The story technically starts in 2012, when Joey was lifeguarding with Sam’s then-girlfriend (yep, small world). That Fall, we all ended up back at IU, hanging around the same people, going to the same parties, and somehow still not realizing the plot twist waiting 11 years down the road. Fast-forward to December 2023. After a decade of radio silence, fate tossed us onto Bumble like, “Let’s see what happens.” A swipe, a match, a couple of “Is this real life?” messages later, we were eating burgers at Kuma’s and playing pool, and basically writing the rest of our story that night. Four months after that first date, we moved in together. At eight months, we loaded up a moving truck and headed west to Colorado. Bold choices? Absolutely. Regrets? Zero. Turns out the universe had this one in the works for a long time. When you know, you know.