Meet Dique & Tuni

You know you know us, otherwise how (or, more to the point - WHY) would you have found this blog? Admit it, it's my fault.

Hi. I'm Tuni, of "Dique & Tuni" -- how's it going?

'Dique' and 'Tuni' are nicknames we've had almost as long as our real names, and we're lucky to still be great friends with those who bestowed the stupid names upon us. For the record, 'Dique' is pronounced 'DEEK' and 'Tuni' is short for 'Petunia' and no I won't divulge from whence the names came. Frankly, the details make up a wonderful "you had to be there" kind of a story so I'll spare you and let you imagine something far more interesting than the truth.

We're a couple of kids that were born and bred in Northern California - Dique is a San Francisco native, and my hometown is Half Moon Bay (just 30 miles south of SF on the coastside).

"Engaged Goofballs" photo courtesy of ourselves, taken Monday May 12, 2008

The short story is that we met through a mutual friend (we'll call her Dirty E) a couple of years ago.

The longer story is that we met on August 26, 2006 on a private party bus headed to a Def Leppard and Journey concert. We clicked instantly and by the end of the night we had each other's phone numbers and hopeful expectations. One date a week quickly turned into 5 dates a week, and soon we were deemed one of the more shmoopy couples around. Dique proposed to me on top of Twin Peaks on May 10, 2008. It was the best day of my life. That is, the best day until we got married on February 21, 2009 - just over a month ago here in San Francisco.

"He's Mine!" picture taken by red-hair Molly @ our wedding 02.21.09

We now live in the Sunset District of San Francisco, which puts us two blocks from Golden Gate Park, 25 blocks from the Pacific Ocean and a $20 cab ride from most restaurants we love.

We ride the bus a lot. And cook at home a lot. We also walk a lot, all over the city - talking about the kind of home we want to own someday, meals to make, parties to have, vacations to take, everything. Now that wedding planning is over and we can just be a married couple with hobbies, we're reveling in the free time with family, friends and each other.

I'll be popping online to document the fun times married life will bring, so unless otherwise noted all entries will be from The Tuni Perspective. Please feel free to comment/call me out/email me to ask why in the world I chose to publish such mundane goings-on/etc. at your leisure.

I'm hoping this blog will be a good way for us to stay connected with all of our loved ones - and I do promise to not use your real names. At least not without your permission. :-)

Happy reading.

Tuni
xx