Our story started with a little luck. Chris moved to Albuquerque back in 2006 to and I am so glad he did or we would have never meet. Since Chris grew up in Colorado Springs and I grew up here in Albuquerque we would have never of met. Chris and I met working at a construction company were we became great friends. Plus, it didn't hurt that our good friends Halie and Gabe kept saying we should go on a date. And two years later we did and we haven't stopped dating since. I couldn't resist his beautiful smile and huge heart. Thanks Guys, and if you ask us we will tell you Gabe is the one that hooked us up!
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| Halie and Gabe |
We are a happy couple who love each other like crazy. We both have very loving families and the best of friends. April 23rd, 2011 we took a trip to Colorado Springs to spend Easter with Chris' family. It was a trip that changed our lives. Chris insisted we take a trip up Pikes Peak via the Cog Rail Road. For those of you that don't know Pikes Peak is 1 of the 53 14er's in the state of Colorado. Pikes Peak stands 14,115 feet tall. Needless to say there can still be snow on it in April. Chris would not let a little snow stop his plan for the day so we bought our tickets and started our journey up the mountain. It was beautiful!
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| Pikes Peak Cog Railway |
The best part of the trip came on the way back down. We stopped at a picnic area and were allowed to walk around for a little bit. Chris asked someone if they could take a couple pictures of the two of us. I thought it was weird he said a couple.
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| The first picture... |
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| The second picture... |
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| The third picture! She said YES!!! |
What an amazing trip it was such an amazing experience! Let the wedding planning begin! We did not waste anytime, we did not want a long engagement so we decided to get married a short 4 months later. August 19, 2011 we joined our two families and life's together in marriage!
So that's how our story began! We have be married for 2-1/2 years now and are ready to grow our family through the miracle of adoption! Thank you for joining us on this journey! We created this blog so that we can share our experience with our family and friends. We love you all! God bless!
My Darlings Chris & Anntonette,
ReplyDeleteKnow that we will be with you every step of this adoption process.
Your father and I had been married 6 1/2 years, and had been on "the list" for just under 3 years when our prayers were answered.
When we first held you in our arms all the pain of waiting went away. There was no doubt that we were waiting for you. You were and are the Son that God intended for us since the beginning of time.
The Love I felt for you the first time I held you and looked into your beautiful eyes has grown stronger every day.
We are also blessed to have Anntonette in our family. She is a beautiful person, both inside and out.
You are a wonderful couple and I know you will make wonderful parents.
Needless to say we are very excited to be grandparents.
Please know we are always here for you.
Love you forever,
Mom & Dad