XX Jun 1999: We have known each other since high school.XX Jun 2003: We went to the same university and enrolled in the same course/degree (a coincidence).XX Jul 2005: He migrated to the US for good.XX Jul 2007: He enlisted in the US Army.XX Jan 2009: We met again at his homecoming party/3-week R&R from his first deployment in Iraq.XX Feb 2009: We began dating (even he's back in Iraq), and eventually became a couple.XX Apr 2011: He surprised me by coming home for a 2-week R&R from his second deployment in Iraq.XX Oct 2011: He returned to the Philippines for a month-long vacation.XX Dec 2012: He spent Christmas and New Year in the Philippines (2-month holiday).XX Oct 2013: He came home to help with the rest of the wedding preparations.07 Dec 2013: We got married in Batangas, Philippines.26 Jan 2014: He returned to the US.