We first met at a retreat run through campus ministry at Villanova called Freshman Escape in October of our freshman year. (Although we are still convinced we may have crossed paths at the Sallies vs St. Marks Thanksgiving football game at Baynard Stadium in November of our senior year of high school). We remained great friends throughout all of college and always had so much fun together! It wasn't until second semester senior year that we realized we liked each other more than just friends, and on the last day of college classes, Joe finally asked Mary to be his girlfriend! With Mary moving to DC in just a few months to begin her career as a nurse, and with Joe starting a new job in PA, they decided to give long distance a shot. After 3 and a half years of car rides and train rides from Delaware to DC, Joe moved to DC in January, 2021. That spring we got our first apartment together in Arlington, VA. On October 2nd, 2021, Joe got down on one knee and asked Mary to marry him at the Kennedy Center in DC! That night was followed by a surprise party with our family and closest friends! We feel so lucky and blessed to get to spend the rest of our lives together!