Keep the Love Burning

One thing I really like about our relationship as husband and wife is that we never forget to show our love everyday..we are not afraid to say " I love you" many times a day. We are open to what we feel and we promised that we will keep our love burning till the rest of our lives. And we believe that " Promises are made to be done" not to be broken. Its our dream that when we get old, we still care and in-love. There are other old couple that we've seen in person who are still so in-love and we like that. I'm so blessed that I found a man who really care about our feelings in the future. Before, I'm so scared to get married because of the fact that when a woman gets old, the husband won't care about her anymore.

Summer @ Bantayan Island

It was Andy's 7th trip to Pinas when we went to Bantayan Island. We stayed there for 3 nights/4days @ Maia's Beach Resort. I liked the nipa hut cottage and the swimming pool(water is warm). Summer was almost ended that time and so we were the only guests and the two white couple. On the second day we asked the caretaker to send us to the other resort with a fine white sand beach. We spent our time swimming and collecting shells. They consider this place little Boracay (I agree)..but going to Bantayan from Cebu is more expensive than Cebu to Bohol. I don't think we will go to Bantayan again..I don't like the long drive to get there.

Andy's 6th Trip : March 2007

See? Andy really loves the Philippines... March 2007 was his 6th trip to PI. But the truth of the matter is, he likes the Philippines because I'm here =). During this time, we went to Maribago Blue Water Resorts to meet my friends from Davao Niña and Fortune. We had great time together. Bienne also enjoyed the artificial white sand. It was really hot that time and I felt so guilty and sorry that I didn't accompany my fiance walking in the entire resort. Sorry mylab, I was scared of the sun that time, but now, not anymore... I love my dark color now that I don't care if I turn charcoal after walking under the hot sun.

Three is a Crowd

Andy's 5th visit to Philippines

Time went fast and being alone in the apartment made me deaf (except when Andy is here), we decided to get Bienne in Gensan though her school is not yet over. It was January of 2007 when she was with us for good. I talked to her teacher back in Gensan to let her took the examination in advance (3rd grading) and the admin said no problem. Her grade was affected though but its OK, she was only Kinder1 that time. To make the long story short, Bienne was living with us and we were happy each time my fiance was with us. The routine became new to us, the two became three and it was really fun. We went out swimming every other day and sometimes everyday. I can say that Bienne was never that happy until she was with us. We were blessed for having Andy in our lives. We're complete and contented. Bienne and I felt the love we got from Andy. He's great man and dad to Bienne.

The Fruit of Our Love was Born 9/18/08

From the first month of my pregnancy, we are anxious on what our baby gonna look like. We are imagining that baby is gonna be like this or like that. We both had a dream about our baby. We've seen our baby in our dreams. And finally, she's here with us: the fruit of our love. A healthy 8.3 lbs baby. My hubby was the one cut the umbilical chord. I'm so glad that I was conscious during the delivery, I was able to hear her first cry. I thank the Lord for the safe normal delivery. We named our baby as "Arianna" which means holy one.

D' Engagement

One of the memorable moments of my life : Our simple engagement. It was his 4th trip to Philippines when he finally proposed. He asked me that question that I have been waiting for ...
" Will you marry me?"..Before he asked me that question, he had a short message for me, I listened very eagerly. Only the two of us in that 4 corner room. I didn't know what to say... it was kind of a shy reaction of mine... I smiled and answered "Yes!". We were engaged for 15 months. =)

Rented Apartment

Before his (Andy) third visit to Philippines on August 2006, I was already in Cebu for good. We rented an apartment. At first, I thought I can't find a decent and affordable apartment. I almost lost hope and I told him that instead of Cebu, why not Davao? But for the last day that gave myself finding a place, finally I found one in Banilad.

August 9 came and time to fetch him in the airport. He brought with him so many things for the apartment. I wasn't sure if he'll like the apartment but to my surprise, he liked it and happy for it.Presently, we moved to a new apartment since the appliances, furnitures and other stuff wont fit on that apt anymore.

During this trip, we went to SocSarGensan. This was his first time to visit my hometown (Malandag) and the city where I lived (Gensan). He met my parents second time around. Gensan is the Tuna Capital of the Philippines and so we visited the fishport to see huge Tuna!

Sweeter the Second Time Around

Three months after his first visit, Andy flew back to Philippines. We decided to meet in Cebu, a place that he'd like to live for the rest of our lives. On this second trip, we visited the pride of Visayas: Bohol and Cebu. Getting to know more each other stage. We spent our time swimming in a nice resort called Bohol Tropics. Andy taught me how to swim!And of course we went to beautiful spots of Bohol like Chocolate Hills, Floating restaurant in Loboc, and other historical places.

While in Cebu, we stayed at Midtown Hotel. We also visited the popular Magellan's cross and Taoist Temple.

Nine days had passed and Andy returned to the US..and me back to Gensan.

The Eyeball Day : Jan 2006

After three weeks of exchanging text messages, my friend (then husband) Andy flew 7000 miles to see me in person. I waited for him @ Davao International Airport ... it was a delayed flight, so my anticipation of meeting him prolonged. I was alone. But Mang Doming ( a van driver) came closed and we talked for hours.. he told me so many stories about filipina-foreigner meeting up in the same airport. Most of his stories were really funny. Time was over and he has to get inside the airport and looked for Andy.. Mang Doming already knew the face of Andy since I showed to him his picture. He immediately recognized Andy and he told him that I'm waiting outside. I saw Andy walking closer and closer..his eyes was roaming around the crowd looking for me. I didn't give him a hard time searching for me, I waved my hand and finally he saw me. He kissed me( smack on my cheek), remember we were still friend that time. We headed directly to Mang Doming's van and went to Marco Polo Hotel. While in the van, I was so quiet, just smiling, listening and answering to what Andy was asking. I was so shy then. Since it was his first trip, he observed the surrounding, Davao is a great place, clean he said ..BUT he was amazed because there were so many military guys along the road which is normal in Mindanao.

This was our knowing to know each other's stage. We visited Paradise Island and Makati Manila. The rest of the story (his first trip to PI) was history.

Before and After : When Love Begins

It was early December of 2005 when I got an email from my friend (now my husband). At that time I was so busy in school (I'm a teacher,char!)..and I only checked my email once per week because I was 40minutes away from the city. I stayed at my hometown on weekdays..and at the city on weekends. Due to time difference, we weren't able to come online at the same time. His email to me saying, if I can add his id on my YM and if we could chat sometime. I added his ID right away, I got so curious about him. After 2weeks since I added him, we finally talked through YM..It was his 1am then, and our first chat lasted 4hours! And yes no sleep for him. That's how our friendship started. Ten days after talking online and texting he booked for a flight to Philippines! And then after exactly 3weeks of communication, we met in person! Finally, on the 3rd day being together, we are officially BF-GF. The rest of the story was history, hehe! but I will still post it here in future entries.

Stay in Love...

...talks about my love story : The Andylermz’ love story. By reading this blog you’ll discover how we started as friends, GF-BF, as fiance(e)’s, and now as husband and wife. The title itself is self-explanatory. I will reveal here the secrets why we are in love each day and why the word “I love you” is always the phrase of the day (everyday). The top and the bottom line of this blog is no other than God being the center of our love and so with our daily lives.