On July 25, 2020, my roommates and I threw a Wig Party themed birthday party. We held a lot of themed parties at this apartment, so I got ready for this party like usual - I had no idea my life was about to change forever.

I put on a red wig and some red lipstick, and we set the apartment up for a night of fun.

A few hours after the party started, I ended up across the table from a guy wearing a long black wig. We were playing Flip Cup, and conversation sparked up immediately. Once the game was over, we continued talking and learning about each other. I found out this guy in the long black wig's name was Cody, and Cody grew up in the town right next to mine. We had been to a lot of the same places, and he knew a lot of the same people. He even came to party at ISU a bunch of times, yet somehow our paths had never crossed until that night.

I gave Cody my number, and he waited DAYS to text me (it was really only about 24 hours, but it felt like forever). We went on our first official date a few days later, where we got burgers from Bluebird in Lakeview, and we walked along the lakefront. We learned more about each other, and I realized Cody checked off every box I was looking for in a partner. I knew very early on that this was going to be something extremely special.

We immediately started spending all of our free time together, and he finally made things official in September of 2020.

The rest, as most of you know, is history.

I'm a firm believer in "timing is everything" and "everything happens for a reason," yet I still can't believe the stars aligned so perfectly to have Cody walk into my apartment for that Wig Party in 2020.

xoxo, Margaret

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