After Katie and I graduated from our respective colleges (Iowa and UNI), we began a new journey at a company called IBM in small town Rochester, MN without a clue as to who the other one was. During the first week of work, we both were invited to tag along at the new hire network picnic with the rest of our fellow new hires. Katie and I began to talk about how we in fact lived in the same apartment complex and the thought of me having a dog (Ellie) drew her in. We continued to talk and hang out and quickly became best friends within the first few weeks of being in our new town. And as you can tell, the rest is history!