Nea has known Alex since the day Alex was born. If you asked Nea, she'd say Alex was the angel of the family and how lucky she was to have a younger sister to write all her papers for her in school.

Nat is Cori’s sibling and longest serving member of "The Minions"- which includes younger siblings/cousins that Cori convinced to do her bidding. Nat also generously contributed to Cori’s college fund by paying her every time she beat their 4 year old brother in a foot race when they were younger.

Kailee is Alex's second cousin, Alex and Cori's old roommate, River and Kona's dog-godmother, and most importantly the person who continues to always be up for an adventure (most recently, running out of gas on a boat in the middle of the lake).

Kate and Cori have been best friends since elementary school and they have pictures of (bad) matching haircuts to prove it. They have been through it all together, including four different schools, many sports teams, and several curve balls life has thrown at them.

Evan and Alex spent most of their college years making questionable decisions. There is no one else who would go see the new Harry Potter movie 3 times on opening day, drive to New Orleans in a time warp of fog, or almost die trying to climb a mountain to see a cross with Alex.

Jane and Cori became friends during the Peace Corps when Cori fixed Jane’s bike tire. Now, even though Jane does not need a long distance bike mechanic, they continue to carry each other through it all.

Stef is Alex's younger sister. Although only 5 months apart, growing up Alex would always remind Stef she was younger. Now Stef has the pleasure of reminding Alex she is older.

In the Peace Corps Cori served as Becca’s traveling buddy on 12+ hour bus trips. After several vacations, countless adventures, and many, many moves they still love a matching outfit.