Love In Honduras found at LA Cumbre- 4 year Wedding Anniversary

LA Cumbre- September 10th, 2009

4 year Wedding Anniversary

Brian and I celebrated our four year anniversary tonight. We have had, so far, an amazing life together. Let me share our short history with you.

We met in New York City 2004. Brian was riding his dream, living and working in NYC. He had awesome hobbies: JKD- Martial Arts, drummer for the Journey Church, surfing and snowboarding during seasons, and a great social life. I still try to picture him on the subway with his surfboard, and can remember helping him drag his snowboards onto the train as he headed off for snowboarding season.

I was finishing my Master’s degree in Early Education- working every day (sometimes weekends) and attending long classes that lasted until 9:30pm at night. My social life previous to my MS program was great, but now only had room for the best of friends- Brian, Anyeline (my roommate), Naomi, Jennie (suffering the classes with me)…

In November 2004, the day after Thanksgiving, after a weekend at my parents’ home in LI, Brian and I were officially dating, and then that January 2005, Brian got a transfer to work in CA! SO we had a long distance relationship and engagement which made us bi-coastal, making trips between LA and NYC- the two greatest cities ever. We created a bond through conversation, prayer, and devotionals. We were ready to begin a life together.

September 10, 2005, we were married in NY and can say that our wedding was so beautiful including participation from family and friends, and memories that will never fade. We honey-mooned in Maui- an absolute dream, and moved to Santa Monica- quite possibly the best city in the USA (after NYC that is). We both worked, and began to fall in love with the activities that our home offered us; the beach a mile from our apartment, hiking nearly 2 miles, snowboarding at Mammoth, the hustle of downtown Promenade, the Pier, Main street shopping, Venice freak shows, Korean BBQ, Hawaiian food, swimming, parks, evening walks, and of course, our community at Mosaic- our new home Church.

We began serving in our community by starting groups like Married Couples Bible studies, ReCreate (a recreational group), Women’s discipleships, JKD classes, volunteering at the West side Pregnancy Clinic, PLAYe (an arts group)…any and every interest and need there was- we engaged. It was a taste of heaven! Then we began to travel. Snowboarding trips to Utah, Tahoe, Colorado, Mammoth, and Canada. Wedding anniversaries in Canary Islands, NYC, Malibu. Vacations and business trips to Hong Kong, Tokyo, The Philippines, Arizona, Mexico, Florida, and NY.

And then, Olivia joined our family. Like the cherry on top! An amazing pregnancy, baby moons in New York and Santa Barbara, and a delivery fast and amazing right in our living room (not that we planned that). Olivia brought blessings instantly! Friendships, community, and every need we had was met.

Now, as parents, Brian and I began to pray, talk, and dream about what was next for us. New jobs? Brian knew his job term was coming to an end, and my small business that I own was slow. Do we search for new jobs just so that we can make a lot of money and never see each other or our baby? No. Do we try to buy a home in this buyers’ market so that we can have a mortgage and be tied down to paying it off for the next 30 years? Not for us. We are both wild at heart, love adventurer; dreamers. We talked and prayed every night about what we both wanted. Our common dreams were (and are) travel, volunteering, living abroad, and working together. We imagined together- building a school, educating teachers, living in another country while serving and working as a team. We knew we wanted to use our time, talents, and gifts together.

Honduras- view of Tegus

After sometime, Honduras became an opportunity for us. We could live with a close friend for free, help him with his amazing start-up toy company, work together, volunteer in the poor communities together, and basically live our dream.

And so that brings us to today. We made it here by God’s grace and the love and support of our family and friends. We can truly see each other for who we are in character and gifting, and we love each other more and more with each adventure and challenge that we face together. We put each other first, and try to be self-less in spirit (of course some days are better than others).
We need God’s help, and call on Him all the time. He has blessed us, and we are so happy to be in His will. Here at the top of Tegucigalpa- looking out at the lights below that sparkle like distant starts and galaxies, we talk about the present, past, and future. In this moment, we could be any where. This is the best restaurant in all of Tegus, and Brian arranged for us to be here (our friends baby-sitting Olivia! Yea!) We enjoy steaks, wine, crème brule, and each other.
It is a gift.
A perfect night.

vic and brivic       vic