One year... more years to go!

[chris-lei 1]

I know why Dave cried with that gift..Happy anniversary!

[jego ryu 0]

GODBLESS

[dora2X 0]

happy anniversary and moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to come.

[RonMay 1]

happy anniversary to u mae... may God strenghten your marriage and will bless you for always!!!

God bless!!!

[KC♥MP 0]

Happy Anniversary David and Mae!!! . Wishing you both many years of love and happiness

[RickieAndEva 0]

Congratulations you two. That was an awesome video. It made my heart ache to be with Eva. I miss her so much. God has blessed you with a wonderful relationship.

Edited July 22, 2008 by RickieAndEva

[David-and-Mae 15]

Thank you guys... You all are like our second family! We had a blast and our day was filled with little surprises from the time we woke up until now that we're about to hit the hay. Life, indeed, is sweet and beautiful when you have someone special to share it with. I thank the Lord for David every single day.

To all... may we all have wonderful and blessed marriages.

--David and Mae

[Thai family 0]

I loved your post. Save it and get it out for every anniversary.

Blessings for many more years to come,

Thai Mom

[sj_soulm8ts 0]

What a sweet story CONGRATS to you both!

[~bLairwhich~ 0]

That's so touching, many Pinays can relate to it. Thanks for sharing.

I pray that you and David to have more blessings to come and stay together forever!

[honeybadger 0]

Some years ago, I was a lonely person who hated the world for not finding the "Mr. Right" or some would call "prince charming". In the Philippines, my beauty is considered as "plain", "ordinary", "she's-not-so-bad" type of girl that's why I never had any luck in love nor given the chance to have a happy love life. I tried to be in relationships just so I can have someone to call as my "boyfriend", but everytime, it would turn out wrong, or things didn't work out because I was boring, or because they just needed to use me. My heart got broken many, many times --that I lost counting-- and mending it and picking up the pieces were never easy. I would sometimes ask myself "Am I that bad?" or "Am I that ugly?" And all the questions just to reason out why I always end up being dumped. After getting tired of being used, having my heart broken, and shedding tears, I finally have decided not to pursue luck in love. I told myself that if God has plans for me or someone He thinks I truly deserve, I will wait for it. I've decided not to look for love, instead, let love finds me. So for sometime, I was not in any relationships. I didn't mind being mocked for not having somebody to love me. I didn't care about the ridicules that I received for not having someone who'll be interested in me. I told myself, "as if I care... to heck with them". I was trapped in a lonely world and all I did was work-home, home-work. There were times that I longed for somebody to love me, or care for me... I'd be hypocrite if I'll say I never got jealous of other girls who paraded their boyfriends and change them like changing their clothes. But of course, I never showed any hints of jealousy because it will only give them more reasons to make fun of me.

Two years and 5 months ago, I subscribed to this dating website out of curiousity. I thought I would give it a try since a lot of my customers at the computer place that I was managing logged on to that site. After being a member for 1 week, and after meeting twenty Davids, twenty Joes, ten Gregs, fifteen Johns, etc, etc., I finally got bored and came up to a conclusion that dating website was not for me. I was about to unsubscribe and remove my profile when I got a message from a guy named "David"... yes, David again. I was like "Oh no... not again." I didn't want to be a member anymore but I have decided to check David's profile. He's very well spoken, honest about what he wanted and what he was looking for and most of all, we have so many things in common. I just found myself writing him a letter, and that letter was not a sweet-lovey-dovey kind. It was a straightforward one, telling him the good and the bad sides of me upfront. It was more of like a discouraging letter, like a test if he will still be interested in me. Surprisingly, he responded and he got even more interested to get to know me. And that's the day that my life was changed. It was a long journey for both of us and after going through a lot of obstacles and hurdles (including immigration, not to mention the distance between us), we made it successfully.

This day last year, I walked down the aisles and the two of us made our vows. This day last year, I was a nervous and excited bride whose dream finally came true. It has been one, blissful year in our marriage and we both could not ask for more. We had our share of misunderstandings, disagreements and arguments, but we managed to resolve them all. Those factors were what made our relationship sweeter and stronger. They will always be part of our life together.

So today, is our special day. It's a milestone for us and we're both hoping that God will bless us with many, many more years of togetherness. It has been a long, tedious and frustrating search for happiness for both of us. We can truly say that "the search is over".

To my husband David, I will always love you for all eternity. Here's to us!

--Mae

P.S. Here's the montage that I created for him: http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=67445...medium=text_url He was in tears after watching it.

WOW! Thanks for sharing this to us! It was GREAT!

Congratulations! Keep on loving!!!! :dance:

[LoriLawless 0]

I loved your post. Save it and get it out for every anniversary.

Blessings for many more years to come,

Thai Mom

I agree with this, you should save that post. It was very sweet.

Happy Anniversary to you!!

[ED*Riza 0]

So sweet mae... Great work!! Happy Anniversary to both of you!! May God's bountiful blessings and abiding love uphold the 2 of you .Thanks for sharing your love story.

[mNr 0]

sooooo sweet happy anniversary to both of you

[mRs StOcKwElL 1]