Lauren and I both worked at Grant Thornton in different offices and were at national training in Saint Charles, Illinois for a week. On the second day we were there, there was a team building event in which we were split up into approximately 15 groups. Lauren and I were fortunately randomly placed in the same group, Group #1. We sparked up a conversation during the team building event and both agreed to regroup at karaoke night later that night, which was customary to attend at training. The conversation continued through the night and we ended up singing karaoke together. At the end of the night, I asked Lauren for her number but unfortunately my phone had died. Thankfully, she agreed to take my number and we reconnected the next day and ultimately ended up taking a trip into Chicago the night before leaving town. We stayed connected and after countless flights between Charlotte and Tulsa, the rest is history.