In October 2018, one of the first people Ashley met when starting at Apache Crossfit was a friendly older man named Anthony. Once she caught wind that Anthony happened to have a very handsome son who also went to Apache, she kept her eye out for Ian at the gym. Ian had recently moved down to Ortley Beach from Hoboken looking for a change of pace from the hectic chef life in Manhattan. Attending different class times kept them from ever meeting at Apache, but a few months later at the St. Patrick's day parade in Seaside Heights, fate ran its course. Ashley decided to go with her friends for the first time in 7 years, and Ian attended with a group of gym members for his first parade day experience. Their paths crossed when they both made a stop at none other than JAX Garage. A casual bumping into each other at the bar, with a little (okay, A LOT) of liquid courage, had them talking all night - and the rest is history.