The story of how Kelly and James met differs depending on who you ask. Kelly is adamant that they met on a camping trip to Moab in 2012. James, on the other hand, insists they met at a house party earlier that year. The common denominator for both their stories is that they have their friend, and officiant, Joanna Shea to thank for the introduction. Kelly and James really didn't get to know each other well until they studied abroad in New Zealand through their university. After sitting next to each other in the pre-trip orientation, and a few awkward airport waves, they became inseparable in their first week abroad. After a semester of adventure and shenanigans in New Zealand, they returned to Colorado to continue the adventure and shenanigans through intermural inner-tube water polo (2014 champs), multiple St. Patty's Day celebrations, and countless camping trips up to Dream Canyon. After they both graduated, James took the trip of a lifetime across Eurasia while Kelly spent a summer in Hawaii and prepared to go back to nursing school. Once James returned, they moved in together, got a dog, and built out their first campervan. They have been best friends and an inseparable force ever since.