Like most romantic stories, their love started in cyberspace, and almost never happened if they didn't come to their senses (or succumb to boredom).  Before first words, Courtney and Ari were both playing the cyber fields and were not in the mood to take each other seriously.  Courtney was getting sick of her phone and wouldn't respond to texts, and Ari was not impressed with Courtney's dry, and hard to comprehend via text message, humor.  (Seriously though, who wouldn't think describing yourself as a "bada** banker" would equal anything else but great sense of humor and extraordinary awesomeness!?) However, one fateful evening in November, they both were up to absolutely nothing.  Ari, against his own wishes, decided to listen to his coworkers and give Courtney one more chance to converse via text message.  Courtney, who happened to have her phone next to her (and give a hoot about it) at just the right moment actually responded!  Literally two texts after that it was badda-bing badda-boom -"Let's meet up."  

Twenty minutes later they were both speeding down the highway, wind in their hair, looking completely stellar, and on their way to O'Connor's Irish Pub in Brookfield. There, in the parking lot, they made their first visual contact.  We wouldn't call it a "Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan kind of moment" or anything. It was more like "Wow, he/she's hot!!- jaw drop and tongue rolls across the the floor" kind of moment. (But it completely built up from there! We promise this marriage isn’t completely superficial! Well, maybe a little…)  From there, they went inside, had some Irish cider, laughed, conversed, and laughed some more. (Yeah, we’re laughers.)

 After the date, Ari walked Courtney to her car where he DID NOT KISS HER! (What can I say, his mom raised a gentleman!) Rather, he found Waldo.  Yes, years and years of millions of children searching, finally came to a close when Ari found him buckled-up tight in the back seat of Courtney’s car.  Ari felt completely victorious of the achievement and from there on he knew that Courtney was the girl for him.  The rest is history (that may be more ridiculous than this introductory story)!

 The beginning.

(Because it’s too early for the end and why stop the party now anyway?)