December 14, 2024 • Melbourne Beach, Florida, EE. UU.
Cristina & Kevin
December 14, 2024 • Melbourne Beach, Florida, EE. UU.
Our Story
Our Story
A girl visitng the U.S. from Ecuador looking to make friends meets a boy about to make a life change by joining the military. She was returning to Ecuador in a month and he was leaving for training a few months after. A social media app connects the two and starts a love that will last a lifetime.
He sits on a bench outside of a tex-mex restaraunt just a few minutes past 9 PM, anxiously waiting for her arrival. He looks up to see life in slow motion as the most angelic girl lit by the moon and soft yellow street lights in a white sundress approaches to meet him. They nervously exhange hellos and awkwardly enter to be seated for some drinks. He had not eaten dinner and attempted to as eloquently as possible feast on chips and guacamole while they each enjoyed a long island ice tea.
May 14, 2021
Cristina was in Florida visiting family while she completed her online classes. She wanted to meet people her age and explore the area before she returned to Ecuador. Kevin was interested in meeting someone from a different country and was intrigued by a beautiful girl from Ecuador wanting the same. Through a social media app they agree to meet for a casual evening of drinks to get to know each other. Between nerves and excitement no photos were taken but they agreed to meet again the next day to tour a local outdoor art festival. The festival was a hit and the dates kept coming.
May 22, 2021
The art show was a success and their desire to continue seeing each other developed into an outing to a local natural spring where Cristina was introduced to Clark and Trenton, Kevins two best friends, as they spent the day together.
June 05, 2021
Next Kevin seeks additional approval by introducing Cristina to his favorite local pizza restaraunt, Gino's Pizza. Cristina would soon return to Ecuador, but made sure to extend an invitation to Kevin for him to come visit her and see her country.
July 13, 2021
Kevin promptly accepted and was on a plane to Ecuador a month after she left Florida. He couldn't wait...
July 18, 2021
After spending 5 days together in Ecuador Kevin and Cristina agreed that while it would be difficult they felt that they would not let distance disuade them from their opportunity of love and that they would try being in a long distance relationship. Something neither of them had experienced before.
October 02, 2021
Just three months later Cristina returns to Florida for Kevins birthday and his going away party as he would soon leave for his first training assignment with the Air Force in Alabama. She gets to know Kevins parents while she stays at their house with Kevin for two months. She returns to Ecuador as Kevin starts his military career.
January 30, 2022
Cristina soon rejoins Kevin in Pensacola Florida for a month while he is stationed there for his next training assignment. He has some time before his training started and she had a break between school and her internship. They soon leave to cold beach for some cold mountains on a getaway.
February 16, 2022
Cristina and Kevin take a trip to the Grand Canyon and enjoy some skiing at the Snow Bowl located just an hour away from the canyon while they stayed in the small town of Flagstaff Arizona. At the end of the month Cristina would return to Ecuador and the two would not see each other for 6 months.
September 02, 2022
Cristina returns to Pensacola for a month to celebrate Kevins birthday and meet the new family member, our dog Dax. At this point Kevin knew he would propose as long as her parents approved.
December 31, 2022
They not only approved but were so happy to help Kevin set up the perfect proposal. Kevin travels goes to Ecuador for 10 days where he meets Cristinas sister Nicole and her husband Christian. Kevin spends the New Year with Cristina and surprises her by proposing in front of all of her family.
May 18, 2023
5 months later Cristina and her parents Sarita and Luis would come to Pensacola for Kevins graduation where Cristina pins on his aviator wings.
July 14, 2023
Just two months later Kevin travels to Ecuador for Cristinas graduation from medical school. They celebrate the new doctors achievement with an unforgettable 4 day adventure in the amazon rain forest.
July 20, 2023
Cristina returns to Pensacola with Kevin for 6 months after her graduation. Kevins training send them to Bossier City, Louisiana. During that first month they would move from Pensacola to an apartment in Louisiana. Finally they have time to live together.
October 15, 2023
Cristina visits her first pumpkin patch with Kevin and two new friends Alex and Mackenzie. Later, she and Mackenzie would make the most incredible home made pumpkin pie after everyone was done carving them up of course.
November 24, 2023
Kevins parents and his brother visit Cristina and Kevin in their new apartment to celebrate Thanksgiving. They also celebrate an early Christmas since Kevin and Cristina would be spending the holidays in Ecuador.
December 25, 2023
Kevin and Cristina return to Ecuador to be with family for the Christmas holiday. Cristina would stay in Ecuador and soon travel to Italy to be with her sister Nicole for the birth and baptism of Noemi, Nicoles daughter. Cristina and Kevin were blessed with being asked to be the Godparents to Noemi which they excitedly accepted. Kevin would return to Louisiana waiting for the final paperwork to be finilized so Cristina and her dog Noah could officially move to the United States.