It all began at Power Athlete - Paul Manfre’s gym in Centerville, OH in 2009. We were both two kids just trying to get better at the sports we loved. Paul would often throw Katie into the “boys” workouts, and once he found out Katie had a crush on Ty that happened even more frequently (thanks Paul!). Over our time at Power Athlete, we became good friends. Katie's crush on Ty even got her to go to the gym at 6am many times. It wasn't until Ty left for Ohio University for Division I baseball that our friendship grew even more. But with Katie at Auburn University playing soccer, the timing was never right. Ty likes to joke that he “made Katie wait” but really we all know the truth.... Ty finally came to his senses after his mom, Shelly, told him that he should date "that Katie Grunder." During our sophomore and junior years of college, we went on our "first date" at Bar Louie at The Greene with our friends Abby Yohe and Mitch Gossard, although it was hard to call it a date of any sorts. Our first true date was 6 months later, when we went to PF Changs and Ty used a gift card to pay, then proceeded to tell his entire family Katie ate all of the lettuce wraps and ordered two entrees. In the months after, Katie made trips to see Ty play at OU in some of his final games of baseball. Likewise Ty came to Auburn, where he officially asked Katie to be his girlfriend during her senior year. We have been inseparable ever since.