Julia’s brother and Jeff’s college roommate, Sal, introduced the couple while Jeff was graduating college and Julia was graduating driving school (aka just turning 16). Over the next decade, the two shared crawfish, White Claws and laughs when Jeff and Sal would reunite in Alabama. The romance didn’t begin until Julia got older and Jeff grew up. Failing to heed warnings from the entire family and friend group, Jeff asked Julia out. They have been enjoying sunshine, their dogs, their once-reluctant families, and each other ever since.