"MARRIAGE IS FOREVER"

" There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage" Martin Luther

After 36 years of being single, now I am proud to say that I am married. I  marry the woman of my dreams. We both know that we are lucky. We find this relationship lovely, friendly and charming. 

I met my wife when I attended the "Trial Academy". Last June 2017, we were both new lawyers then during the Trial Academy. Trial Academy is a training for new practicing lawyers sponsored by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Cebu Chapter. This aims to train newly passed bar examinees not to get embarrassed when appearing in court for the first time. The Executive Director of the said program is also our Boss, Atty. Paulino Labrado.

My wife and I during our Post Nuptial pictorial.

At first, I found my wife very serious, strict, and brilliant. I was so amazed by her character. I was just observing how she is and I kept on dreaming about her every night. In the room, she did not notice nor recognize my presence. That was for almost two months of attending the said  "Trial Academy". 

I kept on thinking about her if she could be my wife. But, when we graduated in the said program, nobody cared to introduce her to me despite the fact that I am being friendly. 

I became a lawyer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)- Siqujor, Province. She became a practicing lawyer of P.B. Labrado and Partners Law Offices and assigned in Toledo City. After a month of being the Lawyer of  DENR-Siquijor, my classmate called me and invited me if I could join their Law Office. My answer was a resounding "Yes". I suddenly resigned as lawyer of the DENR without getting my salary.

I did not know that I can see my wife in the same office. Our Boss introduced me to my wife and I suddenly grabbed her heart. We had a dinner date and a day after, we were already in a relationship. I sent her message and she replied, all with LOVE! 

The Secondary Sponsors with me and my wife.

While I was assigned in Cebu, she was also working in Toledo City until we decided to let God bless our relationship. We asked permission from our parents and they all agreed with the schedule of our marriage. 

We worked hard to reach the budget for our marriage. With the help of our Boss, he gave us a lot of works in order for us to get the money we intended to spend during the marriage. We had to work hard so that we could pay for the bills. At that time, we believed in the saying, "It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan"- by Eleonor Roosevelt. We did not surrender. We prayed and it really happened. The wedding was celebrated last December 10, 2018.

Our wedding at Sto Nino de Mactan Church, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

Friends came to celebrate with us during our wedding. Our family and relatives, although not all from my relatives in Ormoc City came, were so happy for the marriage. Sandy Yap Glipa and Sheila Yap Castillo, my cousins, wholeheartedly lent us their vehicles for my relatives' travel from Cebu City to  Lapu-Lapu City.

My bestman, groomsmen, and the cute nephew.

It was an amazing celebration although with a tight budget. My wife and I were very happy for the event. Workmates were also present for my precious day. 

However after the marriage, as husband and wife, little did we not know that we already spent more than the budget we expected to spend. It reached to the amount that we did not expect. But I can still savor the pleasure of the celebration. The happiness that my wife made during the marriage could not be exchanged with other material pleasure. Our wedding is a memory worth of being treasured every now and then.

Three (3) months after, my wife delivered the precious gift that God gave to us. Wrien David A. Sano is brought to life in the world filled of wonders. 

Our son, Wrien David A. Sano

This time as a Father, I have to be more responsible. Our son is the cutest gift that God gives to me. Pure love is only the strategy that I can give to this precious gift. My wife and I are so excited every after work. I am mesmerized by my wife when she took care of the baby. Her endless love to our son is echoing every time she does something for the baby. I have to watch him growing with our love, by his Mama and Papa and of course by grace of the LORD.

"Until you have a son of your own... you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son" - by Kent Nerbum.

"When a Father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry"- by William Shakespeare   

Raring your children is hard. But disciplining them while they're still young is very important. Show him your Love and your son will show his love to you. This is the third law of motion by Isaac Newton. We have just to practice this law.

Until you have as son or a daughter, you can never say that marriage is so hard. What is being hard, is your effort to love and accept your wife and the children. Who she is? is not important. As a father, I have to be patient because I believe that  Marriage is FOREVER!!!