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As they occur, we might not realize that seemingly trivial events could end up shaping a lifetime. The following is a story about finding what you need most when you aren’t looking. Joshua Strickland, an Ypsilanti native living near Depot Town, began his day on July 12th, 2022 like any other. Settling down after the work day, Josh cooked a dish of goulash. With great culinary finesse, Josh noticed too late that he had left too big of a piece of onion in his dish. As this fortuitous chunk became lodged in his esophagus, Josh fully realized his gratitude that he was not a career chef. As the aforementioned onion chunk proved reluctant to leave Josh’s esophagus, he drove to the St. Joe’s emergency room to get a fateful X-ray. While admitted, he was romantically blasted with radiation by a traveling X-ray technologist from Saginaw, Jenny Hua. Her contract with St. Joe’s would end in the upcoming weeks. Though in discomfort, Josh was nonetheless happy because he would manage to line up a first date with the particularly cute X-ray technologist at Pinball Pete’s nearby in Ann Arbor. In the weeks after, Josh and Jenny would drive a hundred miles to see each other over the weekends or on any night they had a few hours. In late summer of 2022, on a visit to Depot Town, Josh and Jenny walked through this alleyway. As they walked under the glow of the string lights above, Josh thought that if this was how he spent the rest of his life, he’d be a very lucky man. Over 2 years later, Josh remembered exactly now he felt that evening in Ypsilanti under these lights. And over 2 years later, he felt just the same. So on November 27th, 2024, Josh took Jenny back to this lit up alleyway to ask the most important question of his life... “Will you marry me?”

Of Onions & X-Rays... Love at First Bite

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Alyssa

Calvin

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Check-In: 4:00PM — Check-Out: 11:00AM There are two available check-in dates for the Hua-Strickland Wedding room block: •November 6th, 2026 (day before wedding)•November 7th, 2026 (day of wedding) Book directly to our wedding block by clicking link below: <a href="http://email.member.theknot.com/c/eJwcjr2O3CAYAJ_mcxOxgg-Wn4IiiuUHSJEew4fNnQ9bwCa7bx_tlaOZYpIX0VqayAujrDQotJt2b9YoZRYmJKHuweSgkxN0d5xQK67XqXjiikSSyChnw5Q2ia3cZpaz1SgUObcKML9MRodcreyeYmTKJGTWOMuQi7uMWSceEBQvdT2ft7HTZz3HLZ5f0-H3Ma4O8ifgArg06rd_pab-aJlabP1dAS5lJcAl0Qjl6LfQryfI5WrnRW28SgI5Cy0lAupatn10kPMb4k7xs9S3FoAL14ALctSAemvn4wI5W-EEWgmoj1A3kDNV9uhT8x9n3z-o1peVoPj2FcrxvTz8H6rpbD9-03W8pr8e_wcAAP__K11ouw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Hua-Strickland Wedding Block</a> The wedding venue is inside this hotel and restaurant, which makes it convenient for traveling in between ceremony, reception, and lodging for those coming from out-of-town. Guests who are flying in, we recommend arriving at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) as that is closest to the venue. Although, it’s not mandatory to stay at this hotel as there are other hotel options within the area if preferred: - Wyndham Garden Ann Arbor- Hampton Inn &amp; Suites Ann Arbor West- Holiday Inn Express &amp; Suites Ann Arbor West by IHG- Residence Inn by Marriott Ann Arbor Downtown- Bell Tower Hotel- Hilton Garden Inn Ann Arbor- The Kensington Hotel Details to Weber’s Boutique Hotel &amp; Restaurant’s website in button below:

Jenny & Joshua

Jenny & Joshua

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