I reached to Deano in regards to a contest for a mutual friend who had died of suicide. Deano and this friend had skated together for years and I had played softball with his little sister. Keeping in touch through the days prepping for this In Memory Deano and I talked a fair amount. All through our childhoods we had known each other he was just 7 years older and seen me as a Tom boy type. Years later he saw me working at a Family Video and thought I was cute. Fast forward a couple years to this contest, and it was finally a chance for him to make a move. Reaching out vis text one night Deano made a very sweet comment and soon began texting my dad. After I finally gave Deano a chance we hung out for the first time at a heavy metal concert and hit it off. A year and a half later I graduated from SIUE and moved in with Deano in 2018. August 18, 2018 while hosting the yearly Ham City Jam contest he got down on a knee and asked me to be his wife.