We met at the famous Panther Paw Bar at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston Illinois on May 2nd, 2015. Stephanie was visiting her friend Mychal and Josh was in town visiting his friend Kyle. Being from the same home town, Mychal introduced Stephanie to Josh. Now, at this time during the night, Stephanie had a few drinks under her belt and was not shy. After the initial introduction, Stephanie walked up to Josh and ran her hand across his pectoral muscles and said "I love your pecs!" After talking for a while, Josh bought Stephanie Jimmy Johns and the rest was history. We have been dating since May 29th, 2015 and after many long years got engaged on March 8th, 2024 on the beautiful beach of Cayo Costa, Florida.