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College Love Stories: Meaghan & Craig, UF

College Love Stories: Meaghan & Craig, UF

Jan 14, 2025

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College love is truly special—not only because it creates a lifelong connection, but because it’s rooted in the spirit of your school. Once intertwined, it's a bond that remains unbreakable. Did you find love in college? We can't wait to hear all about your College Love Stories (romantic, BFFs, generational and everything in between)!

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But first, meet Meaghan and Craig Pettigrew from the University of Florida! In 2013 Meaghan graduated with Bachelor's in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Craig received a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. Meaghan then went on to earn her Master's in Healthcare Administration in 2016 and Craig joined the U.S. Marine Corps.  

KC: How did you meet? Where?

M & C: We met at The Swamp Restaurant, a game-day hotspot aptly named after our school's football stadium. We had mutual friends who invited us both out for a birthday dinner and the rest as they say is history. 

KC: What significance does UF hold for you? 

M & C: Our school means so much to us.  We both grew up in central Florida and aspired to attend UF. We named both of our dogs after our school - Mac after a football coach Jim McElwain, and Allie after the mascot alligator. 

KC: Do you think you would have ever met if it weren't for your school? Why or why not? 

M & C: Craig went on to join the US Marine Corps and become a helicopter pilot and we say all the time that it was serendipitous that we were in the same spot at the same time to meet.

 

I urge you to make the most of every opportunity. Try new things, go outside of your comfort zone and you never know who you'll meet!

KC: What's your favorite thing to do together? Why? 

M & C: We played the fight song at our wedding. We watch games together all year long - no sport is off limits when we get to root on our alma mater. However, our favorite activity is rooting on the football team.

Saturdays in the fall feel sacred in our home. There is a sense of pride when they win, nostalgia when we get to travel back and watch in person, and comradery when we get to share it with our friends and family who are also avid fans. We have so many wonderful friends from our college days - it's special that as our lives change and evolve we still have this thing that brings us all together. We are planning a trip home soon to show our son around the place that we met. 

M: And as a bonus this is a tidbit I got when I entered college:

"if you see a long line, jump in there's probably something free at the front"! 

Huge thanks to Maeghan and Craig for sharing the love for each other and football with us! We can't wait to see your love continue to grow <3

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