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December 28, 2019
Fort Myers, FL
#HausToHoss

Stephen and Mary

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Mary Niehaus

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Stephen Hostutler

#HausToHoss

December 28, 2019

Fort Myers, FL

Our Story

On a night in February 2016, a visit to my best friend in grad school became the first page of an unexpected story. Visiting Franciscan to see Christina turned into a reunion as our friend, John, was also in town. He came over one evening to visit, and he brought his buddy…you guessed it, Stephen! I had my eye on him the moment he walked in the door. I don’t think it’s a secret that I like to laugh, and Stephen certainly had that touch. By the end of the night I couldn't resist having a small crush. However, knowing I was leaving Ohio to return to Arizona the next day, I had to give myself a reality check...and that was that… Two years later, I got a text saying “Guess who?!" Stephen had a friend moving out to Arizona and wanted to get her in touch with another Catholic young adult. That one text led to more texts, which led to a few phone calls, then many FaceTimes, and eventually the best thing that ever happened to us both. We spent the next few months flying back and forth from Ohio and Arizona. I then got to spend my summer break in Cleveland and give the long-distance relationship a break for a while. At the end of the summer, Stephen moved to a new job in Denver, which made the weekend visits much more do-able. At the end of the school year, we got to bring long distance to an end once and for all. Denver has become home for us both now. We are looking forward to settling into the house we’ve picked out, at the start of a new year and our new chapter together. We could not have guessed how that brief introduction years ago would have led to this story now. We are excited to continue this unpredictable story! God is good!!!

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