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Portland , Oregon ; was a livein caregiver ( also in Portland ); and worked on organic farms in Hawaii and New Zealand . She ’ d been in New Zealand five months when she met McClendon while backpacking around the north island .
It only took three days for the two to realize the other was really special . McClendon messaged my husband and me just days after meeting Yessika and said , “ I ’ ve met the most beautiful soul .” A week or so later , he flew to Dallas for his younger brother ’ s wedding , and after a few days , arranged for Yessika to join him . Within a month of knowing each other , he proposed and two months later Houston officiated their wedding ceremony in Lake Tahoe .
After marrying , they traveled with Mac ’ s work , living for a
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