Welcome to Mo'Od 22

The year was 2010. We both arrived at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering. So we started out as classmates doing our own thing to ace school. Along the way, we became good friends naturally because we had common friends, had similar values, attended the same fellowship, and studied together. Eventually, we got super close. December 10, 2015 is when we made it official and started dating. It was all fun and games until Mosun had to relocate to the United States after graduation, while Ladi stayed back in Nigeria. We made a choice to continue our relationship despite the long distance. While it was difficult and stressful not just because of the distance but also the wide gap in time zones, we grew stronger than ever because we focused on a collective goal to be together. We were able to meet up a few times in person but it was nowhere enough so we were creative and deliberate with our communication and made sure that no day went by without us talking to each other and being fully aware of what was going on in the other's life. Ultimately, communication, understanding, forgiveness, a deeply rooted friendship, a be together plan and trust kept us going and brought us back together in the same country in April 2021. 11 years of friendship eventually brought us to this point where we decided to spend forever with each other.

Ladi had arrived in the US for his MBA in April 2021. He arranged with a few friends to pull a surprise proposal at the Dekalb-Peachtree airport on Aug 8, 2021. He had reserved a private Helicopter tour on the guise that his summer employer was organizing an end of internship celebration for all interns who received a full-time offer. Mosunmola didn't think too much of it and believed Ladi's story about his company's dinner party and helicopter tour. We even went shopping together to prepare. Ladi almost got caught when he said the party dress code was casual, then went on to say he was wearing a suit. Mosunmola was sure he had made a mistake and there was no way they would make the dress code casual. Then she requested to see the email to verify. Ladi went back to his computer and checked and said "Oh, it's business casual". Mosunmola let it go...but that was close. Day of, we toured downtown Atlanta for 30mins over glasses of champagne on the Helicopter. It was a beautiful sight and we both had a good time, or at least Mosunmola did because Ladi was nervous throughout the rise. By the time we landed, Mosun saw her friend on the strip and was so excited to see her after several years. That was the distraction Ladi needed to get on one knee and propose... We're both excited that we made it and are happy we get to spend forever together 💞