It was summer 2015, Katie had just graduated from TCU with her Master's degree and moved to Dallas to spend the summer studying for her CPA exams prior to starting her full-time job. Justin spent the summer travelling to visit family and friends prior to starting SMU's full-time MBA program that fall. Justin and Katie met through a mutual friend, then quickly became friends themselves. Justin spent the remainder of the summer planning happy hours, dinners and a variety of social outings with their college friends in hopes to get to know Katie better. As summer continued, the group outings started to get smaller and ultimately resulted in Justin asking Katie to go on runs around SMU and bike rides around White Rock. While it took Katie some time to realize that Justin (or anyone that lives in Dallas) does not enjoy going on bike rides or runs at 4:00 PM during a hot Texas summer, this was Justin's way of spending time with Katie and getting to know her better. Shortly after, Justin started his MBA program at SMU, Katie started her full-time job at EY, and the rest of their relationship was history!