It was Super Bowl Sunday...

Right after graduating from JMU, Meredith moved to Antwerp, Belgium, to get her masters at AMS. A few months into her adventure, she got a few of her European friends to join her watching some real American football - The Super Bowl. 

"I know this American girl, you would love her, she's so great. Super outgoing... A real social butterfly."

That was the first thing Thomas ever heard anyone say about Meredith, and although it wasn't even said to him - long story! - right away he knew he wanted to meet this girl.

And so they both found themselves sitting at opposite ends of a table at an Irish Pub in Antwerp, on a Sunday night past midnight, watching the Super Bowl, having a beer. (Or was it a few? In any case, they definitely weren't doing shots!)

Meredith in her American flag T-shirt and Thomas in his blazer eventually ended up talking, and they immediately took a liking to one another, but by then it was getting so late it was practically early, and the game was almost over...

So the next day they texted all day long, and Thomas asked her out on an actual date. They went to the MAS, overlooking the Antwerp skyline, followed by drinks at The Pallieter, one of Antwerp's best bars. They talked until closing time, and when Thomas dropped Meredith off at her apartment, they shared their first kiss...