Molly Faye Franck, otherwise known as “baby A” on her birth certificate, was born on May 29, 1980 at 10:35 p.m. Her twin sister Michelle (who now goes by Chelle) was born three minutes later. As a third generation Denver native and a fourth generation Colorado native, Molly never learned to ski as a child and always fantasized about what it would be like to live far, far away. In 2004 and again in 2006–2007, Molly finally got her wish. As an International Affairs major at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she was accepted into the CIEE Liberal Arts program for Spring 2004 to study abroad in Seville, Spain. Following four and a half months of wretched Spanish dorm food (brightened only by ten days of delightful, porkless, Middle Eastern cuisine in Morocco) Molly returned to Boulder to finish her studies.

Although remarks were often made during Molly’s childhood (usually by her mom and her late grandfather, Arthur) that she was an “old soul,” it wasn't until Molly entered CU at age 22 that she really began to discover herself. As a working hairdresser from age 19, Molly discovered her independence early on — but her best friends (or rather, kindred spirits), the love of her life, and her passion for social justice all came later. Molly graduated from CU in December 2005 and spent nine months working (first as a medical receptionist and then as a Floyd’s Stylist in Denver) before taking off to Granada, Spain for a nine-month Fulbright Research Scholarship. Gustavo came to visit in February 2007 and proposed marriage on a lovely wooden bench in Madrid’s Retiro Park (see proposal page for more details) thus assuring Molly’s mother that she would again return home to Colorado in June 2007.

Currently, Molly works as the ‘Community and Staff Support Specialist’ for a non-profit in Boulder that serves women and children recovering from the trauma of domestic violence. In addition to working and planning the wedding, Molly also volunteers with a couple of organizations dedicated to bringing about peace and social justice in the Middle East and is a local Obama delegate for the '08 election.

Gustavo Joseph (nicknames omitted due to the overwhelmingly large number of them) was born in Mexico City one fine Groundhog Day dawn in 1974. Incapable of even waiting for the tamales, Gustavo very quickly demonstrated that he was a spirited and highly curious little thing: no corner was safe, no stone was left unturned. A tinkerer from a very early age, Gustavo first explored his passion for engineering by dismantling and reassembling... well, the whole house... under the supervising, loving eye of his father Pedro. During those (few) times that Gustavo was not getting himself into trouble, he would sit and chat with his mom Pilar, from whom he learned the engineering and chemistry mysteries of food preparation and machine sewing, to mention just two.

Gustavo spent much of his childhood riding his bike and hanging (ok., ok., watching television) with his sister Mónica, from whom he learned to skate in a safe, scrape-full environment. Having decided during high school that his career passion lay in Mechanical Engineering, Gustavo did everything possible to learn chemistry, biochemistry, biology, music, and all those things that would never again come in handy! College at the National University of Mexico was a breeze and soon enough Gustavo was shipped off to Caltech for graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering. Curiously, his appreciation for music, beer, and cinema got a huge boost during those grad school years.

Ready to take on the world, Gustavo moved to Boulder, Colorado during the summer of 2004 to find two things: one, that his high school studies in chemistry were due to make a comeback, and two, that the love of his life was waiting for him there! For the details on the Molly–Gustavo story you will have to look at the other pages in this site. Gustavo is currently a wedding planner (for his own), a barista (for his addictions), and a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder (so that he can instill his craziness into the next generation of engineers).