It was a warm sunny day at Adrian College, during Lindsey’s freshman year when Lindsey and Cody met. She was hanging out with a high school classmate during welcome week, walking along the college mall looking for something to do and people to meet. When suddenly someone caught Lindsey’s eye. He was wearing shorts and a turquoise cut off, running around barefoot and throwing a frisbee with a group of guys. Her heart skipped a beat and she was enamored by this stranger. Luckily her high school classmate knew this mystery man and introduced him as Cody. He was friendly and was quick to invite them to join in. Lindsey expressed that she didn’t want to embarrass herself as she wasn’t that skilled in throwing a frisbee but he didn’t care and was more than willing to help her improve her skills.

Lindsey and Cody would continue to meet whether by chance or on purpose, but it wasn’t until the class trip to Chicago when Lindsey made the first official move. She witnessed another girl ask for Cody’s Snapchat and she couldn’t have that. Nobody would be swooping in to steal this handsome and charming guy from her, so she also asked for his Snapchat. Ever since that day they have had a Snapchat streak, meaning they have sent a Snapchat to each other every single day. It was only a few weeks later when Cody finally understood that Lindsey was truly interested in him, and he decided to make the second move and over cookies and cream ice cream asked her to be his girlfriend.

Their love blossomed throughout college and after. Once Lindsey had graduated she started to question if Cody would ever propose to her, and if you asked him he would say eventually and Lindsey would think to herself that it was never going to happen. As time went on Lindsey would bring up the topic of getting engaged more and more, but even when Cody had the engagement ring and was thinking of ways to propose he would tell her that it would be at least a few more years before he could even think about proposing. So Lindsey started to lose hope that it would ever happen.

Cody had the ring for a year as he came up with the perfect proposal and continued to inform Lindsey whenever she would mention the topic that it would still be a few years out. Cody enlisted the help from a few friends to create and rig an Instagram Photoshoot giveaway that would provide the perfect opportunity to ask her to spend the rest of her life with him. She thought that she had simply won a couples photoshoot, but had no idea that it would be so much more. So as they took photos back at Adrian College Cody got down on one knee taking Lindsey by surprise. Lindsey burst into tears, as she had been waiting for this moment for what she would describe as being way too long.

At least that is how Cody might tell the story. In reality Lindsey might not have been completely enamored at the start, but that first day on the mall at Adrian College they both felt a spark that started their relationship and led them to where they are today.

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