In the summer of 2020, Grace moved into her very first home, not knowing a soul in the neighborhood. One evening, as she and a few girlfriends sipped wine and settled into a quiet night, a friendly neighbor named Kate strolled over from across the street. With an invitation to a party at her house that evening, Kate extended a warm welcome Grace couldn’t refuse (the wine may have helped, too). Around 9 PM, Grace, and her girlfriends walked over ready to mingle. The night was a blur of introductions and drinking games. And although niether of them remembered actually meeting that night, it was the start of it all! Fast forward a few months to football season, and Grace and Kate had become fast friends. Kate’s Sunday football parties were legendary, and Grace joined the fun, rocking her Green Bay Packers jersey. Across the room, Matt—a diehard Chicago Bears fan—noticed her immediately. Matt couldn’t remember meeting Grace at the earlier party, but he certainly wasn’t going to forget her this time. Between the Packers gear, her fun personality, and her signature “party trick” of hiding Smirnoff Ices for others to find and chug, Matt was intrigued. But there was one catch—Grace was in a relationship. Undeterred, Matt played the long game. He’d casually ask Kate every month if Grace was single yet. After about a year, the stars finally aligned, and Kate gave him the green light. One night, Grace and Kate joined Matt and his friends for drinks at The Lookout. Fueled by Miller Lites and a year’s worth of patience, Matt finally asked for Grace’s number. And that, as they say, was the beginning of their love story. What started with a bulldog, a neighborly invite, and a little bit of luck turned into something unforgettable—a partnership that no rivalry, not even Packers vs. Bears, could break.