We met at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder. It all began when Preetha sat next to Kevin in a freshman Economics class and something just clicked. What started as a fast friendship, sparked by Kevin’s humor and Preetha’s charm, quickly became a constant part of our daily lives: grabbing lunch and dinner, studying together, and living just down the hall from each other in Cheyenne Arapaho. While most of our friends were convinced we’d end up together, we insisted we were just friends. But as freshman year came to a close, we realized what everyone else had already seen, this was something more than friendship. Nine years later, we’ve built a life full of love and laughter, a home we adore, shared with a fluffy Aussiedoodle named Bluey. Our love story began with a genuine friendship, and that foundation has made all the difference.