Hannah

On August 13th, 2011, Hannah and Dan had both volunteered to work at “U-Hall”, or Penn College’s way to have current students help freshmen move into their dorms. By fate, they happened to be working in the same group. Being the goof that she is, Hannah didn’t realize that the big blue bins that are used for moving have specific “driving sides”, and was simply pushing the cart from whatever side was closer to her. On one lucky trip, Hannah was pushing the “non-driving side” of the cart, and came out of the building doors. Dan happened to be standing within a few feet of the doors, and saw her pushing the wobbly cart, to which he ran up and said, “Hey silly, you do realize the carts have a driving side, right?” Hannah responded, “How was I supposed to know, one side doesn’t say ‘Driving side’!” They ended up working together for the rest of the day, and somewhere along the line, Hannah mentioned that she planned on making homemade ice cream later, not knowing Dan’s eternal love for the stuff. When U-Hall ended around 4 p.m., Hannah and Dan exchanged phone numbers, so he would know who to call for ice cream. They talked continuously throughout the rest of the weekend, and decided to meet up every day after classes. That Thursday, August 18th, they met up to go to dinner, and Hannah asked if he wanted to go to Denny’s, to get “real food one last time, before being stuck with school food for the rest of the semester.” Dan willingly agreed, with the exception that Hannah drives. They enjoyed breakfast for dinner at Denny’s, and then raced back to campus to enjoy the “Welcome Back” fireworks, which (Hannah thinks by destiny) had been postponed from Sunday. Dan asked her to officially be his girlfriend under those fireworks. Many people told them that they rushed things, that only a few days of knowing each other wasn’t enough to begin a relationship, but they just shrugged, because they knew in their hearts that it was meant to be. Ever since, they have shared endless amounts of memories, traveling to each other’s homes, adventures in Williamsport and North Carolina, and many more incredible times together. Now living in Brunswick, Georgia, they both look excitedly towards their future together, and can’t wait to see what it holds!