Josie and Cade met in 2014 at a FFA leadership conference and became friends. They stayed in touch throughout high school, seeing each other at different events. After graduating high school, they both attended Rogers State University, and their friendship grew. Cade would invite Josie out to his parents’ house for gatherings and parties.

Fast forward to the summer of 2020, when Cade asked Josie to be his plus one to his brother’s wedding, Josie said yes and attended the wedding. When it came time for the bouquet toss, Josie caught the bouquet. Coincidentally, when it came time for the garter toss, Cade caught the garter. Sadly, shortly after the wedding it was time for Cade to head out west to Northwestern Oklahoma State University to finish his degree and for Josie to start nursing school at RSU. They both talked and decided they would stay friends and see where their lives were when they were done with college.

The last semester of college, Cade and Josie got back in touch. On the weekends that Cade came home from school, Josie was more than likely with him. After graduating college, Cade stayed out in western Oklahoma for his job, and they decided to just stay friends. During this time, Pam and Sammy kept Josie in the loop of Cade and vice versa.

Fast forward to the fall of 2023 when Cade applied to for a job that allowed him to move back home. He randomly decided to ask Josie to a concert, that unfortunately she could not attend, but that kicked off to where they are now. Cade was home one weekend and asked Josie to dinner and told her about accepting a job in Pawhuska and that he would be moving back home. They started dating in December of 2023 and have been inseparable since. Cade pulled of quite the surprise proposal for Josie and the rest is history to be made.

C&J