Hi There! It seems surreal to be writing this little "how we met" story on the SECOND anniversary of our engagement. If you would have told me on 8/24/2019 that we would be having a two year engagement I would have laughed at you! As soon as Pat proposed I was ready to get to planning and start our life together.

Of course, God and the Universe had other plans.

Pat and I met during a night out with friends for the both of us at the Great American Pub in Conshohocken. We met on 8/20/2016, it was a Saturday night. I had just gotten home from my annual beach vacation to Ocean City, NJ with my mom and family. I recall pulling up to her house to drop her off after our drive home that day and casually complaining that I wasn't really up to going out that night and may bail on my friends (sorry Ange and April!). My mom said something along the lines of "well if you feel up to it you go, otherwise no big deal".

I guess at some point throughout the afternoon I had gotten a second wind and decided to meet up with my girlfriends. We were celebrating April's birthday after all. I don't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure we went to a few places before we ended up at the Pub.

As the night went on, a few guys walked past us and I let my friends know I thought they were cute. Angela mentioned that she was going to talk to them. I excused myself to go to the bathroom. While waiting in line I got a text from her, "His name's Pat, he's single, get back here." I brushed off the awkward feelings and went back to meet my friends, and Pat.

We spent the rest of the evening chatting, he bought me a drink, FINALLY asked for my number, and walked me to my car.

He texted me the next day and we made plans to go out that Wednesday, August 24 for our official first date!

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