Julie got a phone call from her colleague (Mike Theisen) the day that Winter break started in 2020. He told her about a great guy who had a job, a house, a love of sports, and the desire to meet somebody spectacular during a global pandemic. Julie figured, "Why not?" and gave him permission to share her number. A couple of weeks later, after the holidays and Julie's general impression that she wasn't going to hear from this guy, a text FINALLY arrived. After many back and forth texts, hours-long phone conversations, and an extremely solid first date plan, Julie and Brent met on January 16, 2021. The very first date was snowboarding. Brent was a big fan, Julie had never been but figured if he could be patient and keep her alive, things might just work out. As you might have guessed, things did, in fact, work out.