Austin and Annie attended Webb City junior high and high school together where they shared a sophomore chemistry class. While Annie was focused on understanding the complexities of chemistry, Austin goofed off in the back row with friends and claims to have had a budding crush on her. Later that year, Austin moved to Iola, Kansas to finish high school only to move back to Joplin in late 2017. In October of 2018, Austin and Annie realized they went to the same local gym, and Austin reached out to remind her of their “past chemistry”. After their first date they could not be separated! Throughout the last four years, they have moved to Iowa and back, lived with three different family members, and finally settled in their apartment in Joplin. Annie has graduated with an associates degree as well as graduated from cosmetology school, and Austin has graduated from Centric Training, a full stack web development program. Although they originally planned to get married at the age of 26, they discovered they just couldn’t wait any longer and became engaged in October of 2021. They will be married in November of 2022 at the age 23!