She hired him. That’s how they met. She’ll tell you with a little grin threatening to escape into a full blown smile.
Her parents bought her some personal training sessions as a birthday gift and he was her trainer. And then every birthday and Christmas she asked for more training sessions..her dad jokingly says that Josh was expensive, but worth every penny.
What began as a professional relationship, turned into friendship and then love.
He had planned the proposal for a while. He wanted it to be special and memorable. He knew he would propose during their upcoming trip to New Orleans – a special place to the both of them. He told the sales lady at the ring store of his plans and she gave him a special ring box that had a light attached. Packing for the trip, he nervously tucked the box safely inside his carry on suitcase…and was stopped by security for having a suspicious looking package in his suitcase. As he was being escorted to the secondary security station, he was certain he would have to propose in the San Diego airport. As discreetly as possible, he explained to TSA about the box and that he really didn’t want to be proposing at that airport at that moment. They were careful not to show the box and Josh was sent on his way to explain to Deanna why he was stopped.
They made it to New Orleans and Josh surprised Deanna (after a few evading tactics) and this November, they are getting married at the amazing Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla. And, as Deanna jokingly says, she now gets free personal training for life
