The Ruiz and Rawson families met over 20 years ago when Julianne and Cassie (Jesse’s younger sister) met in 1st grade at N.B. Cook Elementary in Pensacola, FL. Subsequently, all of the siblings from each family would grow to know each other for years. Once high school and college hit, everyone became busier and seeing everyone was less frequent. In the midst of Summer 2019, Jesse and Julianne reconnected (“met in the sweat”) through a weekly 5k running club at World of Beer. Though the story has been told differently depending on who is telling it, someone spit some mad game and numbers were exchanged. They went on a date that weekend while Julianne was dog sitting her favorite beagles (Jackson and Libby Bosso) on Pensacola Beach. They shared their love for bushwackers, beers, dancing, biking, and sunsets. Since then, it’s been a lot of sunscreen, laughs, dog sits, moving, love, cooking, eating, drinking, swimming, Mario karting, napping, running, and fishing. Jesse popped the question October 23, 2021 in the midst of their favorite homemade meal: Breakfast, in their favorite house on the Bayou.