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Taylor thought Mitch was the cool guy in their design studio, and all it took was mentioning he owned a motorcycle and the prospect of a first time motorcycle ride to get them talking, and the rest was history. Taylor would ride with Mitch to classes, and shortly after was taken home to meet his parents. A week after they officially started dating, Taylor went to study abroad in Italy for four months. Unfortunately when she got back, she was home for a month when Mitch left to study abroad in New Zealand for a semester. Long nights staying up playing video games and early mornings saying good night, they made their first year of dating seem like they were right down the street from each other, rather than a world apart. After graduating, they moved in together and started working full time in Ankeny. Although more than three years has passed, it feels like it was just yesterday when Taylor put on that helmet for the first time.