FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE VOW

For over a decade, from the high, dry plains of Lubbock, Texas to the lower, greener hills of Austin, Texas, Cord (pictured, left) and Madeline (pictured, right) have been setting the stage for THE VOW. They met as students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and in twelve years have made it less than 400 miles away.

KILLER FACTS:
FIRST DATE - A night at the Tinseltown in Lubbock to watch Muppets Most Wanted
FIRST KISS - On Madeline's front step in Lubbock
CURRENT ANNIVERSARY - A night watching a nature documentary on Big Cats, narrated by Samuel L Jackson.
STRANGEST CHAPERONE - Her roommate's taxidermied fox.
PROPOSAL LOCATION - In their dining room, midnight after the first day of ACL 2025, eating P. Terry's burgers and feeding the dogs a reasonable number of fries after seeing Hozier, Dr. Dog, and others
NUMBER OF SPIDER-MAN MOVIES SEEN IN THEATRES TOGETHER - Seven
NUMBER OF YELLOWCARD CONCERTS ATTENDED TOGETHER - Four
NUMBER OF THE CURE CONCERTS ATTENDED TOGETHER - Two
TRADITIONAL ACL FEST CONCESSION - Frozen bananas from Bananarchy
FAVORITE COUPLES PARTY GAME - Making eye contact from across the room and mouthing "I'm ready to leave when you are"
FAVORITE AUDIO HABITS THAT DO NOT ANNOY EACH OTHER EVEN A BIT -
 Madeline: listening to podcasts and audiobooks at approximately light speed
 Cord: hyperfocusing on a single album three months at a time

All this and more cultivated over the years, through countless hours and miles crisscrossing the delightful highways of Texas, enough that finally living in the same city (and the same house) after 8 years of not felt like coming home.