Our love story is a unique one－not one that is cliche or a story line out of a rom com. We met at a bar. Sure, that seems very cliche and the plot of multiple rom coms, but hear me out. I came to Des Moines for the weekend to visit my friend Nick and go to a concert. After the concert ended, we made our way to an outdoor bar called Mickey’s to meet up with some people. Once there, I noticed a girl who was way overdressed for the establishment, so I went up to her and introduced myself. Turns out, she was actually one of the people we were meeting up with at the bar. --- July 11, 2015: I had just moved to the East Village and my roommate and I were hosting a housewarming party in our cool new apartment. I was looking great in my white dress and pink heels. After a few hours of hosting, a group of us headed downtown to continue on with the night. My friend Nick had been texting, letting us know that he had friends in town and we should meet up with them. In no rush to do that, we made our way to a couple of bars before finally deciding it was cool enough outside to head over to Mickey’s. Making our way through the crowded bar, I was greeted by a group of guys I learned were “the South Dakota friends.” One, in particular, had me smiling all night. --- We started talking that night and never stopped. The next few months were filled with thousands of text messages and Bob looking for any opportunity to visit Des Moines. About two months after meeting, we went on our first date to Quinton’s in the East Village. From there, we spent a lot of time and a lot of gas traveling back and forth to see each other before Bob finally moved to Des Moines in November 2016. Since then, we got our forever puppy, Migo, and bought a house in our favorite neighborhood in the Ingersoll area. We are so looking forward to our next big milestone and celebrating with you in June!