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Mark and Ashley found out they were both selected to be apart of the 2016 Orientation Team at Bowling Green State University in December 2015! And in January 2016, they officially met at Camp Palmer on their Orientation Leader Retreat where they placed on the same B-Team (small group). Orientation may have been what introduced them, but they stayed connected through their shared classes, and of course intramurals where they became the 2016 Wiffle Ball Champs! Even after graduation, when they were both in the same place, they made it a point to get together and catch up.

Mark was living in Boston, and Ashley had recently moved to Ashland. Mark returned home for the holidays and asked Ashley if she wanted to hangout. Mark drove all the way from BG to Ashland, and they spent the day at Grandpa's Cheesebarn, watching She's the Man, and ended the day at Jake's Steakhouse (RIP). Neither of them knew they were on a date until Mark made the server rewrite the check three times because they were having such a great time. The date did not end with a kiss, but they both knew something great was about to happen.

Mark had begun looking at houses, and he really wanted to go checkout a house, so Ashley went along. It was a horrible and unlivable house. After looking at the house, they went hiking to Blue Hen Falls at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Ashley was just excited she was finally able to wear the hiking boots she got for Christmas. They climbed down to the base of the waterfall, and Mark got down on one knee! Ashley didn't hesitate at all when she said the biggest YES of her life!