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Boise, ID, USA on the 28th of October, 2010, at 6:41pm

By Daniel A

My wife and I actually met in 2001, when I was 11 and she was 10; We went to the same Church. We went our ways in our teen years and fast-forwarding to 2010, leads us to the evening I fell in love so madly and deeply.

October 27th, 2010: I was with my mother and we were chatting about whatever when she happens to mention my wife. She told me that Chelsie was in the hospital with cervical cancer. You see, I’ve lost a lot of people to cancer in my lifetime and when she told me, I had the greatest amount of empathy and concern for her. I decided to gather up some flowers and go visit her; but upon arriving, the hospital said there was no record of her being there. Later that night, I [finally] signed up for Facebook and searched for her - we ended chatting for a bit and she told me that she had herself un-listed in the hospital patient-directory, for personal reasons.

We decided to meet up the next day.
October 28th, 2010: So, this date I chose for our picture, not only was it our first date, it was the first time I met my son. We spent a few hours together and I drove them up 8th Street to a pullout along the road that lets you view all of our city and the mountain ranges in the background. As we watched the sun set, I found myself watching her more than anything. My heart raced like I had never even talked to a girl before...

That’s my story of October 28th, 2010. It’s the day I realized who my soulmate was, after all those years. The day I fell in love with my son. The day I saw that I really did have a future ahead of me; one with her.

We’ve been married for 8 years now and have three beautiful children. I couldn’t ask for more out of life. Chelsie has taught me so much, but most of all, she taught me that I can be loved. Loved in a way that I didn’t even know was possible.
Thank you for reading :)
-DA & CA (To Infinity And Beyond)