Horned Frog Love: Valentine's Day
Alyson and Kory Nelson
Alyson Outenreath fell in love with Kory Nelson the first time she laid eyes on him. His first thought was that maybe she could help him pass Intermediate Macroeconomics. Luckily, that impression didn’t last long.

“I remember sitting in the back of the room as Dr. Harvey began addressing the class,” Kory said. “Just then I looked up and immediately saw Aly. All time just seemed to stop. At that moment, I knew I would fall in love, or if anything else I was sure she could ensure my passing Macro.”

As Alyson and Kory got to know each other more in class, a relationship bloomed, and the two began dating in spring 1993.

“The first thing we ever did together was have lunch at a little café in the business building,” Alyson said.

Alyson was a junior at the time and with Kory being a sophomore, the couple graduated within a short time of each other the following year.

Kory’s graduation marked when the couple’s relationship went from just dating to more.

“Kory had the people around him put one letter each on the top of their graduation caps, and it spelled out ‘Aly, Marry Me?’” Alyson said. “I was in the stands about in shock. I couldn't believe it. Of course, I said yes.”

The couple married in February two years later. They live in Dallas, close to their families who also live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

“In February, we will have been married for seven years,” Alyson said.