You know how it goes... Resident doctor without a clue meets a cute nurse with a pretty cool dog. ALOT of perseverance, one frat party and an almost missed first date...and well... the rest is as they say history! 7-ish years later, two cities, two dogs, numerous adventures, and a lifetime to go!

It comes as no surprise that my first memory of Kortni involves her dog Dublin. Anyone who has met Kortni, I can almost guarantee that withing the first 10 minutes of meeting her, you will undoubtedly know two things. 1. She is full of energy (loud) and 2. Dublin is the love of her life. Both of these characteristics were never mor evident than my first memory of her. It all started like a Grey's Anatomy episode: at the hospital. I was two months into the second year of my residency striving to prove myself and full of confidence of already having successfully completing one year. I remember sitting at my computer work station one shift trying to focus and be a great doctor when all I kept hearing was a very energetic (loud) nurse talking about how she took her dog, Dublin kayaking at White Rock Lake and how she sounded like a damsel in distress as she struggled to paddle with a dog approximately the same size as her. At that moment, I knew I wanted to ask her out sometime but that also I need to switch computer stations! Next, I needed a way to ask her out without being reported to HR or laughed at! Sometimes ER nurses can be ruthless! Unfortunately, this would have to wait another couple of weeks as Kortni would be traveling to Europe (go figure!) Fortunately, during those weeks she was gone, one of her friends was putting together a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend who happened to be one of my co-residents and friend. I knew this was my chance! The week of the birthday party, full of confidence I ran into Kortni in the hallway and confirmed that she would be going and that I looked forward to hearing all about her trip. Little did she know that the trap had been set and she was going to spend the rest of her life with me...