In the days following the concert, Allie reached out to Nguyen to figure out payment for the ticket. After a bit of banter, they landed fittingly on a cup of coffee.

Nguyen, with his freshly pressed pearl snap and jeans, met Allie, in her sweat shorts and brother's t-shirt, at Friedrich's Coffee. When they realized the shop was closed for Memorial Day, they settled on Nespresso coffee at Nguyen's down the road.

Their first date was filled with caffeine-fueled discussions of everything from politics to life goals, and was only abrupted by Nguyen leaving town that day for a cross-country road trip with Luke.

Due to the road trip and a subsequent medical conference, they would not see each other in-person for three weeks until Allie picked Nguyen up from the Osceola train station. That time was filled with late night FaceTime calls, often lasting through daybreak.

Once reunited, their summer together was a whirlwind. A week of Nguyen moving Allie followed the medical conference, with then a prompt visit to Allie's hometown of Overland Park, KS. Directly thereafter, they made their way up to Nguyen's hometown of South Maplewood, MN, then to the Scotts, Nguyen's second family, in Siren, WI.

Shortly after returning to Des Moines, they again made their way down to Kansas for an operation Allie was having. Just a few weeks later, school started back up.