Kristina Brooke Daniele Enjoys Twice the Celebration!

Uh oh, if we did cross paths in Albany, I apologize for my horrible behavior in college! LOL. Ok, email me so we can compare notes: momontherise at gmail dot com.

Thank you! And you are very welcome. We of Hue is on Hiatus now because I was just having too much trouble getting content on the reg, but it is my dream to bring it back! Oh, how I would love to bring it back.

Thank you! That's awesome! I have always wanted to go to Hawaii. I love having the two to celebrate in the same day!

We were really fortunate... there was a conference in Hawaii that had been scheduled YEARS before I met my husband that I knew I was going to attend.

So, when we got engaged, we decided to just make the conference part of our honeymoon! We went early to enjoy ourselves for a while, and then I did conference stuff while he played golf in Hawaii! Otherwise, I don't think we could have made it happen... we might have had to pick something a bit cheaper and less exotic.

Congratulations again and thanks for sharing your story!

Brenda55, you're nosier than me and that just can't be possible LOL :)

I'll own that. Guilty as charged. ;)

Looking at that picture Kristina is a member of the big dude club.

You are all hilarious. Ok, so let me give more details:

Is that a picture of Little Miss in front of the laptop posted under Wordless Wednesday? Adorable.
Thank you! Yes that is her. She is my miracle baby and the perfect blend of us both.

What is he like?
He's loud, sensitive, family oriented, respectful, stubborn, and agressive at all the right times. He's creative, a math whiz, a life-long learner, and committed to being the best husband and father that he can be.

Where did you meet?
We met at SUNY-Albany in 1995... We hung out in the same crowd and I was in fact dating a mutual friend who I liked more than he liked me. That relationship lasted two years and was filled with nothing but drama (much because I was just a hot mess back then). I was scared to follow through with my feelings for Andrew for a lot of reason (his race was definitely not a facto but my mother's reaction to him was). When I finally got the courage to walk away from Guy 1, Andrew was there to see me through it.

How did he ask?
Our engagement is not as spectacular as most. We were in Oneonta, NY (we transferred to schol there). I had just moved in with him ( a decision that was strictly financial- neither one of us wanted to shack up before marriage). He popped the question one morning after breakfast (November 1, 2000). No ring- we were still in college and vowed to save our money to buy the ring on our 10 year anniversary. He actually spent his last dime on our plain gold wedding bands- the bands that I loved because of their simplicity.

The honeymoon.
No honeymoon. We got married on a Saturday and relocated so that we could start new jobs on that Monday. We had lost our first daughter at 19.5 weeks (an unexpected pregnancy) while in Vegas for what was supposed to be our Wedding (February 21, 2003). I was petrified to fly after that so the honeymoon just seemed too stressful. Besides, we really just wanted to be married. For our 10 year we are renewing our vows during a destination ceremony/honeymoon.

Yes, he is a big dude an I love every pound! I am a big girl and while I did not start out that way (though I have always been thick and curvaceous), he never makes me feel unattractive!

Kristina

Sorry for the typos! I'm really an educated woman!

Very nice! Congratulations!

And don't worry about typos, I never do and I speak 4 languages :)

What a sweet story, thank you for sharing Kristina. Yes some of us are part of the big dude club, hey I love my big fella.

Thanks for the homeschooling kudos (and well wishes). We live in NY and I love to help people get started on the path to home-educating their children. I actually blog about our journey over at http://forloveofeducation.com (on Facebook too)

I am a homeschooling mom as well, but I do it as a single parent now. When I "meet" other home educators I am always excited! I will be sure to check out your blog. Happy Anniversary and a very, very happy birthday as well.

Oh, Thanks for the link to your blog. I'll be going there right now actually. I live in MD in the DC area, but plan on going back to VA to raise the family. DH and I like it better there.

Congratulaions

Congratulations to you too!

Well, happy anniversary!

Thank you so much and congrats to you and your husband (Andrew apologizes for spelling congratulations wrong)! LOL

congrats in advance the working home keeper

OOOOOOO Friday is your big day. Congrates on 11 years of wedded bliss.

Ok now you get the treatment.

Details, Details.

What is he like?
Where did you meet?
How did he ask?
THE RING.
Your date.
The honeymoon.
Your turn to spill it. lol

Thank you ladies & Andrew! :)

My husband and I met in college through a mutual friend (another white guy). Just one day out of the blue my friend said, "Hey Mary Ellen, this guy I know thinks you're cute". So I had my friend point him out the next time we were in the dining hall. My husband was sitting at a table with a few of his friends (also white guys). I went over to his table and introduced myself. I'm usually not that forward but something inspired me to go over (must have been his beautiful blue eyes!). Afterwards he told me his friend strongly encouraged him to call me because they thought I was really hot LOL! He called and being poor college students, our first date was at an Italian restaurant across from campus. My husband said he was so nervous he actually wrote down things to talk about on index cards and put them in his blazer pocket. And of course we talked about all those topics within the first few minutes of the date!

We dated for two years before he proposed on Valentine's Day. He had a car by then, so we went out for a nice dinner at a downtown restaurant. Our table was by the fireplace. The ring, just simple and beautiful, nothing big (we were still in college). I'm still wearing my original engagement ring. We were engaged for a little over a year. Planned a small wedding for family and friends. Honeymooned at the beach since we were paying for everything ourselves!

Eleven years later, we're still together, still in love. And have three beautiful children - an 8 year old girl and two boys - 6 years old and 4 years old.

I wanted to add this about our initial meeting - after I started dating my husband, he told me he mentioned his interest in me to our mutual friend a YEAR before the mutual friend relayed the information to me LOL! Had I known beforehand the amount of time that had gone by since his first expressed interest, I probably would not have approached him. I would have just figured he was no longer interested or maybe seeing someone else.

Just goes to show you may have a rainbeau secretly admiring you from afar!

That's so cute! Congratulations!

Me and my husband had our 5 years a couple of weeks ago. We were at the middleterranian coast walking on a pier when he proposed :)

It's so wrong that people say that no one wants us.

Awww...congrats! I like your blog btw.

Thanks Robynne!