{"id":12612,"date":"2021-09-21T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2021-09-21T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:56:42","slug":"terriers-epic-bu-love-story-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2021\/09\/21\/terriers-epic-bu-love-story-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"U-knighting people: Two Terriers and their epic BU love story"},"content":{"rendered":"
It began their senior year of college, at Fuller’s BU Pub of all places.<\/p>\n
For most of their time at BU, Julia Budde<\/strong> (CGS’14, CAS’16) and Spencer Hilton<\/strong> (Questrom’16) lived parallel lives. They ran in similar social circles, heard each other\u2019s names in passing, and even traveled to Italy at the same time. Yet, their paths wouldn\u2019t knowingly cross until fall 2015 \u2014 their senior year. <\/p>\n
Julia knew \u201cthat Spencer kid\u201d would be joining her and a friend for lunch, but she didn\u2019t know what to expect from the boy she\u2019d only heard about.<\/p>\n
The acapella singer and sorority member needn\u2019t have worried. Spencer turned out to be a kind finance and business student, known for being a part of the BU Tennis Club. <\/p>\n
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At first glance, Julia and Spencer\u2019s first lunch at the Dahod Alumni Center doesn\u2019t seem outstanding. They ate sandwiches with a mutual friend, talked about school, and headed to class. Coincidentally, Julia and Spencer both had class in CAS. It made sense for them to walk together after lunch that week. And when they met for lunch the week after? They walked together then, too. <\/p>\n
For the rest of the fall, they carried on like that. They went to lunch and walked to class. By winter, they were dating. <\/p>\n
This winter will mark Julia and Spencer\u2019s 6th year together, and their first as a married couple.<\/h3>\n
Even after all this time, Julia remembers what drew her to him in the first place: \u201cHe is just genuinely the best, most caring person I know.\u201d <\/p>\n
Julia, a Massachusetts native, and self-proclaimed Terrier-for-life, estimates that over half of the people who attended their beach wedding this summer were BU alumni. <\/p>\n
\u201cEven our photographer and florists were BU alumni! Suffice to say we are two very proud Terriers and will always be grateful that BU brought us together,\u201d Julia said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBack Row, Left to Right: Mergim Gjombalaj (Pardee’16), Rodrigo Valdes-Contreras (Questrom’16), Mollie Wasser (Questrom’16), Katelyn Richerts (CGS’14, Wheelock’16), Alex Miller (CAS’16) D. Griffin Budde (CAS ’15, GRS ’25), Geoffrey Hodgkins (SAR’16), Caroline Zody (COM’17), James Lynch (CAS’16). Front Row, Left to Right: Talia Nutting (COM’16), Hope Blalock (CAS’15), Spencer Hilton (Questrom ’16), Julia (Budde) Hilton, (CAS ’16), Anabel Kelso (CAS’17), Brooke Wayne (SAR’18), Lauren Jansen, (COM’16), Kara Youle (COM’16).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In the past five years, Julia and Spencer have weathered a long-distance relationship, a move to Missouri, and even a pandemic-postponed wedding.<\/p>\n
Today, the couple lives in Massachusetts where they enjoy spending time with their dog, going to the movies, and renovating their first home together. <\/p>\n
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