It has been a wild journey to this point but one thing has been consistent since our college days - each other. We enjoyed our first date together in 2012 at the Chick-fil-A in Five Points (Columbia, SC). This was a time when Deral was continuing to compete as a DII wrestler at Newberry College and Joe was just getting ready for his first year studying abroad in Hong Kong. Needless to say, we survived the long distance, time difference, and Deral's grumpiness from cutting weight. It's 2020 now and we have done a lot over the past 8 years but, most importantly, we have met the best people in the world. It's finally time... let's get married!