It was 10:30pm on Tuesday, November 3rd and Joe was finishing up his closing shift duties at Chili's in Okemos. He was exhausted from a long day of work, and his manager says, "Hey Joe. I'm sorry, I know it's late, but I just sat a two top at table 53 for ya." He was so angry and just wanted to be done with work and go home. However, he turns the corner to greet the table and sees the most beautiful girl he has ever seen at the table sitting with her friend Mackenzie. In a state of pure panic, his mood flips from anger to excitement when he saw a brown haired, dimpled girl wearing a white MSU pullover. He did his best to flirt with her and be kind to the two of them, as they were the only table left in the restaurant. He cashes them out and says his goodbyes, and Mackenzie convinced Grace to leave her phone number for Joe on her receipt. The two girls leave the restaurant, and Joe goes to grab the receipts to go home. He sees Grace's number on the receipt, and yells "YES!" and fist pumps like the goofball he is. He would later find out that Grace and Mackenzie saw the entire celebration without him knowing. The two were inseparable ever since that night.