Maria & Joe
Mall sweethearts who turned out to be childhood neighbors — 4 kids later
Our story
20 years ago we meet at Greenspoint mall. I was 19 he was 28. We dated for 7 years. Later i found out that we were neighbors and we actually cross paths when i was 11 years old. My mom and his mom used to use the same laundromat on fridays afternoons. At 11 years old I wasn't interested in boys yet, all i wanted to do was play pac man on the arcade machine 😂. I believe us been together was gods plan. We even have the same middle name. His full name is Jose Angel and mine Maria de los Angeles. He asked me three times to marry him to which i said no. At one point I thought I wasn't suppose to get marry and I was going to be my moms caretaker. My mom and my dad were in a really bad relationship. I was afraid to marry, to go away and leave her alone with my dad. The third time joe asked me to marry him and I said no he told me ok you will tell me when you are ready. So I ended up getting pregnant and we needed to move in together. My mom came with us and she file for divorce. We got marry when camila was 1 year old. Only joes family (5person) attended the ceremony. My family didn't come because the ceremony was not thru catholic church. Now we have 4 kids and the rest is his
What the weekend would mean to us
It would be a great unforgettable experience for the kids and for us as well. Almost like a dream
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