Long long ago, back in November of 2019, Sam and Meghan met at a 50th birthday party. Sam was there because he knew Miles, the son of the new 50 year old, and Meghan knew Maggie, the then girlfriend of that same man.

They first locked eyes as Sam was filling up his beer at the keg and Meghan burst through the door late and cracked a joke. 

Now, it’s worth noting that there aren’t a lot of young people in Vermont, so it only makes sense that Sam, seeing a group of folks around his age, came and talked to Meghan and her group of friends. Naturally, Sam and Meghan talked the whole night. 

They exchanged numbers and then proceeded to never reach out to one another. Meghan claims that she lost his phone number and Sam says that he was thinking about reaching out in January, but at that point too much time had passed.

Flash forward to July 2020, peak pandemic. Meghan and her aforementioned friend Maggie had been hiking and camping and playing all around Vermont. Miles had moved back up from D.C. and decided to invite Sam to the Waterbury Reservoir for a night of camping. Sam and Meghan locked eyes over a case of beer, gave a wave, and then quickly looked away from one another very embarrassed. 

A night of revelry commenced filled with swimming and singing and, eventually, Sam and Meghan speaking to one another again. 

The next morning, after Meghan slept in her ancient tent with her perfect dog, Linus; and Sam in a bush somewhere; they spoke again and parted ways.

Sam started his drive back to Burlington and Meghan began frantically searching for his Facebook profile. Funnily enough, the only way she was able to find it was by searching “Sam Reed Harvard”. She asked him out.