was August 2006. Now the pilgrimage was organized, I was training - my way, I admit it - for months, missing only the most recent ad hoc purchases. But me and Diego from January, we decided to address the crisis of the seventh year of engagement with a small detachment: our acquaintances were continuous, but in friendship and often with other people. But, to maintain the commitment of a vote that I did before, we decided to leave for Santiago, in spite of everything together.
walked for a little less than 200km, and for us it was a great success. We often had to contend with the shame of admitting that - no, not l'abbiamo fatto tutto il Cammino - abbiamo fatto il nostro Cammino, quello che in quel momento potevamo e sentivamo di dover fare. Per parecchi giorni al nostro rientro la realtà aveva i contorni leggermente sfocati, quasi come estranei dopo un'esperienza così solidale e appagante, e mano a mano la vicinanza con Diego si faceva sempre più forte. L'aver superato insieme le difficoltà quotidiane di un pellegrinaggio ci aveva spronati a chiederci: se siamo riusciti a superare questo, dove possiamo arrivare insieme? E così fu di nuovo amore, un amore rinnovato da una sensibilità tutta nuova, come quando raccogli una farfalla da terra senza toccarle le ali. Poi la convivenza.
E'stato così naturale vivere insieme, come if someone from our little guide us in every daily choice to best deal with every day. Then after two years we started to think about buying a house of our own, and even after a year of marriage.
It has been nice to live in these strides so quickly, as if it was all so natural. We were always confident and convinced of our choices, especially to join in marriage in Santiago, because it was there that our union has strengthened, in a journey that has given us great emotions every day ... the first step in Lourdes O Cebreiro departure from the meeting with other pilgrims, waking at dawn, walking, driving rain, the arrival in Santiago with the sun Sunday, traveling to Finisterre .. the first time we've seen the ocean!
And so I asked Stella to marry me. One December morning, she still in the darkness of our room, and I with my heart in my throat for the surprise that I was going to wake up. Shell bought a pendant made days before I gave him the strength to wait. Then the question, the tears and the SI.
The preparation of the necessary paperwork was not a walk - but Francis and Michael were always there, ready to help and support (there'll never say enough thank you!). On the morning of June 15, the day of our marriage in Santiago was a relaxed atmosphere. We thought we found the rain, and instead the sun, despite the bitter cold! Between us, we have followed the journey even our parents and siblings, who have taught us the deep meaning of family, marriage real. We could not have a wedding without them and their testimonianza.Don Juan understood perfectly the emotion that we wanted to give that time and then keep forever, put the right music in the background during the sermon and took the direction of our 2000km paths to get married there. We will never forget the tears of joy of our loved ones, the days spent with them before you join in marriage, a sense of melancholy at the thought 'It's already over?.' But no, the marriage is renewed every day, and it is with this spirit we want to thank all the spouses and Pilgrims who have helped us all that we can help!
Buen Stella fireplace, fireplace Diego buen, buen fireplace at all!
