There is so much we could say about the last five years we have spent together, but we probably haven’t told the story of our beginnings to most of you. And frankly, it’s kind of a funny story, given we both had very different perspectives on how it happened! Julia’s side: In the summer of 2019, I was gearing up for my final year at Drexel University. Though my college years had its ups and downs, that summer was particularly exciting and positive – my friends and I were becoming closer than ever, graduation was almost in sight, and most of my time was spent adventuring through the city and enjoying the weather. One day, I was invited to a mutual friend’s birthday party happening later that night. I was not particularly close to this person, and it was last minute, so I was a bit surprised. Nonetheless, I met up with my other friend and headed over to the apartment. I greeted the birthday girl and other attendees, none of which I knew (or so I thought), and played beer pong until late in the night. By the time everyone left, I was sitting on the couch, chatting with the guys who hosted the party in their apartment. We talked about our classes and plans for the rest of the summer....as far as I was concerned, I had met some potential new friends, sweet! I eventually said my goodbyes and headed out. As I was approaching the elevator, I heard someone running at full speed behind me. I turned around to find Dylan, panting as he said, “I forgot to ask, can I have your number?” I blushed the whole way home, thinking what a serendipitous night that had been. We spent the rest of the summer going on dates and merging our friend groups, all around having a blast. One night after meeting up at the campus bar, while sitting on the grass and talking about our “red flags” and “green flags,” Dylan asked out of the blue: “Would you rather get married or never see each other again?” I laughed at the absurdity of the question and assumed it was not entirely serious. But, I loved the time we had spent together, and I was allured by his charm, so I said, “ummm, get married?” And to be cliché for a moment, the rest is history. Dylan’s side: One random night in early 2019, I was out at the campus bar with some friends. Julia was there and our mutual friends introduced us. It was an inconsequential meeting that, as you can see above, Julia does not even remember. We were seeing other people at the time, but she was beautiful, we got along well, and I never forgot that. Months later, we were both single. I was hosting a birthday party for my friend, who knew Julia but not super well. I insisted we invite Julia solely so I could talk to her more. The friend agreed, and thankfully Julia came. I tried to make up the beer pong teams so we would be on the same team, but was outvoted by the others in favor of random pairings. I didn’t get to talk to her all night! As she walked out the door, I remember thinking that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Nervous beyond belief, as I am never one to make the first move, I ran after her and asked for her number. I immediately texted her and immediately was smitten. Like Julia said, the rest is history. And I was totally serious about getting married! How could you pass up someone like her?