Our 5th Wedding Anniversary

Today is a special day. Five years ago, in Yomitan, Okinawa, at the Town City Hall, Rob and I got married. Although we had no idea that we were actually married because our translator, a 100 year old Okinawan lady, forgot to tell us. Back at the front desk, where we waited, we exchanged some papers, then waited, then we were told to go. So we walked out of the building without knowing what was going to happen next. Well, nothing happened. Except that back there, someone signed papers, took our money, and that was it--we were now a husband and wife. But nobody asked us even a single question! It was the weirdest wedding I've ever experienced. Funny, too. We really wanted make sure that we ARE married. The 100 year old lady said, yes, yes, yes. I guess that assuring enough. Then she handled to us a big envelope with our (cool) marriage certificate, in kanji, and another one in English.

On the way home we were just yelling in the car: we are married, yeeaahhh! We are married!!! We were sooooo freaking happy! Of course, we didn't tell you guys, until exactly two months later. Oops! Sorry! Everything just happened so quickly.

Ok, here are some (true) facts:

We "met" on the 13th of November, 2001. Four days later, after millions of emails and pictures, Rob called me. We spoke for about two hours. Oh, by the way, we fell in love with each other with the first email. Then on the eight day he said he fell in love with me, and I admitted that I felt the same. Thirteen days after that, Rob proposed to me over the phone. I said YES!!! A month a half since we've met, I quited my job, gave away my furniture and all of my belongins, made all needed vet papers for Adi, moved out of my apartment, lived with a woman from my work for 12 days because I had no place to stay until the day I was supposed to leave Denmark, and on the 3th of December, 2001, Adi and I were on the plane heading to Okinawa.

I arrived on the 4th of December, 2001, welcomed by my future husband, Rob Dufresne. From then on, our love grew more intense day by day. I've never ever met a man that made such a big impression on me, was so intelligent, handsome, loving and caring, and so right for me. I have never imagined that love can be that strong and so beautiful. My dream came true... :-)