On Mary's second day of work in June 2017, a friendly coworker invited her to lunch with friends. There at lunch was Drew. Within a week, Drew had gotten Mary's phone number and used his Ironman training and her upcoming charity bike ride as an excuse to invite her to go bike riding. After a long bike ride on the Chicago lakefront and building a dresser in Mary's furniture-less apartment, Drew had won Mary over and the rest is history!