2018: Mike and Ashley met at UCLA. 2019: Ashley's brother Joshua told her Mike was "good husband material." (He never said this about anyone else.) Ashley didn't deny it. April 2021: Ashley and Joshua introduced Mike to some of their church friends when one friend, Joyce, gave a screening of Luca at her house. Mike and Ashley sat next to each other on the couch which was quite nice. Mike started going to Ashley's church and joined the same community group as her. They started hanging out together with other friends more regularly. August 2021: Mike knew he really liked Ashley, but he knew she was moving to the Middle East the next year. He wasn't sure what to do. September 2021: Ashley shared with Mike about her work in the Middle East over dinner. They shared all their food and talked about their lives for three more hours! The waitress definitley thought it was a date. Afterwards, Mike decided he had to tell Ashley he liked her. Ashley thought to herself that if she wasn't going overseas, she would have loved to date him. October 2021: Mike and Ashley were planning on joining church friends for a camping trip. Ashley asked if anyone would be free to go up earlier in the day, because she didn't have to work. Mike thought it might be the perfect time to tell Ashley that he liked her. But then their friend Joel said he was also free, much to Mike's chagrin. Mike said that there might not be room in the car for him, because he and Ashley were bringing lots of food and sleeping bags. But there was. Joel sat in the front and talked the whole time, and Ashley took a nap in the back. While camping, Ashley and Mike started talking with their friends Joel and Linus about running together. But Joel sprained his ankle and Linus was too fast for them, so Ashley and Mike started running together, just the two of them, a few times a week. Mike was suprised by how much Ashley talked on runs, but it turned out to be a great way to get to know one another. After one run Mike asked Ashley if she wanted to get breakfast. He wanted to tell her he liked her. But Ashley was naive and said no, simply because she really only liked eating oatmeal for breakfast, and why should anyone pay for oatmeal? After the next run, Mike brought oatmeal (although they weren't rolled oats..) and raisins (nailed that one) up to Ashley's apartment and invited himself in for breakfast. Then he shared his feelings with Ashley for the first time. Ashley told Mike that she liked him too. Mike and Ashley spent a long time talking about what to do. They continued to run together as friends and talk about what dating could look like. November 2021: On a run, Mike told Ashley that friends can go to dinner just as friends. Ashley said he couldn't pay for it (which he did) and that she wouldn't dress up (which she did). It was a really nice night. Afterwards they admitted it was a date and decided they needed some help discerning what to do. After talking to a few wise friends and counselors, Ashley and Mike decided to continue exploring their relationship with one another and see what God would do. January 2022: "I love you." March-July 2022: Ashley moved to the Middle East, and she and Mike missed each other so much. But they managed to call everyday, twice a day, usually for at least an hour or two each time. They learned so much about caring for each another, communicating with one another, and seeking the Lord together over those months. July 2022: Ashley had to leave the Middle East for a few months because of residency issues, and she and Mike got to spend the summer together in LA. September 2022: Mike proposed to Ashley with a beautiful song about God's faithfulness to them in their lives, and she said yes! October 2022-September 2023: Ashley went back to the Middle East for the rest of their engagement. Mike visited for a whole month in June and got to see what Ashley's life and work were like overseas. October 2023: Ashley and Mike will be married!