Shaila Barillas- Ch 7 Wedded Bliss~~

Shaila Barillas (31), her finacee Weldon Fairchild (33)

Narrated by Shaila Barillas

Our wedding is getting close. We are on the last stages of planning our wedding. My family has been over a lot the past few months and I think im over it. We really never lived in the same house but now during dinner this apartment seems small.

Weldon is beginning to complain about the bills that are amounting thanks to this wedding. He now just smiles and takes the payments to the mail.

At the end of our dinner meetings Weldon always smiles at me and tells me how he loves me. I love him so much. I love knowing that he is all in on planning our wedding.

Our wedding day
2001

It's hard to believe that our wedding day is finally here. Weldon kept telling me how beautiful I was every second. I was so nervous walking down the aisle to him.

When I looked I was amazed at how big my family was. Weldon was also amazed at all of them showing up.

We said our vows which we wrote. I promised to love him and cherish him forever.

As he placed the ring on my finger, he told me that I am the only woman that he will ever love.

The biggest expense of our wedding was the reception hall. It was recently built but did it ever get booked. We were lucky to even be able to find a spot for our reception.

I talked to my brother Carson and brother-in-law. Everyone was really having a good time.

Champagne was going around freely. One thing about my family is boy do they love Champagne.

The party started winding down. Weldon and I had another solo dance. Overall we were so tired we just wanted to go home and rest. Before we could do that it was final chance for pictures.

My mom's Maura, Consuelo with Weldon and I.

My brothers, sisters and us. From L to R, Lauren, Audrina, Dylan, Weldon, me, Lizandra, Alfred, Jacqueline and Carson.

My quad brothers and I. L to R: Carson, Me, Dylan and Alfred.

The sisters and I: L to R: Lauren, Me, Audrina, Jacquelyn and Lizandra

The girls...with our parents.

We all tried to squeeze in for this shot. I was really tired at this point.

Weldon and I.

Remember how I said that we were ready to go home? My family had other plans...we ended up doing the smustle to the wee hours in the morning. All in all it was a great wedding.

Gerard Awon Ch 1- Back again.

Gerard Sr. (40), his wife Emmy (35)
Their children twins: Gerard Jr and Juliann
Narrated by Gerard Sr.

I never thought in a million years that I would be back in Viramontes. I had left this town a long time ago. I came back with my family since there was a great opportunity to start up a formal hospital here. My wife knows my past here and she is OK with moving back.

I love that my wife is understanding and so supportive. I never thought that I would ever meet a woman like her.

Starting the new hospital I have recruited new physicians. The first is actually a relative of my lost love Adrienne, Carson Barillas came to apply for a general practitioner position. He is Adrienne's nephew but he never knew her at all. Its amazing how many Barillas actually exist here in Viramontes. Its hard to avoid them. This was one of the reasons I moved away.

Adrienne's twin brother Adam and I remained friends all these years. It was great having him over. He of course gave Carson a great recommendation. Sure he said he was not bias at all.

It was great seeing Adam but it did bring back a lot of memories of Adrienne.

Dinner was great. The kids sat in and got to see how a meeting is supposed to be held. Carson kept them informed and told them this was a very informal meeting. I guess he was right. Carson would be a great addition to the physician team.

Emmy being the seasoned physician's wife took the wives out to the patio for lunch. I want her to get to know people so she wont feel too alone. I could see that the conversation between them ebbed and flowed.

I think Vanessa and her clicked more than Emmy and Cara (Adam's wife) did. I know its because they are both married to physicians.

After Carson left I got a chance to talk to Adam. I found out about his past and what has been going on. He has two wonderful girls and he's been married for over five years. We also talked about Adrienne and I asked if he could take me to see her grave. He thought it might offend Emmy but she knows all about Adrienne.

Going to the cemetery and seeing her picture there brought back a lot of memories. I still remembered how I had proposed to her. She had said yes and we were going to tell her family the next day. She motivated me to become the best physician I could be.

I started crying. I never really got to say goodbye. It all happened so quickly and there was no time to say goodbye. Adam consoled me and gave me a shoulder to cry on.

I did feel embarrassed. I made sure that he knew that I loved my wife. I met Emmy in one of my worse moments and she actually brought out the sun. If it were not for Emmy I would be in the worse unimaginable place. Adam knew because Adrienne was his twin. I am glad that we shared this. Now I could go home and be with my family that needs me as much as I need them.

Dylan Barillas-Wilkie ch 6-So lucky am I.

Dylan (29) his husband Leo (60)
Their Children, Twins: Salma and Harold (7)
Narrated by Leo Wilkie

I am a lucky guy. I come home to a wonderful home full of love. The best is that I get to see my little girl greet me the minute I get home from work.

My husband is usually in the sauna relaxing. He is getting his bachelor's degree but its a lot more stressful than it need be. I think he should just relax and enjoy our life but he sees things differently.

I hear him with our kids and I never regret that we decided to have them. I still remember Dylan trying to convince me to have kids. I was against it but now I could not see myself not having kids. Sure he is beginning to ask for another one but I do not want any more. Two is more than enough.

For now the kids are doing great in school. I am glad that they have their dad home to make sure home work is done.

I even heard Harold trying to bargain having a trip to Tikki Island if he gets all A's on his report card. Dylan told him no. I know that if it were me I would promise my son everything. Dylan is against us spoiling our kids. He says its hard enough living in this big house with all the amenities and a butler to top it off.

Dylan's family comes around and I love when they do. I don't stay late because of work and well Dylan is younger than I so he needs people his age to hang out with.

When I come home its a little chaotic but its nice having everyone over. Dylan still feels a little bad when it gets too noisy. Its his home too and I want him to feel comfortable having his family over.

Jane our nanny is still with us. Dylan and I think that we may be letting her go soon. It's hard because we love Jane and she is part of the family. Too bad there is no one she can marry in the family.

Like I said before, I tend to go to sleep earlier than the rest. I bid them all a good night and I head up to get to sleep.

One thing about being old, you wake up around 2 or 3am and realize you are no longer sleepy. I was so tired when I feel asleep that I did not notice Dylan come into bed. I lie there and look at my husband and wonder if he is truly happy with our marriage.

He says he is truly happy and our age difference does not matter... but it still gets to me sometimes. Either way I know that I am lucky to have my loving family.

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Deeba Shalo

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