We first met in college in 2010 in our freshman Honors class at Iowa State. We were Facebook friends as a result. Fast Forward to 2022. Courtney posted on Facebook of a traumatic car jacking outside of her apartment in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Brian reached out asking if there was anything he could do as he also happened to live in West End just across the highway from her. After a back and forth it was decided to meet up at Courtney's place for dinner and a football game. We still are unsure if we consider that our first date given the unusual circumstances but the rest is history.