welcome to the happiest day of our lives

In October of 2022, while was visiting Morgan in Fayetteville, Manda started asking the universe to send her someone to love. About a month later, her future wife moved into the apartment next door. At first, we didn't talk much - just the usual polite and neighborly hellos and how are you's. That changed in the spring when we ran into each other in the parking lot. Manda noticed my "Felix Felicis" tattoo (yes, from Harry Potter), which somehow turned into a conversation that lasted almost an hour and made me very late to a date I was supposed to be getting ready for... probably a sign. Then one night, I had to travel out of town for a birthday party and would be getting home really late. With some suspicious activity happening in the neighborhood, I left Manda a note with my number, explaining where I'd be and asking her to text me if anything dramatic happened. Once we started texting, we just never really stopped. Several days of deep dive conversations and some cosmic pull of the universe landed her at my apartment, truly hanging out for the first time. By this time, I was full-on crushing. We spent so many late nights in my living room learning about each other, talking about our families, our friends, our interests. In August of 2023, it became official, and we became inseparable for the most part. It seems that the universe has a pretty good sense of timing, and apparently a fondness for a classic "girl next door" love story.