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Once&nbsp;upon&nbsp;a&nbsp;tailgate,&nbsp;a&nbsp;guy&nbsp;met&nbsp;a&nbsp;girl&nbsp;while&nbsp;Pitbull's&nbsp;hit&nbsp;"Fireball"&nbsp;was&nbsp;playing&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;background.&nbsp;The&nbsp;girl&nbsp;was&nbsp;Stephany,&nbsp;who&nbsp;hit&nbsp;it&nbsp;off&nbsp;with&nbsp;this&nbsp;guy&nbsp;wearing&nbsp;a&nbsp;plastic&nbsp;bird&nbsp;hat&nbsp;that&nbsp;looked&nbsp;like&nbsp;Cy.&nbsp;The&nbsp;guy&nbsp;was&nbsp;Trevor,&nbsp;so&nbsp;you&nbsp;won't&nbsp;be&nbsp;shocked&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;completely&nbsp;blew&nbsp;it&nbsp;and&nbsp;never&nbsp;did&nbsp;ask&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;number.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;thought&nbsp;the&nbsp;story&nbsp;would&nbsp;end. Until&nbsp;one&nbsp;fateful&nbsp;night&nbsp;when&nbsp;Iowa&nbsp;State&nbsp;upset&nbsp;TCU,&nbsp;which&nbsp;led&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;certain&nbsp;Passionate&nbsp;Fan&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;interviewed&nbsp;on&nbsp;local&nbsp;TV&nbsp;(shout&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;literal&nbsp;push).&nbsp;When&nbsp;Stephany&nbsp;was&nbsp;sent&nbsp;the&nbsp;video&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;same&nbsp;crazy&nbsp;fan&nbsp;she&nbsp;had&nbsp;once&nbsp;met&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;tailgate&nbsp;(shout&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;Nicole),&nbsp;she&nbsp;took&nbsp;matters&nbsp;into&nbsp;her&nbsp;own&nbsp;hands&nbsp;and&nbsp;slid&nbsp;into&nbsp;his&nbsp;DM's.&nbsp;Completely&nbsp;unsurprising&nbsp;to&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;that&nbsp;knows&nbsp;either&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;them,&nbsp;they&nbsp;then&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;at&nbsp;yet&nbsp;another&nbsp;Iowa&nbsp;State&nbsp;football&nbsp;game.&nbsp;Stephany&nbsp;was&nbsp;completely&nbsp;unaware&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;also&nbsp;meant&nbsp;that&nbsp;she&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;Trevor's&nbsp;parents&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;-&nbsp;a&nbsp;detail&nbsp;he&nbsp;may&nbsp;or&nbsp;may&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;intentionally&nbsp;left&nbsp;out&nbsp;for&nbsp;comedic&nbsp;effect.&nbsp;From&nbsp;there&nbsp;things&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow&nbsp;despite&nbsp;a&nbsp;5&nbsp;hour&nbsp;distance&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them.&nbsp;After&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;both&nbsp;land&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Des&nbsp;Moines&nbsp;area,&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;other&nbsp;interests&nbsp;than&nbsp;just&nbsp;Iowa&nbsp;State&nbsp;football,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;biking,&nbsp;brewery&nbsp;hopping,&nbsp;and&nbsp;travelling&nbsp;to&nbsp;other&nbsp;sporting&nbsp;events. When&nbsp;Trevor&nbsp;finally&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;he&nbsp;naturally&nbsp;did&nbsp;so&nbsp;outside&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jack&nbsp;Trice&nbsp;Stadium,&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;site&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;infamous&nbsp;interview&nbsp;that&nbsp;sparked&nbsp;everything.

Our Fairy Tale-gate

Our Story

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Kymberly is my older sister. Having a sister just two years older than you, you have a lot of overlap with years in high school and college. Kym and I were lifeguards together at the Britt and Wesley pool.  We attended Iowa State and we were both on the Iowa State Volleyball Club. She is a mother of four amazing boys and is a second grade teacher in our hometown on Britt. 

Kymberly Mayland

Samantha has been my best friend since we were freshman in High School. She is a mother of three and married to her high school sweetheart. We both love watching Harry Potter and Twilight marathons whenever they are on TV. To this day, if I snapchat that I am watching either, I get a response that she had to switch to that as well. Even though we do not speak and see each other that often, whenever we do, it feels like time has never passed.

Samantha Doughan

Nicole has been my best friend from Iowa State University. Nicole lived on the same floor as me in the dorms. Ever since meeting she would always wake up early with me to go out and tailgate. Funny thing is we would always stop at "Aunt Cari's" tailgate and that is where I met Jared. I went to tailgate with Nicole for the Iowa State vs Iowa game to see Aunt Cari and Jared and that is when this guy with a bird hat played Fireball by Pitbull. After that Nicole told me to talk to the guy with the bird hat because he liked soccer. Thanks Nicole for pushing me to talk to my future husband.

Nicole Wiegand

Lindsey was my next door neighbor in the dorms at Iowa State. We have been friends since we meet. The trip in college I remember the best is our road trip to Arizona for the Bowl game. Lindsey, Nicole, Michael David and stopped at the Grand Canon. We have a ton of stores from that car ride and at least we won that football game as well. We have so many more memories at Iowa State and of course our group loved singing Backstreet Boys and Taylor Swift (when she was a country singer, not her music now). Lindsey is a new mother as well, to her very cute baby boy.

Lindsey Hartogh

Alissa was my roommate at Iowa State for four years. We have been friends since day one of move in day. The first day we moved in, we were walking around campus and kind of started our own group mob, going from dorm to dorm meeting more and more people. I will always remember that first night at Iowa State. Alissa, Lindsey, Nicole and I rented a house in college. We have so many more memories at Iowa State, with GAME DAY, a shrew in the house and of course Tree in the Key. Alissa is also a mother of 2 really cute boys!

Alissa Paulsen

The first time I met Ashley was when Trevor and I were helping them move out of their house. Needless to say we have been friends ever since. She is a mother of two energetic boys and is a high school teacher. We have always had a great time together and of course any dive bar that has popcorn. 

Ashley Swett

Tom and Trevor's friendship started back in 3rd grade when their identical signatures got them in trouble with their teacher. They would go on to develop a healthy cribbage rivalry throughout high school. Then, one day Trevor just showed up at Tom's dorm Freshman year, and practically never left until becoming best friends. Eventually they would go on to live together for a couple years, during the darkest of times for both where they drowned their sorrows in ice cream and waffles while binge watching Lost, and creating elaborate karaoke routines every Thursday Night.

Tom Danielson

Joe and Trevor became friends once they realized they are nearly identical sports nerds. Each person knows that they can call on the other when needing to vent on the frustrations that their favorite teams choose to inflict upon them. They have created many inside jokes that they themselves can't remember the origins of, as well as the game of pool curling that took their friend group by storm. They have survived many road trips to games together, including a trip to foreign soil, as well as the highly debated "Detroit Incident". If you happen to see the two of them together, they are guaranteed to be talking about sports.

Joe Thuente

One day Jared and Trevor agreed to take a road trip to Tempe with mutual friends (including Tom) where the two met. They quickly figured out how similar they were when droning on and on about Cyclone memories. The friendship may have ended there if not for an intervention by Tom, who was likely worn out from hearing each of them complain of Iowa State heartbreaks in two separate conversations, that then brought them together into a Cy's Guys group chat that has lasted nearly a decade. Jared threw out an invite to watch an Iowa State-Iowa game together, and when the two behaved in mirrored misery with each other a great friendship was truly established. The true twist however, was that this friendship is what led to the famous tailgate where Trevor and Stephany met.

Jared Leeper

When Trevor decided to apply for a teaching job in Sioux City he truly didn't know quite what he was getting into. Donny was there as an integral part of Trevor not only getting his first gig as a teacher, but in helping him get through that time as a first year teacher living in a whole new city on his own.  The two of them were really close during these three years, with Trevor spending as much of plan time as he could bugging Donny, and Donny getting Trevor to join in on the weekly Buffalo Alice/Bodega nights with his Lamb Theatre crew, with many midnight trips to the unbeatable La Jua's.  On the professional side, Trevor owes so much to Donny for being like a coach to him during the beginning of his career.

Donny Short

Mitch was one of Trevor's first friends growing up. The two both lived in Grimes with Johnston teaching parents. They spend several summers hanging out and taking "field trips" with Mitch's Dad in the lead up to the school year (shout out to Doug!).  The two spent plenty of time growing up having the classic basketball debate of Shawn Kemp vs Reggie Miller, and also shared a love of all sports during this time. Their friendship is what led Trevor to finally attempting to learn how to ride a bike at an admittedly later than typical age so that he could get to Mitch's house on the other side of Grimes on his own, thus making Trevor and Stephany's biking hobby a possibility. Trevor and Mitch drifted apart for a while until being able to meet up on Beale Street in Memphis, where Mitch and Kelsey essentially became Trevor and Stephany's first "couple friends" at this early stage in their relationship.

Mitchell Cline

Tyler is a big friend guy. Having also gone to Johnston and ran cross country with Trevor, as well as sharing Joe as a friend, they were around each other quite a bit. As a little known fact, they were locker partners together in 7th grade, where Tyler was gracious enough to leave for summer vacation early allowing Trevor to clean out their mess on his own. Their friendship really took off when Trevor dragged Stephany to Tyler and Ashley's move from their first house and all four of them were able to bond while waiting on a new moving van to arrive. You can find the two of them at several dives around town obnoxiously quoting shows and talking about football, much to the dismay of Stephany and Ashley.

Stephany & Trevor

Stephany & Trevor

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