It was within the first few weeks of college that I met Mat, not realizing that he would one day become my husband and forever best friend. The night we first crossed paths, I ended up in his room during a fraternity house party, desperate for a hoodie to make it back to my dorm without freezing. I sent him a simple text: "Hi, I’m Zoe. The girl with your hoodie.".... and that's where our story began.

Months passed before our lives intertwined again. I was on a trip to Cabo San Lucas with my girlfriends, while he was there with his fraternity brothers. On the last night, we found ourselves sitting next to each other on the beach, both of us having indulged in more than a few piña coladas. In a moment of spontaneity (and needing a break from my girls), I asked him to dinner.

When we exchanged numbers, a text popped up on my phone: "Hi, I’m Zoe. The girl with your hoodie."

The rest, as they say, is history.