On May 2, 2012, Hillary was craving a bacon and green olive pizza. She ventured out with her friend to the pizza place where Josiah had worked. As she walked into the building and stood at the counter, Josiah turned around and greeted her. Hillary realized she never gave her name to the person taking her order on the phone. She thought "Oh no.. what do I do?..." She noticed a pizza sitting in the warming oven with a receipt that read "Linda" on it. Hey, that's her mom's name. Caller ID must've pulled up the name, considering she had her mom's old number. So she looked at Josiah in the eyes and said "Hi, I'm Linda." She attempted to be funny by saying "I'm not Linda, but you all think I am..." He giggled a little, handed her the pizza, and she walked out the door. As she got to the car, her friend asked for a pen, she wrote down Hillary's number on a napkin, and ran back inside to give it to Josiah. She claims she saw sparks between the two, who knew! Josiah reached out to Hillary and asked if she would like to get together with him. So they met up for a stroll around Downtown Holland. After spending more time getting to know one another, they decided to pursue a relationship together. They officially began dating on August 12, 2012. It's impossible to summarize the next 5+ (almost 6) years they shared together. The most important things to remember would be how they committed to love each other, grew stronger together, and adopted the best dog in the entire world. Although Josiah sort of got tricked into rescuing the dog, it was only a matter of seconds before he fell in love with the Sweet Alyeska. Aly or Al Pal for short. On December 3, 2017 the sun was shining bright, the temp was a toasty 54 degrees. They went to Saugatuck Dunes to go hiking with their dog, and that is where Josiah asked Hillary to spend the rest of their lives together. After many tears of joy, she said yes....