Turns out Allie was living less than 3 hours away from Ivy for some time . . . But there was a chance meeting after Ivy landed back in Houston from a trip to Kenya . . . They were instant friends. Less than a week later Ivy moved to Alaska and shortly thereafter Allie would move to Arizona. They continued to talk and a friendship developed. They both thought it was crazy but Allie flew to Bethel (READ N-O-W-H-E-R-E), Alaska and they both knew there was something more. Only they couldn't be much further apart. Was it worth it? Time would tell . . . They went through the bumps and bruises that come when you have a long distance relationship complicated by an independence problem and need to travel.