Courtney & David
Courtney & David
Our Story
Courtney's Point of View
What started as a friendship within our freshman-year friend group in 2021 was just a girl who didn’t like to talk much and a boy who liked to talk A LOT! I saw David as just a friend for quite some time until I got to know him a little better, and my heart started to grow day by day.
Sophomore year rolled around, and I realized I did, in fact, like him—so I did what no girl ever does and told him straight to his face that I had feelings for him. This happened right before Christmas break, so I ripped the Band-Aid off and fled from Montana for a month. I was worried I had ruined a perfectly good friendship that I had no business messing up, but when the spring semester of 2023 rolled around, we somehow just got closer and closer. I ended up being his go-to for airport drop-offs, pick-ups, and our Wednesday night friend group excursions to Dairy Queen.
Junior year came around, and thanks to a road trip through Washington with our college best friends—Maggie, CJ, and Luke—we found ourselves in some serious bonding situations. Out of nowhere, David started making “friendly comments” toward me, which quite a few people (except me) caught on to. We were supposed to go to a Lumineers concert at the Gorge in Washington; however, traffic forced us to cancel our plans after sitting in line for hours. That’s when David and I just started talking about life.
David's Point of View
As Courtney and I continued having our conversations in the car, I knew there was something different about her. I wanted to keep talking to her for many more hours, but unfortunately, our friends hopped back in the car. Later during the trip, I finally found time to talk with Courtney again, one-on-one. We found ourselves sitting on the beach, talking while our friends went for a walk. I kept asking her thoughtful questions to keep her intrigued and sitting next to me.
That night, I told CJ, “I think I have feelings for Courtney, and I don’t know what to do about it!” He told me to pray, trust the Lord, and see where it goes. After the trip, I needed to find a way to keep the conversation going. I found a random pair of socks in my car and thought they might be Courtney’s. So, in order to talk to her, I sent her a picture of the socks and asked if they were hers. Let’s just say we’ve texted every day since then.
As time passed, I always made an effort to see her during the school week. Seeing her during the week quickly turned into weekend walks, which soon led to our friends asking why we were spending so much time together. Then the time finally came when I needed to make a move… but I didn’t. After two long months, Courtney ended up telling me to take her on our “first date,” where we talked about us and a potential future. A month later, I finally asked her to be my girlfriend.
We grew closer and closer, and after our spring semester in 2024, I went to Georgia for the first time. That summer, Courtney and I spent two months apart while I was fishing in Alaska. Before we knew it, we were back in the same state with a stronger relationship than before I left. The next year went by quickly, and before I knew it, I was back in Alaska for fishing season #2. However, this time, I had a bigger incentive for going back up north to work — a ring.
After I returned, I started planning how I was going to propose. With the help of Courtney’s sister, Katie, and her uncle Carl, I got her out to Ennis Lake on October 5th, 2025. After walking to our favorite spot on the lake and reminiscing over some photos I had set up, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me — and she quickly said, “Yes!”