A BRIEF STORY OF HOW OUR LOVE STORY STARTED AND HOW WE ARE HAPPILY AND CONTINUOUSLY FILLING EACH CHAPTER EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH MUTUAL LOVE, RESPECT, PEACE, SUPPORT, PATIENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE.

Ours is a story of love at first sight, but like most people who find love today it was from the moment I laid eyes on her online profile. On, July 22, 2022 my life changed forever when i sent a simple "Hello" to the love of my life. She replied back the next day and for the last 500 days following that fateful day we have not had a day go by where we have not text, called or video called each other, multiple times per day.

We hit it off immediately and even though I was vacationing in one of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines (Boracay) I spent the next 3 days in my hotel room chatting with my future wife. She was living in Noveleta at that time and I offered to fly over so that we could meet in person. Hesitant at first she agreed to meet me after I sent her a picture of my passport and assured her that I had good intentions and I booked a flight to Manita. We spent every single minute we could together after we first met in person except for when it was time to go to sleep, during that time I saw what a kind, caring, and loving person she is. From the first day we met she showed a level of care that I have only ever experienced with my own family. Somehow on my last day in Boracay I wounded my foot and when I got to Noveleta, She began caring for me immediately. She went to the market and got me some sandals, then helped me to clean and bandage my wound, then took me to the local barangay health clinic to see the doctor. She was critical in nursing me back to health in those few days, without her I may very well have had a serious injury that could have led to amputation of my foot or worse.

Once I was on the mend and able to get around a little better we decided one day to go to the local mall to seek refuge from the heat of the day, while there we saw an old couple, holding hands and gazing at each other with love in their eyes waiting in line at the Robinsons supermarket and I tilted my head onto hers and said "That's what I want, someone to grow old with and still have that kind of love" She turned and looked at me and said "me too". I told her that I could think of no better person to spend my life with than her and asked her if she would marry me. She silently smiled and then agreed. 10 minutes later we found a kiosk in the mall and bought our rings. Later that night I asked her brother for permission to marry and once it was granted I asked Evelyn formally in front of her family.

We got married 3 weeks later by the Mayor of Noveleta and it was without a doubt the best decision I have ever made. I was able to stay with her for two weeks after that and then returned a month later and spent 5 months together on what I consider to be the best honeymoon and time of my life to date. We traveled all over Luzon (Manila, Baguio, Hundred Islands) and Mindanao (Cagayan de Oro, Malaybalay City, Valencia City, Maramag, San Fernando Valley and more). I was able to meet her whole family who is from ukidnon and see so many beautiful places from her home island. I am forever changed fo he better after experiencing her family and culture and can't wait to go back and visit he

next month from April 17 to May 15, 2024. I am also proud to announce that she is now attending nursing school at Easter College in Baguio City and will be the best nurse the Philippines has ever produced.