In 2013 I moved into a house of random college roommates, having learned about the rental from a Craigslist ad (before Craigslist was super creepy). A few months in to my freshman year at the University of Iowa, Devan came to visit his sister, Nicki, in Iowa City for a tailgate weekend. Turns out, my new roommate's brother was pretty cute. We instantly hit it off and Devan suspiciously started visiting Iowa City more often, but the timing wasn't quite right for us. Over the next six or so years, we kept in touch, saw each other a few times a year, both very aware we had a ~thing~ for each other. Only once I moved to California on a whim, did we start talking regularly and realized we should've given it a fair shot. After a trip back to Iowa and Devan visiting California, my move west didn't last long. I moved to Ankeny, IA on New Years Eve 2020 and we got engaged 4 years later on New Years Day 2024.