... there was a girl named Pam who grew up in Darnestown, Maryland. The youngest of four siblings, her love for swimming and geeky things naturally led her to Stanford. Her love for computers and California led her to settle in Silicon Valley. At the end of the 20th century, she was firmly ensconced in a small tech startup in San Francisco.

At the same time, in an almost diametrically opposite part of the globe - New Delhi, India, there was a boy named Navneet. His love for all things geeky eventually brought him to Silicon Valley, and to a consulting gig at a small tech startup in San Francisco.

... at work at the aforementioned startup (still miraculously alive - barely). Pam denies all recollection of their first meeting, a training course where Pam made a brief appearance as the "subject matter expert" and Navneet, a student in the class, was no doubt creating all sorts of trouble. It didn't take long, however, for Pam to realize that Navneet was a great carpool buddy and eventually, we became best friends.


... we realized that we were right for each other. Pam was a little slow - she needed the cat's blessings, which he readily granted on the first day he met Navneet. Navneet was even slower - but he eventually came around.


...over the phone. Well, it was supposed to be much more romantic than that. Navneet's mom was in town and his family had planned a surprise engagment party for us the day before she left, but Pam had to spoil it by insisting that she was busy that day. Navneet probably wonders to this day whether or not she'll be that much of a pain for the rest of their lives.


... married on March 16, 2002 in Los Altos, CA. It was wonderful to be surrounded by our family and friends who were all very supportive and helpful during the agonizing planning months. If you missed the wedding, you can read more about it or visit our photo gallery.

... life has been wonderful so far. We'll keep you posted, of course. We're very slowly getting our home in order and are learning how to cook some of our favorite Thai and Indian dishes. We hope that some of you can stop and enjoy them with us soon.