We first met in the summer of 2019 at Kendall Square CrossFit in Boston. At the beginning, we started as friends, seeing each other nearly daily for the morning 6am workout. By the time fall rolled around, gym social events, competitions, and football season were in full swing; and what had started as friendly banter quickly turned to flirting and a budding serious interest. Over a Friday night ACC classic between Virginia and Michele's own Miami Hurricanes (as well as just a little Tequila), a connection was born. It took a few months, but by the time Michele's birthday rolled around at the beginning of November, Elliott realized he losing his opportunity to make a move. So, he baked Michele a birthday apple pie— homemade crust and all. As they say, the rest is history. Since then, we've lived through COVID, Michele moving to Ann Arbor, Elliott moving to Texas, and Elliott moving back to Ann Arbor (lots of long distance!). We now live together in Falls Church, Virginia outside of Washington, DC, with our pup Appa (yes, the dog in all the pictures). You can likely find us doing the things that first brought us together — watching football, CrossFitting, or dancing the night away. Some things never change!