So after I mentioned our invites, I realized that I haven’t shared the story of how we met.
In 2006, I made a decision that would ultimately affect the rest of my life: I decided to attend Virginia Tech. At the beginning of my second semester, I went through sorority recruitment, received a bid, and pledged my sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta. My bridesmaids, Ashley and Jessica, are also Alpha Gams. Jessica met Mac and one of his best friends at Burger King. She and the friend dated on and off for around a year and ultimately played a big reason in how we met.
How we met
Mac and I met one fateful night at a party in college. Another sorority sister’s younger brother hosted a party at his apartment (which was across the street from Mac’s place). Jessica invited Mac and another friend. He and I met when I wandered up to Jessica while she was talking to him. We hit if off and spent most of the night talking.
A few days later, Jessica and I were out an event. I stole her phone, got his number out of it, and texted Mac. I might’ve been a few drinks in at this point. He noticed but didn’t seem to mind as he told me he was really glad he now had my number. The next day he sent me a text and we started talking. Mac casually mentioned that he would “probably still be bored” when I got out of class and that we should hang out.
I knew something was different about him when I went over to his apartment and willingly watched basketball (not my favorite sport) just to spend more time with him. We started spending every moment not in class or at ROTC / Alpha Gam events together. We talked about “DTR-ing” but weren’t sure what we would do. He didn’t want to start dating just to break up when he commissioned. I suggested that we could at least try dating, and if we broke up two months later, we gave it a shot. Mac agreed to that. We officially started dating then went on our first date three days later on Mac’s 23rd birthday.
From there, we spent almost every single day together from that weekend to the end of the school year. We would stay up all night listening to music and talking about everything and nothing; we would turn on movies and get lost in being together. Mac and I realized that we are very similar people and didn’t want to be apart. It sounds cheesy, but it’s true.
Read the rest of our story
Commissioning and the long distance relationship. Dealing with a deployment. Engagement ring shopping. The proposal.
