It started Halloween 2018, when Meghan and her Villanova friends ended up at a party in Philadelphia during Villanova's homecoming weekend. At the same time, Kieran came to Philly to attend the Flyers-Islanders hockey game with his high school friend Patrick, who also went to Villanova with Meghan. Pat successfully moved the party from a Main Line house party to a Fishtown bar, where Kieran and Meghan started talking despite being dressed as a pirate and unicorn. With that our favorite tradition started: buying our Halloween costumes the morning of Halloween (ask us about some of our great couples costumes over the years!). Our first date was a few weeks later, which started several months of conversation about our similarities (growing up swimming, our lifeguarding jobs, Catholic high school) as well as differences. Our relationship has continued to blossom through six years of night shifts, a pandemic, engineering exams, and graduate school. We've taken many trips together and have both stepped out of our comfort zones with new hobbies- like skiing for Kieran and ice skating for Meghan. We love growing together and can't wait to continue for the rest of our lives!