It was January 19, 2018, and a good friend was throwing a house party in Bottineau. That friend was really excited to introduce Courtney to "Razz's little brother" Garret! Courtney and her friends partied the night away, but Aaron was on Courtney's mind, so she sent him a DM on Instagram in the EARLY morning hours. To her surprise, Aaron responded in the morning, and they caught up on life. Aaron was living in the Kansas City area and Courtney was living in Minot, but they would casually chat here and there for the next 5 months. Once Aaron moved back to Warroad, the two started having FaceTime dates and that lead to Courtney making the trip to Warroad for the couple to spend their first weekend together! Aaron did have to tell a little lie to get Courtney to make the trip... He was a new fishing guide working most weekends and she didn't want to make the trip unless she could spend a full weekend with him. Little did she know, fishing guides do not get full weekends off in the summer! They had an eventful weekend at Lake of the Woods and ended the weekend walking on the beach and talking about life. Aaron took advantage of the romantic beach walk to let Courtney know he would be proud to call her his girlfriend, marking the beginning of their relationship.