adventures they have been on, and how many adventures were left to be had, Brent said, “I really like our adventures together, don’t you like going on adventures with me?” Without waiting for Lindsay to answer, Brent quickly followed up with, “Do you want to go on adventures with me forever?”, got down on one knee, and pulled out the ring, “Will you marry me?”. She said yes!