It all began many moons ago when Yayo first laid eyes on Fernanda singing at her first communion. Maybe it was her squeaky voice, her big dress or the flowers in her hair but something caught his attention and his heart to the point that he claims he knew that she was was going to be "the one".

As the years passed Yayo remained persistent. Just like the morning sun peeking through the blinds in the morning, hoping to awaken Fernanda's interest, he would periodically reach out and offer his company, but Fernanda would simply open one eye and lay her head back on her pillow to return to her slumber.

Then came Spring of 2021 when the pesky sun peeked through Fernanda's blinds once more. This time the warmth and brightness of the sun was far too enticing for Fernanda to want to continue sleeping. Her love and excitement for the sunshine grew everyday. Eventually she became curious of just how much more fun her days would become if she finally let the light in.

Beautiful days were ahead. Fernanda and Yayo hung out almost every weekend where they explored hiking together, going to the movies, concerts and plenty more mini adventures. After spending so much time together, their love for each other became a lot more apparent and far too obvious to ignore, so on December 15th, 2021, Yayo asked Fernanda to be his girlfriend and to both his and her surprise she said yes! (for the first time ;)

Fast forward through many more beautiful moments together. Fernanda decided to celebrate Yayo's birthday by booking a trip to Puerto Rico. Little did she know that Yayo had some plans of his own for this vacation. On July 22nd, 2023, during their last day in paradise, Fernanda and Yayo wandered through Old San Juan. They took in the ocean breeze and the hot sun to top off their lovely sunburns. They eventually came upon El Castillo del Moro and walked up the big green hill overlooking the ocean. Yayo finally found the perfect moment to get down on one knee and propose to the girl he fell in love with when he was a little boy and to nobody's surprise she said YES! (a second time).

The boy who spent his nights dreaming of the girl became the man who would fill her days with warm sunshine <3

J&M