Ellie's side:

We met in the spring of 2024 at Rudy's Steakhouse in White Bear Lake Minnesota. I pulled into the parking lot at Rudy's and this muscular intense man walked up to me with a huge smile on his face and said, "Hey, I'm Cody Quinn". Ever since that dinner we have been hanging out every day like best friends. I knew when Cody said yes to helping me go get a refrigerator for my new home for our second date that he was a great guy;) I may have been taking advantage of the fact that he has a truck, but I also just wanted to know if he was actually serious and this was a great test:) He immediately invited me to join him at his CrossFit gym, and we spent much of our time getting to know each other while sweating our butts off at that gym, riding Polaris toys around Minnesota and watching way too much Yellowstone. It only took me about a week to learn that this man meant what he said and said what he meant. And it only took about a month to know that I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with this feisty intense cauliflower eared man! Soon enough we packed all our stuff into a truck and drove off to Washington state to start our lives together near family. I cannot wait to marry my best friend!

Cody's side:

I have the benefit of reviewing Ellie’s story before writing this so I will start by pointing out she likely flew into that Rudy’s parking lot 10 mph over the speed limit as she has consistently treated speed limits as guidelines for the entirety of the relationship. I’m also intrigued to learn our second date was the test when our third was helping her move. I’m on board with the rest. To the point this girl means the world to me. She’s kind, she’s driven, she knows what she wants and she makes coming home the best part of every day. She is my best friend and I’m looking forward to doing life with her.