In 2014, Austin and Ellie met in Bellingham, WA while attending college at Western Washington University. They met through mutual friends and started spending a lot of time together at the rec center, in the ETEC computer lab, and at friends' houses. After a weekend in Whistler, BC and listening to The XX, they returned hand-in-hand.

After graduating in the summer of 2015, Austin and Ellie moved down to Burien, WA to live with Ellie's dad for the summer. They started their new jobs, stayed up way too late with her dad, and started their journey together as life partners.

In the fall of 2015 Austin and Ellie moved to Wallingford/Fremont area where they lived for the next 6 years before buying their home in July 2021.

They enjoy snowboarding, mountain biking, skating, surfing, and playing cards together.

Austin proposed to Ellie on January 14th, 2024 at Seahurst Beach in Burien - a place Ellie often went to growing up. The last time the two of them had been there together ended in muddy shoes and cold feet. But this time, there were no cold feet and the Olympics were just as ecstatic!

They've been together for over 9 years and are excited to begin this next chapter. But more importantly, they are stoked to party!

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