The couple met in 11th grade through a mutual friend. Josef was the new kid in school and he noticed Mel hanging out in the quad during lunch. They had mutual friends one of them being Jose Morales. Jose tried to get the two to go to homecoming as each others dates but it didn't end up happening because until that day, Josef and Mel still hadn't met so Mel declined the offer. The night of the homecoming football game Jose started a three-way phone call with Josef & Mel so that they could finally meet. They laughed and joked, hitting it off right away. 9 years later they are still the silly kids they were when they met. <3