Justin and Mitchell were both raised in church - as such, they met at church in Ada in 2018. New to Ada, Mitchell and his group of friends visited The Refuge and fell into the college/ young adult group. After the service, the whole group from church went to Applebee's for cheap appetizers. Justin quickly fit in with Mitchell and his friends - and they all started hanging out, though Mitchell and Justin seemed to be hanging out a lot more than the group as a whole. It took about a month for the two of them to identify the feelings they had for one another. The next two years are mostly what you would expect from a college relationship - spending time together between class, homework, and jobs - doing whatever we could that was free.

In 2020, Justin and Mitchell bought their first home together in OKC when Justin began his graduate program at OUHSC. Between a Global Pandemic, some health obstacles, and the workload of earning a Ph.D. - the next 4 years can be summarized pretty easily. Mostly we worked. When we weren't working, we were doing housework, and between housework, we spent most of our extra time and money creating our perfect outdoor space in the backyard with a greenhouse and beautiful flower beds.