In September 2016, my long time best friend, Katie Luck, invited me to a bonfire at a friends house. That was typically the most loved Saturday night activity. Jack Daniels, warm bonfire (no matter the temperature outside, obviously), and good friends.
As soon as we got to the bonfire, I immediately noticed RJ. I asked her “who the hell is that guy with that beard?” She laughs, “that’s RJ.”
After multiple sips of liquid courage, my good friend Jack D, i walked over to him and introduced myself. It was instant. I was falling over every word he said the whole time, he was a captain on a dolphin research vessel, and i was seriously thinking of every and any question dolphin related i could ask him just to keep him talking to me. Flash forward to the end of the night, we exchanged Snapchats (because that’s what the cool kids did) and went along with our lives.
The following month, I get a Snapchat, “RJ Cisson”, and truly the rest was history.
It’s been so many amazing moments in between here and then. How we’ve grown together, what an a incredible, humble, hardworking, resilient man he has become. I’m so proud every single day to love him and now i have the greatest gift of marrying him, calling him my husband for the rest of my life.