Monday, June 29, 2009

JOURNEY WITH MARI

Apart from being bored due to an inactive lifestyle, this is her way of sharing everyday thoughts about herself, her daughter Jhaymee, and the man who turned her nightmares into hopeful dreams, her hubby, James.

Here are a few details to start with.

  • January '04 - sms.ac played matchmaker. They both received invites from each other (set by the network). She was teaching English to Korean students here in Bacolod. James was working as a design engineer @ RDAN in Malate, Manila.
  • February'04 - they exchanged text messages. He called a few days after that and boy! his voice sucked. Hehe... he knows she THOUGHT that way. In all fairness though, his voice in the bedroom is way different. Harhar!
  • April 14 '05 - he had her buy a sim from a provider that offers unlimited calls and texts at an affordable price. He was already soooo into her.. hehe..
  • April 17 '05 - they said I love you. Oh! For the record, it was her who said it first, he just replied. =p It was an LDR and they were that way 'til December of that year. She  found out he was still in a "rocky" relationship with a girl who cheated on him for a married man.
  • Dec 26 '05   - she fetched him at the airport. He was wearing a yellow shirt, she had a black blouse on. He bent a lil to kiss her lips and she looked the other way so it landed on her cheek. Ok! Ok! She had butterflies in her stomach. Who can blame her?
  • Feb '06      - went to Manila for a conference. Spent 2 weeks with him. Had a hard time coming back home.
  • Mar '06      - conceived their first baby but lost him/her to thrombosis. The pain is crushing but she knows he/she understands. She loves you, lil angel. You know how hard it was for Mommy and Daddy to lose you. But they just had to.
  • Sept. 22 '06- became a member of Iglesia ni Christo. Flew to Manila the next day to be with him. She resigned as an English tutor and got a job at a call center. They were saving for a grand wedding in December of '07. But then came another angel.
  • Feb. 8 '07   - conceived the apple of her eye, Jhaymee.
  • July 28 '07 - became Mrs. Obregon. And...
  • Oct. 4 '07    - Jhaymee Mionette Obregon was born screaming at 3kgs, 54cm.
James is leaving for Holland soon for the monthly amortization of the car they just got. It's their 2nd wedding anniversary next month. Jhaymee's turning two in Oct. James will be 35 on Dec. 10. And, she's opening presents on Sept. 28, her 29th birthday.

James, she'll never get tired of saying thank God she have you. She never imagined having an amazing partner in life. You have so much to learn as individuals, as parents, as a couple. And she assures you that through it all, she may make mistakes but she will never leave your side. You will grow old together. She loves you so much. She always will...

Jhaymee, you are one of the greatest gift God gave her. You are her wealth. Mommy and Daddy will try to give you the best of everything that God will provide. She prays that you grow up to be the disciple God wants you to be. She loves you so much, Darling.

And... this is Mari today. Who knows what tomorrow holds for her? Only God knows...