Roll for Initiative

Courtney was working at Tanganyika, and was making sure things ran smoothly at two different weddings. Kyle was a groomsmen in one of those weddings, and was just trying to make sure his friends had a great day. During one of her check-ins, Courtney stepped up to help pin boutonnières to the men, which is where Kyle got his first up-close interaction and first taste of Courtney's bad humor. After warning all the men they were in danger of being lightly stabbed if they didn't stand still (one of whom did not heed the warning and was indeed poked), Kyle was sold and did everything he could to talk to Courtney when the opportunity arose. Throughout the evening as Courtney bounced between weddings, Kyle made a point to talk to her about whatever he could anytime she was in the room. Even asking her to dance at one point, which was quickly shot down. At the end of the evening, Kyle took a shot and sent her a friend request on Facebook with nothing to lose. Courtney, just getting back into dating herself figured there was nothing to lose either and accepted the request. Since that moment Kyle and Courtney spoke on a daily basis, and officially announced their relationship on November 13th, 2016.

After a year and a half of long-distance dating, Courtney purchased a home in Park City, Kansas where the couple still lives today. A few months later, Kyle was able to accept a position in Wichita and join her in April of 2019. In November of 2020, Courtney and Kyle took an opportunity to get away and drove out to Colorado. They enjoyed the major sights in Denver, including several museums, excellent food, and the ever beautiful mountains. While there, Kyle decided that their visit to Pike's Peak would be a great time to officially ask Courtney to marry him (she'd been carrying the ring around in her purse, but wasn't allowed to wear it). Unfortunately, nature had other plans. Due to high winds, the mountain path was closed, and without a good pair of shoes Courtney refused to walk up the mountain to a more picturesque location. Plans foiled (unknowingly by Courtney), they returned to their BnB for their final night. This is where Courtney, impatient as ever, finally asked if she could have the ring, and if Kyle wanted to ceremoniously place it on her finger. Upon returning home, the couple kept their engagement secret (somehow, despite Courtney frequently forgetting to remove her ring), and revealed it at Christmas to both of their mothers and their extended families.

Courtney and Kyle will be just shy of celebrating 6 years together when they wed on September 17th, 2022. They share a home in Park City, Kansas with Courtney's daughter Riley, their Mini Australian Shepard, Astrea, and 2 cats, Simba and Artemis.