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When Christina Ayala walked through Wrigleyville on her way to watch the Cubs launch a new season, she had no idea she was also on her way to launch a new phase of her life.
Ayala’s boyfriend, Christopher Escobedo, dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him in front of the iconic Wrigley Field marquee and swarms of fellow Cubs fans coming out on opening day. Ayala’s jaw dropped, her hands shook and her eyes brimmed with tears as she accepted his proposal.
“We’re diehards,” Escobedo said. “It had to be here.