Juan wanted so much to have a baby. I on the other hand didn't. How did he change my mind? Well, his love. He loved me so much. I always felt like an ugly duckling but he made me feel like a beautiful swan. He made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. He fought so hard for us to be together, he never gave up. His persistence along with his constant attention made me feel important yo him and I was. That is what changed my mind. I wanted to make him happy, I wanted to be happy with him. 

I found out I was pregnant. I rushed to tell him. He was is shock. I still remember the look on his face. As the months passed by together we shared all those beautiful moments, first doctors appointment, which he never missed. He would go in the middle of the night to find me a burger because I was craving them. He would listen to music and watch our baby move around dancing. 

Towards my last month things got more exciting. As a first time mom I didn't know what real contractions were, so we were at the hospital alot. One time whent we got to the hospital he was in such a rush that he tripped and fell, my poor guy. The day finally came. When I woke up to pains, he was so calm and relaxed(probably thought it false labor)he said just back to sleep they will go away. So I did. It didn't work. We went to the hospital, I was in active labor. I side hooked up to all kinds of machines and in alot of pain he had to watch me suffer. The pain was so bad that I even drove the nurse crazy she almost gave me the wrong med. Not him. He was calm just waiting to hold. When the time came he was the first to hold him and he was sooo happy. He chose his name Victor. 

January 25, 1997 was just like any other day. Our son, VIctor was just a little over 3 months old. Juan had something on his mind. He asked me, "why don't we get married now" it was more like a statement. I said yes. After talking to my parents(who thought we were crazy) they agreed. So we planned our wedding. We were married with in ONE week!!!!! February  1,1997.  When we took our vows to love honor and take care of each other till death due us part, we looked into each others eyes and there was something in the way he looked at me that I will never ever forget. Everything was so fast. It wasn't a big wedding. Our families and friends helped with the food and cake. Only our families and closest friends were there but we were so happy. One of the happiest days of my life. To be honest, the only regret I have of that day is that I don't have a single picture. I have come to understand something since then. When you love some one, truly love some one, you will make it happen. That is what we did. We were now  Mr. and Mrs. Partida.

No se cuando me di cuenta que el seria mi esposo. Todo fue dandose poco a poco. Lo que mas recuerdo es su incistencia para que nos casaramos. El ya savia que queria casarse con migo.El nunca se dio por vencido.  Muchos no saben pero el era 8 años mayor que yo. Me pidio varias vecez que nos casaramos. La propuesta que finalmente acepte fue cuando en un viaje a las montañas Mount Baldy, estabamos con amigas y amigos de la escuela y se puso en una rodilla saco el anillo y me pidio que fuera su compañera para toda la vida. Le dije SI. Yo tenia 16 años. No se asusten ni se alarmen. Como saben nuestro matrimonio duro 22 años. Yo sabia claramente lo que estaba haciendo. Yo estaba segura de el y el de mi. Sabia que el era, fue y sera mi gran amor.  Nos casamos 2 años despues.

 Today I was thinking about him(like every day) and I started to remember the first time we broke up. 2 songs in particular came to my mind so I looked them up on YouTube. One was the group Magneto,the song:La puerta del colegio and the other Cristian Castro,the song:No podras. Because of many things that were keeping us apart we decided to stop seeing each other. He came over to my house and slipped me a cassette, (yes people a cassette)thru a window. I remember hearing it over and over and crying. Tonight that memory came back. The words to No podras are more powerful NOW. It says" No podras olvidar que te ame como yo nunca imagine, estare en tu piel cada momento en donde estes, siempre habra un lugar algun recuerdo que sera un eterno suspirar" 

Juan was friends with my brother Juan so he was at my house often. One day they were watching a sports game I think it was a football game. My mother asked me to help serve them food I wasn't too happy about it but did it anyways. I was standing by the door when I hear a tap I turned around and it was him he was smiling at me. We looked at each other and I just fell for him. That was it. I was his. 

He started picking me up from school and would accompany me to my house. His kindness, sweetness was uncomparable. 

We fought against our families to be together. Mine thought I was too young. They were afraid that our relationship wouldn't work out. We love each other sooo much that no matter what problem or which one of us wanted to give up we just couldn't. We were happily married for 22 years.