Michael and Jessie met at The Nitty Gritty- a birthday themed bar- in downtown Madison. Jessie's roommate Ben convinced her to go celebrate his coworker's birthday. Michael also had to be convinced to go to the same party that night. THANK GOODNESS they both went! Jessie got ready and was a little nervous to be hanging out with a group she didn't really know. Michael put on his typical black v-neck and jeans. The fates must have been laughing, because while they were dragging their feet to the bar, they were about to meet their future husband/wife. Michael was applying for medical school at the time and Jessie was a senior at UW Madison, studying to be an educator. They had so much life to live just around the corner and they've done it all side by side.