Jocelyn began her bachelor degree at a school in Iowa and quickly found out that it was not a great fit. She came home and was determined to find a job somewhere in healthcare. After about one month of searching and interviews, Jocelyn was hired as a Phlebotomist at Community Blood Center. There, she met one of the grooms friends, Mark Simmons.

Around a month later, Mark was asking Jocelyn if she could introduce her to his "good buddy" Connor, who "lived in Canada". It was actually Montana. Jocelyn denied a few times but eventually let Mark set them up. That was the day that started it all, February 12th, 2024. The pair texted, face-timed, chatted every chance they could. Their first date wouldn't be until groomsmen Patrick and his wife Angela had their wedding on March 8th, 2024.

When Connor came to pick up Jocelyn, he showed up in style. Flowers for Jocelyn and wine for her Mom. There was a surprise for Connor too. He got to begin meeting the family. Jocelyn's father and brother were in the driveway "seasoning a burn barrel" as her brother, Pierce, called it. She prefers to say "a barrel on fire less than 5 feet from my car."

The two went to the wedding, where Jocelyn finally met the bride and groom. Connor attempted to teach Jocelyn how to two-step. She did not pick it up. At all. She was absolutely terrible. Luckily, Connor found a good dance partner in the grooms brother, which made for some fun memories.

When the night was coming to an end, the couple decided to go play pool and darts at the local Squatters Pub that had recently opened. They spent a few more hours in the pub talking, playing games, and generally enjoying the long awaited company.

More wedding festivities awaited the next day. Connor and Jocelyn went and congratulated the happy couple once more and then spent the day with the newlyweds, Mark and his wife, Megan, and Connors friend, Cade. Whenever Megan got the chance she would ask Jocelyn for all the details and gossip. The group went to dinner, axe throwing, and planned to have breakfast in the morning before going their separate ways.

The next day, a kind of tradition was started. The group met up at Cracker Barrel to enjoy breakfast together before saying goodbye to Connor and Cade as they had to fly back to their respective homes. Before heading to the airport, Connor finally dropped Jocelyn off at home. Yes, the couple we're (finally) celebrating didn't leave each others side for 46 hours upon their first meeting.

Well, this was not the surprise Connor wanted it to be.

When Connor came to Lawrence, KS to have Thanksgiving with Jocelyn's family, he planned a detour to a Mass St. jewelry shop where he had Jocelyn get sized.

The pair had talked about their ideal engagement with each other before. Both had mentioned being able to enjoy the feeling of being engaged for a few days, minimal people, and no pressure.

Come March, spring break afforded Jocelyn the chance to spend more than 3 days in Colorado with Connor and his family.

Leading up to the travel, the bride's mother, Geri, had mentioned going to the salon to get their nails done. The day after, the brides sister, Lexy, had asked a question about Jocelyn's ideal engagement. When packing for the trip, Connor mentioned to pack a nice outfit or two. These three are definitely not as slick as they think.

Connor had planned a double date with Nan and Pop to go on a walking trail in Estes Park. Double dates with Nan and Pop aren't out of the ordinary, which is the only thing that threw Jocelyn off. Here's where the confirmation started.

The day had 50 mph winds, Jocelyn was dressed in a dress and heels, hair and makeup done. Connor didn't suggest a change in clothing, shoes, or just a "toned down" look over all. The drive was about an hour and a half, Connor was nervous the whole time. When the couple arrived, they quickly found Nan and Pop, and again, no one pointed out the strange way Jocelyn was dressed for a simple walk on this very windy day.

The four begin their walk and soon stop as Connor is looking for a spot he wanted to show Nan and Pop. Jocelyn looks around and find a photographer hiding before a utility box. Hmmmmm. Jocelyn then turns to Connor and asks why he thinks there's a photographer there. "Don't worry about it" is what he says with grin on his face before he so obviously begins to pose the two for pictures of the special moment.

A happy accident that the couple would never change.

By the way, Connor forgot to take the ring out of his pocket before he knelt down.

So if you notice, some of the couple's engagement day pictures feature a Ring Pop.

Due to factors outside of the couple's control, Jocelyn's real ring was delayed. The jeweler loaned Connor their sample ring, which happened to be two and a half sizes too small, and Connor took to the gas station candy isle.

Jocelyn has always said "You could propose with a Ring Pop and I'd still say yes." Well, Connor took her at her word, and though he didn't propose with the ring pop, it was the stand in ring until Jocelyn's real ring arrived.