Ethan and Ally took the same IOE 333 class in the Winter of 2023. After being around each other in church, having many mutual friends, and a compliment because of a Harley Jacket, they started to become friends.

Ethan and Ally even went on Spring Break together for a week in Destin, FL. They joked the entire time that they should be studying for their IOE 333 exam, but didn’t do much studying until…

Ethan and Ally did study together for that exam after spring break. They became better friends through sitting next to each other everyday in class, riding the bus together, and doing homework together…almost everyday.

After realizing that their friendship was becoming something more meaningful, they decided that now may not be the best time to date. After all, the school year was ending and Ethan and Ally would be separated for the summer. Maybe they would re-evaluate in the Fall they thought. But in the meantime, they still enjoyed each other's company.

Only a month after Ethan and Ally decided to just remain friends, they realized that it was silly to deny the connection and love they had for each other. On Good Friday, April 7th, 2023, Ethan asked Ally to be his girlfriend. Ethan visited White Lake that same weekend to spend Easter with Ally's family.

Ally and Ethan spent the next four months spending time with one another through facetime calls, text messages, and sharing postcards of their adventures. This only grew their love for each other even more.

Ally and Ethan spent their first Christmas together and celebrated in Frisco, Texas (Ethan's hometown).