Bristol and Emmanuel first met while celebrating the 15th wedding anniversary of his sister Irma and her husband Guadalupe in August of 2021. While Bristol was well acquainted with much of his family, she had yet to meet Emmanuel, as he had been away in Mexico on a spiritual journey of personal healing. His return had generated much excitement among the family Bristol was quickly considering her own. However, all this buzz arose little interest in Bristol. She too was on a healing path, and wasn’t interested in diverting attention from accomplishing her goals. The two met on the eve of a full moon, and with it a sense of electricity and magic could be felt in the heat of the Summer air. Emmanuel was taken in by Bristol’s captivating smile, bright eyes, and playful personality. Over the course of the night, Emmanuel and Bristol bonded over their shared experiences, love of nature, and spiritual beliefs. By the end of the night the pair had had their fill of quality conversation and an exchange of positive energy, which led to a little dancing and a lot of laughter. Unbeknownst to them both, a spark had been lit. The night ended and the two departed as friends and agreed to meet up for an adventure. As the universe would have it, Emmanuel and Bristol did not meet up again unit Thanksgiving of that year. Bristol was invited to Emmanuel’s parents’ house to celebrate the holiday and enjoy a home cooked meal. Despite going months without any notable engagement between the two, they picked up where they had left off. That was until his sister’s Elizabeth and Yesenia began commenting on Emmanuel’s “conservative views” on women’s role in society. You see the two, especially Elizabeth, enjoy stirring up a little friction to get a good family gathering going. Elizabeth is not one to let the truth get in the way of a good story, and at one-point see’s an opening in the conversation to drop this lovely statement, “Well you know, Emmanuel has always maintained that he wants his wife barefoot and pregnant over a stove.” From experience, Emmanuel knew the best way to address such an exaggeration is to match it. Emmanuel decided to play the heel and sarcastically went along with this narrative. This was gamble on Emmanuel’s end, but it paid off as Bristol was able to pick up on the sarcasm and later agreed to accompany Emmanuel later that evening for a cocktail, at the very classy Blue Moon Tavern. Under the lights of the Neon Blue Blue Moon sign, Emmanuel fanned the flame with his charming personality and ability to turn a phrase. During a conversation about a topic that has long slipped Emmanuel’s memory, he can recall being overwhelmed with what can only be described as a wave of Bristol’s energy. Maybe it was the way the neon lights reflected off her eyes, or the confidence she carried, either way he could feel his attraction growing, and his feelings morphing from plutonic to romantic rather quickly. Bristol on the other hand, found Emmanuel to be quite interesting and thought he could be her “tour guide” as she has recently moved to Sunnyside and didn’t know many people or places in the area. Emmanuel kept Bristol engaged the entire night without any awkward or long pauses. Conversation, topics, and jokes smoothly rolled through the night and by the time the night ended, they both knew they wanted to hang out again. They ended the night with plans to meet up the following day. What was supposed to be one night of painting and sipping wine, turned into an entire extended weekend together. After a month of dating, Bristol and Emmanuel became close and decided to take their relationship to the next level, and moved in together. After three months, the happy couple took a trip to La Paz, Mexico, where Emmanuel asked Bristol if she’d like to spend the rest of her life growing with him as a partner. She happily responded yes, and the two sealed the proposal with a kiss and a slow dance under the celestial bodies.