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March 14, 2022
Big Indian, New York

Tia & Edward

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Edward Williams

and

Tia Bell

March 14, 2022

Big Indian, New York

Our parents are matchmakers.

We had known of each other when we were younger, however we went to different schools and in different grades. It was at a summer family party at the Warner’s. I had chipmunk cheeks, braces and in an awkward bathing suit that didn’t fit right. Edward was in a relationship at the time, so it didn’t make sense anyway. To this day, he claims he noticed me and thought I was cute… Okay, sure. Flash forward to the Winter of 2016, I was home from college. My dad ran the Vasta’s bowling alley, and my mom was in a men’s league with Ed’s father, Big Ed. Big Ed would always talk to me, and one day he brought up his son. He kept saying how he was a such a good boy, and how he was recently single. He introduced us because Ed was also on a bowling team. As the weeks went on, I would serve Ed bowling shoes and beers. We would flirt, but we never exchanged numbers. When the winter break ended, I went back to college. Two weeks in, my mom called me and told me, Big Ed told her that Ed tried to go to the deli where I worked, but once he heard that I was back at college, suddenly, he didn’t need to go to the deli anymore for cold cuts. With my busy schedule, the only time I would call my mom and catch up was during bowling night. One night, I called my mom, and of course she brought up Edward in the conversation, and she even tried to put him on the phone! As soon as she passed the phone, I hung up. Now Thursday, March 17th, 2016 rolls around, and it was league night. I was home for spring break since Saturday. I was nervous and excited to go to the bowling alley. I would serve Ed the usual bowling shoes and beers. I was texting my friend, Dakota, about whether to give him my number. By the end of the night, I got the courage: Just before Ed walked out, I gave him my number. He swears that he was going to come back and ask. We went on our first date the next day, 03/18/16. We continued talking for the rest of the semester and made it official 06/25/16. The rest is history.

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