1/11/09 - 6pm 18 Months to the day (actually almost to the minute!) we met on line, Charmaine and I were married in the church I grew up in (and still attend). It was God who brought us together, so rightfully we held our grand celebration in His house. We included some Philippine traditions in the ceremony (the Arrahs, Veil and Cord). Our wedding was attended by my family and some lifelong friends whom have already come to adore my lovely bride!

Charmaine arrived in the USA on December 31, 2008 at 3:43pm at ORD ....we managed to celebrate New Years Eve together!

Our journey will continue as we pray and make decisions on where God needs us in His world. Next step is more paperwork as we obtain Charmaine's Green Card and get her into the work force (Charmaine wishes to return to work in her degree field of Physical Therapy)

Thank you (Salamat!) Travelpod for giving me a blog to share my tale....as it continues and we travel to new spots, we will be back with new post!

Blessings to all,

- Braverhund (aka Shane)-