Help Us Take the Next Step in Our Story ❤️

--A little bit about us, how we got here, and the dream we're hoping to make possible--

Sometimes life brings you the most unexpected people at the most unexpected times. For Haven and me (Sprixer), that happened during COVID.

We met online during a time when the world felt like it had been put on pause. What started as conversations quickly became something neither of us could have anticipated. We spent countless nights and days together, talking, laughing, sharing our lives, and getting to know one another. Somewhere in those 28 days, we fell in love. And as it turns out, we were pretty certain about each other from the very beginning.

What followed was a whole lot of late-night calls, countless visits, and figuring out how to make a relationship work across borders. We made the most of every moment we could spend together, always counting down until the next visit. Then, in 2022, Haven surprised me with a Christmas visit that would change everything.

He came with a plan. He wanted to make Canada our home.

And he did just that.

Haven packed up his life, said goodbye to everything familiar, and made the move to Canada so we could finally build a life together under the same roof. From there, we began another big chapter: working long and hard toward his permanent residency. It wasn't always easy, but we tackled every bit of it together. In 2024, we got married!

And in true us fashion, we surprised absolutely everyone by sharing the news during a livestream. We got to experience that moment with the very communities that had watched our relationship grow from the beginning. Because our story has never just been about the two of us. Along the way, we've built friendships, found family, and created spaces filled with people who have supported, encouraged, and celebrated us through so many chapters of our lives.

Those communities mean the world to us.

--- The Chapters That Haven't Been Quite So Easy ---

Like many couples, building a life together hasn't come without its challenges.

Canada's employment market has been particularly difficult for Haven, and finding stable employment hasn't been easy. I've been working incredibly hard to support us and keep things moving forward while we navigate that uncertainty together. We've always been a team, and we've done our best to make things work, even when things have been difficult.

But there's another part of our story that we've kept very private until now.

Back in 2023, we experienced the loss of our first pregnancy. It's something we went through quietly, between the two of us, and something that took time to process. We had imagined what that future might look like, and losing that possibility was incredibly difficult.

Eventually, after everything we'd been through, we found ourselves putting that dream aside. We didn't know if having a child together was something we would ever get to experience, and we began to make peace with the possibility that it might not happen for us.

But life has a funny way of leaving a little door open.

After many doctor's appointments, conversations, and exploring our options, we've learned that there is still a possibility for us to try again. There is one final option available to us before a particular window of opportunity closes, but pursuing it requires medical intervention and comes with expenses that are difficult for us to manage on our own.

It's not something we ever imagined asking for help with. Starting a family is such a deeply personal dream, and sharing something this vulnerable with others is not easy. But we've reached a point where we know that if we're going to give this a chance, we need to let the people who love and support us know what we're facing.

--- Why We're Asking for Your Help ---

For as long as we've been together, we've poured our hearts into the things we've built.

Our creative projects, our communities, our friendships, and the little worlds we've created with the people around us have always been a huge part of who we are. We've worked hard to make those spaces feel welcoming, imaginative, and full of life. We want to keep growing them, creating new stories, and building something that can become a permanent home for us and the people who have joined us along the way.

That dream hasn't changed. It's still something we're working toward every single day.

But there's another dream we'd love the chance to pursue: growing our little family.

After everything we've navigated together, from meeting online during a global pandemic to crossing borders, building a home, getting married, and facing the harder parts of life, the opportunity to have a child together would mean more to us than we could ever properly put into words.

We're not asking anyone to make that dream happen for us. We're simply asking for a little help giving ourselves the opportunity to try.

Any funds raised will go toward the medical expenses and interventions involved in pursuing this final option, helping us navigate the process and giving us a little breathing room as we work toward this next chapter.

Every contribution, no matter the amount, would mean so much. And if contributing financially isn't possible, sharing our story would be just as appreciated.

--- From Our Little Family to Yours ---

If you've been around us for a while, you've probably been part of more of this story than you realize.

You've seen the silly moments, the late-night streams, the projects, the celebrations, and all the little pieces of life we've shared along the way. Some of you have been there since the very beginning, while others have joined us somewhere along the journey. Either way, you've become part of the found family we've built together.

We have always believed that the best things we create are the things we share with others. And while this is perhaps one of the most personal things we've ever shared, we wanted to open this chapter to you, too.

We know that there are no guarantees, and we know that even with help, this journey may not turn out exactly how we hope. But we don't want to look back and wonder if we could have tried one more time when we had the opportunity.

We want to give this dream a chance.

Thank you for reading, for being here, for supporting the things we create, and for being part of our lives in ways both big and small. Whether you've supported us through a stream, shared one of our projects, sent us a kind message, or simply spent time with us, please know that it has all meant something.

We've spent so many years building a life and a home together. Now, we're hoping to take one more step toward making that home a little bigger.

-With all our love and gratitude

Haven & Sprixer ❤️