Aaron and Nicole met at the University of the Ozarks as undergraduates (thank you, Brooke - we love you!). February 14, 2016 - on the cloudiest Valentine's Day, at a lookout point in Mount Magazine, Aaron asked Nicole out and officially started dating. Their relationship had several long-distance moments from Panama-Arkansas; Arkansas-Kansas City; Arkansas-France. After Nicole graduated from Ozarks in May 2018 - they decided to move to Paris, France, and pursue their Master's degrees. September 30, 2018 - at the Chateau de Versailles in France; Aaron proposed near the Grand Trianon; she said YES! Nicole started working at UofOzarks in July 2019 and moved back to the U.S., while Aaron finished his Master's in France and moved back to the U.S. in early February 2020. Wedding plans were being set for a celebration in Panama in March 2021 - as the world locked down and gatherings became more and more uncertain - the Panama celebration was canceled. On March 27, 2020 - with only 4 guests, Nicole and Aaron were married at the chapel at Walnut Grove in Prairie Grove, AR. One year later, Aaron and Nicole welcomed their first son, Mathias. Their daughter, Isabel, was born recently on January 2024. After a few years delay, they have decided to participate in the sacrament of holy matrimony and celebrate their marriage and journey with family and friends. We will also celebrate the baptism of Isabel.