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my life partner

October 20, 2010

October 19, 2010 On Saturday, David and I attended Pre-Cana, a pre-marital consultation mandated by the Catholic Church.  We spent hours discussing our views on work, money and children. They asked conflicting questions such as befriending someone of the opposite sex to the husband’s view of making less money than his wife. It was interesting to see the opposing stances of the other twenty or so couples in the room, but what was most interesting was realizing that David and…

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Love Grows.

March 3, 2010

March 2, 2010 It’s 1:47am in the morning. After staring at the wall for half an hour, I decided to get up and start working on paperwork for the next day. This of course, happened after I finished cleaning the house, vacuuming the rug, mopping the floors, scrubbing the stove, wiping the microwave and doing the laundry. I don’t consider this being part of my nesting’ mode (A period pregnant women go through to prepare for her baby’s arrival) I…

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Marriage is a private choice.

September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009 I’m not a big fan of weddings. I enjoy the ceremony and get flutters in my belly when vows are exchanged, but after that, weddings aren’t on the top of my list of things to do on a Saturday afternoon. Receptions are usually long, un-entertaining and filled with monotonous speeches and traditions that don’t carry over to the present time. Since I don’t heavily drink and rarely stay long enough to dance let alone the cake cutting,…

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Love without Justification

May 6, 2009

May 5, 2009 One of my readers, Tiffani, referred me to a wonderful blog about a woman, Stephanie Nielson, who has been blogging about family, life and spirituality for many years.  Recently, she and her husband almost died in a fatal plane crash that left her with burns throughout much of her face and most of her body. She exists today in Utah with her four children and her husband, who she lovingly refers to as Mr. Nielson. It was…

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the only thing constant…is LOVE

October 8, 2008

October 7, 2008 Today was a good day. Actually, it was better than good it was perfect. I woke up early, – Had a protein shake with cereal. (A day is always good when you take in protein – Posted motivations and articles on Fitness Cure. – Went with David to get lab work done. (For my pregnancy tests) – Picked up Stephanie to attend the First 5 Commission Board Meeting. – Was ecstatic when awarded a grant for FWB.…

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good intentions.

September 2, 2008

September 2, 2008 As I lay in bed, almost every morning, I spend some time feeling the baby kick inside of me. In the beginning, they were soft, little thumps, however, this past week, they have felt a bit more forceful. My belly has gotten a little bigger, but I still don’t feel like Ive totally popped yet. My stamina has gone up though and last week, I actually felt a tremendous urge to go sprinting outside.so I did. This…

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david.

August 19, 2008

August 19, 2008 Like everyone sometimes I wonder if this is the life I was meant to live. These past two weeks I went to Mississippi and spent some quality time with Davids kids. We played in the park, painted pottery and swam at the beach. When I initially first met David, I was definitely surprised he had kids. I have never dated anyone who was divorced with kids.  Since my heart had always been open to adoption, I wasn’t…

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Frozen in time

August 6, 2008

August 5, 2008 My weekend was so busy I didn’t even have time to take pictures! It began on Friday afternoon after I arrived in Santa Clara to judge the National American Miss pageant. I judged 3 divisions of over 180 girls ranging from ages 5 -15. It was great to see young girls participate in a challenging event that tested their public speaking, poise and presentation skills. The girls were not displayed in swimsuits, didn’t wear make-up and were…

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my marriage

July 9, 2008

July 9, 2008 Since our engagement a lot of stuff has been happening: not necessarily in our lives but in all the events, obligations and engagements we have every day.  Interestingly enough, a lot of people ask me tons of questions like: when it will be, what color have I chosen, where is the reception, etc. etc. etc. And honestly while it seems I’m a little dreamer…I never dreamt of my wedding. I always dreamt of my marriage. I dreamt…

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my engagement story.

June 19, 2008

June 18, 2008 David proposed to me today. After arriving downtown to meet him for lunch, we began walking around and decided to stop inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Since we often visit old churches, I wasn’t suspicious when we walked in and stood in front of the alter gazing at the artwork, the colors and the religious essence that surrounded the dark room. Holding my hand tight, he looked at me and said, Maria you know I…

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