Jordan is Rachel's step-sister, from Chicago, Illinois. Only three months apart, they met when Rachel was in first grade, and Jordan was in Kindergarten. As children, they enjoyed making their own version of Fun Dip candy, eating sugar out of the pantry, and sneaking butter packets at restaurants. They are responsible for the marriage of their parents, Ginny and Jerry Jackson!

Ryan and Sam became friends in 2009, when Sam and Corey moved into an apartment in Hillsboro Village while the three attended Belmont. The Columns, as it was called, suffered property damage, noise complains, and neighborly grudges for the next two years. Ryan and Sam have been great friends ever since.

The DeJesus genes are evidently strong! Riley is Rachel's youngest sister from Arvada, Colorado. Together, they love eating escargot on Caribbean cruises, going to Taylor Swift concerts, and eating macaroons in France.

Corey and Sam met at Belmont in 2008, when they lived in Kennedy tower. They became fast friends, sharing a love for guitar, the works of Tolkien and just about everything else.

Cory is Rachel's step-sister, related by marriage through Ginny and Jerry Jackson. They have been in each other's lives since Cory was in preschool. Cory is living in Northern California, working for Apple.

Tim and Sam became friends as second graders, in Ms. Prater's class. They initially bonded over their Calvin and Hobbes and Garfield book collections, and continued their friendship over the course of many states, stages and 2.3 decades.

Megan and Rachel met in Fall 2009 when they joined the Tri Delta sorority at NAU. They were roommates as upperclassmen, and bonded over taking care of their wild as all get out, sorority 'littles.' Their friend group fondly refers to her as, 'mom,' which is fitting because she is the first real-life mom of their Delta crew. Megan is also from Arvada, Colorado!

Having been to Peru, Bolivia, Rwanda, and all over the PNW, Kelsey is one of Rachel's favorite adventure buddies. She even hid in some bushes wearing camouflage to capture Sam's proposal to Rachel. Kelsey and Rachel have puppies who are litter mates, and love having puppy parties!

Oscar and Sam were friends at birth, 16 weeks apart and cousins, who spent their youths imagining their way through the house on Alta Avenue. After college, Oscar and Sam met up again and bonded over new hobbies, interests, and Bob Dylan.

Thank goodness for Cracker Barrel! Katie and Rachel bonded over serving Old Timer's and Sunday Homestyle Chicken. Katie is exactly 13 days older than Rachel, and Rachel just hopes that Katie forgives her for missing her 21st birthday power hour in downtown Flagstaff. Katie lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Karlye and Rachel go way back to middle school. They were best friends through high school; a time where they would get away with ditching classes, spend their evenings dancing to Justin Timberlake's 'Sexy Back' album, and watch Oprah re-runs while eating cookie dough ice cream. Their bond was strong past high school, as they went off to NAU together and joined Tri Delta. Karlye is still living in San Diego.

Ehren and Sam met on the Craigslist musicians forum when each moved to Flagstaff. After meeting in public to check for homicidal tendencies, they started playing music together and have been travel companions and music makers since.

Kate and her younger brother Sam have shared years of youth and adulthood across the country. She kept an eye out for her younger brother in grade school, and never snitched. They share an appreciation for their upbringing, a love for cooking, inside jokes and memories from thirty years of siblinghood.

Logan is Rachel's one and only brother, also from Arvada, Colorado. As a little kid, Logan would call Rachel 'Chul' or 'Churchull.' To this day, they share a love of corny jokes, eating mass amounts of chocolate, and the ocean. Rachel's all-time favorite quote from Logan is, "Rachel is a good big sister, but she eats all my snacks!!!"

Sally and her older brother Sam enjoyed youth amongst the Williams family traditions of river trips, cooking dinner, and drinking mama juice. As a child, Sally was all about her ham and cream cheese roll ups and cream cheese and cheerios; today, she stuns the annual Christmas crowd with Croquembouche. #croquembouchemas2020

Kristie and Rachel met teaching at Knoles Elmentary School and share a love (or hate?) of running. Kristie is Rachel’s bad luck charm for getting bloody noses in the middle of a race, but makes up for it by being one heck of a great friend. Kristie lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, so if you are in need of some coffee, you can catch her working at Dutch Bros!

Bianca and Rachel met at Knoles Elementary School and bonded over a very crazy year. They have since left Knoles Elementary, but continue to share many laughs over silly school shenanigans.

Uncle Ben has been a part of the Williams family since 1994(ish?), when our family became friends with him and husband Arthur. Ben and Arthur took Sam to Paris in 2004, and opened his mind to lives and worlds distinct from his own. Ben said that he intended to marry each of the Williams children, and we aim to hold him to it.

Christina and Rachel met working at Knoles Elementary School in an autism program and originally did not like each other... but eventually bonded over working with students with high behavioral needs. They developed a lasting friendship and have fun rock climbing, running, and paddle boarding together. Rachel lived in Christina's basement at one point too!