A Fairy Tale Story

Part 2

Hi Sweetie,
This is a pic of you and a friend enjoying a tropical drink on the beach. I hope your friend is you know who. If not, mrs hada and I will just have to kidnap you and Shelby to have you all to ourselves. I'm sorry for being so selfish -- I just can't help myself. The colors in the pic change colors (at first I thought something was wrong because everytime I looked it was diff *L*). The music is Red Red Wine" by UB-40, a British group playing Ska, British calypso music. I think this song is about 4 or 5 years old. If JJ is like me he will have a few sips of wine and fall asleep on the beach -- it isn't legal to marry a sleeping person but you have my blessing anyways. *S*

BEST WISHES

Hi dad......*HUGE HUGS*
I hope you had a good day at work? I miss chatting with you...*sad* but I understand that work comes first....why can't it be the other way around?? *LOL*
Its after 11 pm here and I still can't get to sleep after my chat with JJ...*S*..We chatted for about 1 1/2 hours...
I'm sure you and mom would like to know about my planned visit in two weeks..I'll be picking up JJ after 4:30 pm on Friday, july 24 and he'll be staying with me (us) for the entire time.I don't have to return him until Sunday, july 26...*S*....I offered to cook for him and he loves the idea....*S*...I'm going to be bringing fresh fish over.....I'll clean it first though..*L*...and he offered to pay for some stuffs....we're also going to watch MULAN, go to the zoo, Sea life park and what ever else comes to mind..*G*....He's really excited about the visit and is looking forward to meeting me...I am very excited myself....So far so good?? *ggls*
He also said that he'll be a real gentleman....so don't you worry about that..*S*
Oh and he also sent me a card that read "I'm really missing you today" with a road sign with the words "missing you!" on it....*S*..
I'll be seeing him here tomorrow night again.....I'm looking forward to that too....I'm getting butterflies just thinking about the next few weeks....*S*
Anyways, I'm smiling as I write this letter......I'll be smiling for a very long time...oh, and I even saved the buffer (our conversation)....*S*
I need to get going...hopefully I'll be able to get some zzzzzzz...*S*
take care and give mom a *hug* for me..and hugs for you too....
Love ya,
Diana

Hi Sweetie,
I know that I can't drink too much but I thought you could help me finish my margarita so Dad doesn't fall on the floor. *L*
Hugs and kisses,
RonnyB

Hi Sweetie,
I hope you feel better after drinking so much OJ. When you mentioned having a bone in your throat it sure sounded scary to me. Please don't have too many butterflies, I'm sure you will look perfect in anything you wear next weekend.
Your Online Dad,
RonnyB

Mmmmmm!!! Fresh Fish


Hi Pretty Lady -- Look what I caught......is it fresh enough to grill???
RonnyB -- Hungry in Ohio

Hi Sweetie,
I sent this card to online friends who might be having the Monday blues but you must be thinking butterflies instead. *S* I have my fingers crossed that your weekend is memorable.
Love Ya,
Dad

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!

Click here to see the little fishy

Hi Sweetie,
I found some fish friends of yours and am sending a pic. Please don't eat this little guy cause he said he'd tell you I love having you for a friend.

Thinking of You
One more day -- hold on tight. Mrs Hada was delighted when I said you planned to call Saturday. She doesn't write letters but loves to talk on the phone. I know everything will be alright and only ask that you take some pics so we can share in the fun. Love Ya,
Dad

Hi Sweetie,
This is the card I was going to send you last night but I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable. Imagine my surprise when I see the beautiful card you sent to me. We must have ESP. *S*
Love You,
Dad

And so Dad and I became really close and what do you know, my weekend trip to see John was a success....John and I hit it off right away.....The weekend went well...Better than we'd both expected....As for dad, he was so nervous all weekend and even had his fingers and toes crossed....He couldn't wait for me to get back online so he can get all the details....and as for me, I didn't want the weekend to end....I didn't want to leave John so soon just when we were just getting to know each other more.....To see photos from our weekend together, Click Here and Here

~*~Updates~*~

Good Morning Sweetie,
Our visitors from Cionnecticut are leaving now. Mom is taking them to the bus station in Steuibenville, OH. The trip home is 10 hours without the stops they make to drop off and pick up new passengers. We made them lots of sandwiches to take and fed them a big breakfast of waffles, eggs and hash.
I hope Teddi's mother stops by to visit today. Her name is Susie and she is very sweet and kind. She was abused most of her life by her mother and husband. We helped her when she had difficult times and that's why Teddi loves me so much and considers me like a father. I didn't really know her that much when she was little and babysitting John and Michelle. She mostly talked to Elba because I was always working. My new job ...
...allows me much more time to talk to people on my puter and we have become close as father and daughter. She says you seem very nice and that it's like she's known you for a long time. I told her we live worlds apart but our souls have always been looking for each other. Together we can live happier lives and consider ourselves to be family. And our individual families are becoming closer, although I didn't know that marriage was how .....
....you and John planned to join our families til death do us part. *S* Remember the days of kings and queens, and princes marrying princesses to join royal families in different kingdoms? We are the new cyber kingdoms who find each other in cyber space and eventually join and reamain connected online through our puters. Do you think I should write a movie screenplay about your fairy tale? The girl will be played by Sandra Bullock........and the guy by whomever you choose. He must be able to act in romantic comedies because I love those types of movies. Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy finds girl again. Girl loses boy. Boy and girl meet and marry before they lose each other again............... sigh. When you talk about me to Teddi you can call me Dad. I like Daddy, too. It makes me feel happy to have two such wonderful daughters/friends who love me, too.
I'm really writing a long good morning hello aren't I? You might not even have your eyes awake yet my sweet little chickadee. You can print out my messages and put them on your 99th web page. Some day Shelby will ask where she can meet a Guardian Angel like me.......... by that time I might be in heaven watching out for her anyways.

~*~More Updates~*~

As planned, my daughter and I flew to Oahu to spend the Labor Day weekend with John...We were there from September 4 thru September 7, 1998.......When we arrived at the Honolulu International Airport, John was already waiting for us...If you must know, of course I kissed him....*S*...From the airport, we took the shuttle bus to get the car...After we got the car we decided to go to Chuck E Cheese's....actually it was already planned by Shelby and John ahead of time....We were there for about 45 minutes....from there we went to have lunch at McDonalds....After Lunch, we went to check in to our hotel...It was a very nice hotel, but it didn't matter where we were staying as long as we were all together..*S*.....When we got to our room, we relaxed a little bit ...John and I had some quality time together while Shelby was taking her bath...*S*

After resting for a little whilte longer, we went to get grocery...Can you guess how long it took us to buy food?? Give up?? Two hours.....by the time we got back to our hotel room it was already almost 8 o'clock that evening......As soon as we got to the room, I started preparing dinner....While I prepared dinner, John and Shelby played and watch television..That night we had lasagna, green salad, and garlic bread....After dinner, I cleaned up the table, washed the dishes and had more quality time with John...Shelby was asleep by 9:45 pm...*S*

The next morning, we were up pretty early because Shelby is an early riser...She was up before 6 o'clock that morning.....But John and I cuddled up in bed for another hour or so.....Breakfast that morning, we had Saimin (Ramen) garnished with spam, cabbage and slices of fishcakes, fried Spam, leftover lasagna, bananas, Sunny Delight, milk and water.

John has a bad habit of laying down after each meal....I made sure he sat up for at least five minutes before I let him lay down...he tried to get away with it when he thought I wasn't looking but I was right on top of him.....*L*.....After cleaning the table and washing the dishes, I cuddled up with John again....Afterall, we can't waste any precious time since time flies when you're having fun....And when Shelby was taking her bath, We didn't let the time go to waste....*S*

We didn't really do too much that four days we spent together..All we really wanted was to be together.....We went to Fun Factory, three maybe four times, do a little shopping here and there, John got Shelby toys, coloring books and crayons to keep her busy, of course John got himself a Godzilla toy...No matter how old you are, you still have a "kid" in you.....It was very nice to see the "kid" in John.....It made me smile.....and it made me very happy to see him happy...Waking up in his arms each morning was the BEST....His smiles brightens up my day...*S*

There was one occassion where I cried in front of him.....It was the morning before I was to go back home...I was in his arms and realizing that I didn'tt have much time left with him, I started to cry, the tears turned to sobs...John was worried....I tried to control myself but I just started sobbing even more..But I assured John I was okay...I just didn't want the week to end so soon ..The realization of being apart from him again made me really sad.

After Shelby was done with her bath, we both got ready to go to Fun Factory and to do a little more shopping.....Shelby and I needed bathing suits cause John wanted to go to the pool and the Jacuzzi that evening after dinner....After the mall and Fun Factory, we had dinner and hit the water....When we got back to the room, Shelby and John were both hungry so I made them dinner again....Shelby went to bed early and John and I played a round of scrabble...John gave up after 4 turns...I had 71 points and he only had 35...And he thought he could beat me...*L*.....Maybe he had other plans that night, what do you think?? *G*

The next day was very hard on me....I know it was hard on John too...We didn't really want to part again but it had to be this way for a while...But we both know that it won't be long before we will be in each others arms again....Our love for each other is INFINITE and VERY STRONG and what ever obstacles we have to face in the future we will face it together....We are afterall (John's word) "SOULMATES"......*S*

Our last hours together, we spent it at Fun Factory and we went to see a movie....The drive to the airport was very quite....I was already missing John....Boarding the plane was the hardest thing for me to do.....I didn't want to leave John again....When I got to my seat, I started crying.....I cried the whole 20 minutes plane ride back to Maui....And when we landed, Shelby started crying also..She realized that she won't see John again for a while and that made her really sad...She has come to love John almost as much as me.....I told her it was okay for her to cry cause mommy misses him too.

Three minutes after I stepped foot into the house, I went straight to my room to phone John......Hearing his voice eased my pain a little....What I really wanted is to hold him in my arms......We talked for almost an hour that evening before I had to let him go so he could get ready for his Out Field training the next morning...That means no John until Friday.....*sad*....The next morning, John left me a message to let me know he is stepping out of the door to start his day and that he he misses and loves me....*S*

Its now Thursday evening and the pain is worst than ever....I longed for John's touches, his scent, his smiles, his voice......I miss him SO VERY MUCH...I cried everyday since I got home...I cried each time I thought of John (which is all the time)....I cried before I went to bed, while talking with his dad online, I cried when I got up in the middle of the night and didn't see John laying next to me....I cried and cried and cried and I'm still crying now while I'm updating this page....YES I love John VERY MUCH and I know he feels the same way too....*S*

That weekend together was another chapter in our lives...We have made many memories together...We became a "FAMILY" ...John and I are closer than ever, Shelby and John had bonded even more....*BS*

We would like to share with you pictures of our weekend together......Please click HERE to view them.....*S*

Latest Update

Friday, October 2, 1998.......After talking with John in ICQ, we talked on the phone....Shelby talked to him first because she was very anxious to ask him a question she'd been telling me all week....She was very hesitant at first but after a few minutes more of talking with John, she finally asked John if he could be her "Daddy".....I cried when I saw my daughter's face light up when she heard John say "YES".....They talked for a little bit longer before she gave me the phone.
l asked John how he feels about being called "Daddy", he said he has no problem with it.....he also asked me if I know what that means, I said "NO".....he said it means that he needs to swap the ring I have on....I'm wearing his Army ring now....He gave it to me the last day of our first meeting...its the most valuable position he owns and he wants me to keep it because I am the most important person in his life....*S*
I know that our love is for eternity...It is meant to be and someday we will be together forever.....Until then, we are thinking positively, we are being patience, and enjoying whatever time we could squeezed in in his busy schedule....Our love for each other is what keeps us going strong...*S*

As we had planned earlier, John was supposed to spend Thanksgiving holidays with me and my family but unfortunately, his leave of absence was pulled back...He wasn't able to make it and had to work a 24 hr shift on Thanksgiving day...It was a disappointment for all of us but its got to be this way until he is done with his contract with the Army....Hopefully this christmas holidays he will be able to get his leave approved and spend the holidays with us...I am hoping very much that our plans will pull through....If not, I will be on the plane on christmas day to be with him.

John, I miss you very much and I can't wait to be with you again...I miss the times we share together in person...I am hoping that things will work out in our favor in the next 2 weeks....Remember always that I love you and only you...hugs and kisses to you my love..

January 08, 1999.........Christmas 1998 would have been our first christmas together but as always, something has come up and John was not able to make it down to spend christmas with me and my family....We've waited so long and thought that our plans would go through and have the best christmas ever but that was not so....we were both disappointed when he found out that he is stuck in the barracks to babysit a prisoner....Just our luck...but we thought okay, next week is new year so why not start the new year together....Plans were put in place and John would arrive here on New Year's eve...all week long I cleaned the house, went grocery shopping, etc, etc....The day that John supposed to arrive, he ended up working again and again our plans was ruined....I was very disappointed and so was John...But I assured him that I understand his job and what required of him...I'm glad that this is not going to be for long.....A week from now, I will be going up to spend a 3 days weekend with John...I'm keeping my fingers crossed...We have not seen each other since Labor Day weekend and we have alot of catching up to do...*G*......See you soon My love..*hugs and Kisses*

March 15, 1999......I know I am overdue for an update so here's the latest...The 3 days weekend we spent with John during the Martin Luther King's holiday was great.. After getting groceries and checking in the hotel, I went to pick up John at the Barracks...We went back to the hotel, started dinner and while dinner was cooking, John opened his xmas gifts from me and Shelby..Dinner that night was Azeka's Famous ribs and lobster.. YUMMYYYYYYY!!!....too bad I forgot to take a picture of the lobster..After dinner we watch a little television and got ready for bed.. Don't ask what happened next, I'm not going to tell you.. *LOL*....Next morning we had breakfast, hang out in the room for a while and took Shelby and my neice to the pool..After the pool, we took them out to Fun Factory.. Of course John and I played games too..We drove to Waianae after to visit with my cousins.. Then we went back to the hotel and started dinner.. After dinner we just stayed in the room and watched television.
The following morning we had breakfast, went to the pool again, and again went back to the mall..First we went to get the girls some toys and a playstation for Shelby from John for x-mas..After the Toys R Us, we went to get me a ring. My christmas gift from John..*S*.....After all that, went to fun factory, played a few games and back to the room we go..While they were playing with the playstation, I started dinner and took a nap after.. When I got up, they were still playing..Well, not them, but John was.. The girls were complaining that John played most of the times.. *LOL*.

The weekend ended beautifully... I took John back to the Barracks.. The ride back was painful.. I didn't want to leave his side so soon again... I cried on the way to the airport and in the plane back home to Maui.. Shelby cried, too.. She was already missing John very much..As soon as I got home, I called up John and we talked on the phone for a long time.

Our most recent visit with John was in Ohio.. John went on his leave to visit his family in Ohio after his training in Louisiana.. Shelby and I arrived a few days after John got their.. During the plane ride to Ohio, I was very nervous and happy at the same time..I couldn't wait to see John again and to meet his family.. John and his mom picked us up from the airport.

When we got to the house I relaxed a little and then drifted it off to sleep. I didn't realized how very tired I was..While I was resting, mom hada and John was keeping Shelby busy..After 4 or 5 hours of nap, I got up and went to join the family in the living room. The carpet was covered with Michelle's old toys. Mom brought it up for Shelby to play with while I was in dreamland.

We waited until dad got home from work before we ate dinner.. When dad got home he gave me a big hug and a kiss on the check.. Yes, dad is my Guardian angel who started this whole fairy tale story...He was the one that found me and introduced me to John.. John and I are very grateful for bringing us together.. We love you, Dad...*hugs*

The following day, we went to see grandma Paula (John's grandma)at the nursing home. I also meet grandpa Gino, a close family friend... After visiting with grandma paula, grandpa Gino took us out to dinner.

On Sunday, mom, Shelby and I hit the mall in Pittsburg while John worked on dad's computer and dad was at work. Mom and I found a store and went crazy on the clothes. We even bought the same vest...When we got home, dad was arleady home. Mom and Dad volunteered to babysit Shelby while John and I went to see a movie. It was like going on our first date with just the two of us.. *LOL* No, we didn't take any shortcuts.. We went straight home after the movie. *L*

The following day(monday), John had to drive to his old college school to pick up his transcript. Dad went with John because the weather was bad and didn't want John to be driving alone. Shelby patiently waited for John and dad to get home so they could play snowball fight and build a snowman. Click here to see pics from our trip The next day, Dad took me to get my nails done.. Dad wanted me to get acrylics. Instead I got a manicure since I work with water alot and they don't last very long on me...He said I was not to touch the dishes. So that night, dad did the dishes..Lucky me.. hehehe

On Wednesday, John was up early getting ready for his meeting with the Army personnel.. I got up to cut his hair or rather, shave it all off...That was fun, I didn't have to worry about cutting it even..LOL....After John left for his meeting, Shelby, mom and I just stayed at home talking and relaxing.. Dad had to work that night. When John got home from his meeting and after visiting with Grandma Paula, he brought me and empty egg.. Mom asked him "Where's the ring, John?" I just sat their and laugh.. *LOL*.

Next day was a trip to Grandpa Gino's house.. He was going to take us out to lunch.. When we got to the house, grandpa was already waiting for us.. He had John to take a look at his computer while mom showed me her doll collections and the rest of the house.. After lunch, grandpa took us to his company..He owns a papermill...He showed us what the recycled papers, cardboards, and boxes is made into..His company makes the backing for the notebacks, tablets, etc... He also makes the board for Jigsaw Puzzles. Cool, Huh???

When we returned to Grandpa Gino's house, John and Grandpa played a game of Pool.. Of course John beat granpa.. then it was my turn to play grandpa and of course I beat him, too.. *S*.... Now it was John's turn and I beat him.. In fact, I beat him not once, twice but 5 times.. *LOL*...When he couldn't beat me, he tickled me..Of course I Lost.. *L*

The days that followed we spent it at home..The day before we left, we took family pictures at Sear's Studio....After the picture taking we went to visit Grandma Paula one last time..When we got home, I did some last minute packing before going to bed.

The next morning we just hang out until it was time for us to leave for the airport..The drive to the airport was pretty quite.. I was already starting to miss Ohio.. I enjoyed the weather, especially John's family.. Shelby and I are very happy to be part of that family. They took us into their hearts and welcomed us into their home unconditionally.. We love you and Miss you Mom and Dad...*hugs*

Our flights was delayed going home.. we spent the night in San Francisco..After arriving at the Honolulu International airport, I picked up the car and took John back to Scholfield Barracks..Shelby and I returned home to Maui after a few hours. I called John when I got home to let him know that we got home okay and that I miss him and love him very much.. He said he miss and loves me too...*S*

June 22, 1999... This is the latest update on our Fairy Tale Story..

The Last time we visited with John was on his birthday, May 14, 1999..I went to pick up John at the Scholfield Barracks after he got off work..That night, we went out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant, Benihana.. During dinner, I excused myself to go the the ladies room.. Instead of going to the ladies room, I went to talked to the hostess to tell her that it was John's 29th birthday and that I would like them to sing him Happy Birthday with a cake and candle.. Well, they didn't have cake but they had a buddha and a candle and a bowl of pineapple and cantaloupe slices..about five or six of the waitresses came up to the table and they sang "Happy Birthday" in Japanese and some of the customers that were there also sang...After he rubbed the Buddha's tummy, he made a wish and blew out the candle...*S*

Of course when you are having fun with the people you love, time just seems to fly bye alot faster...We spent the rest of the weekend playing games, going shopping and just enjoying each other's company..Then it was time to take him back home..*sigh*....Parting from John is the hardest thing after spending the weekend with him but I would not change a thing because it makes our relationship stronger each time..The love we have for one each other is very real and we can face any obstacles just as long as we have each other.

This picture was taken the night of John's 29th Birthday.*S*

John finally had a chance to meet my family this past weekend...I picked him up at the airport on Friday, June 18, 1999 and took him straight home..Mom, dad, grandma and Shelby was waiting for his arrival.. After introducing him to the family, he took a nap for a while... He got up a couple of hours later and had a late lunch..After eating, he helped dad pull out the old tiles in the kitchen and replacing them with new ones...We did that for about 30 minutes before we went to see Austin Powers in the theater..After the movie, we went back home...It was my grandmother's 84th birthday that night so we had some of the relatives and friends come over for dinner...They finally meet John whom they heard so much about..They told me later that he is nice.

The following morning, I started breakfast while John was still snoozing and when breakfast was almost ready, I awakened him with a kiss.. We ate breakfast wtih the family and as soon as he was done with breakfast, he was back pulling out the old tiles..We all helped with the tasks....After resting for half an hour, we got ready to go see Tarzan the movie..After the movie, we headed out to our favorite hang out at The FUN FACTORY..We are worst then kids when we're there.. *LOL*...but we won alot of tickets and redeemed it for prices.

We finished off the day with dinner with a few friends at a fancy restaurant..There he meet with my other brother and his girlfriend..Dinner was great and everyone had a great time..John was very full...hehehe.

One more night with John and soon the weekend would be over again...The following morning, John helped take out fish from the net.. As I mentioned before, my dad is a full time fisherman.... After we were done with the fish, we got ready for another day at the Fun Factory..I challenged John on Air Hockey but of course he beat me 3 times.. but it was all close matches..I beat him in some of the racing games..we were there for a couple of hours and soon it was time to head on back home to pick up his things...He said goodbye to my parents and Shelby and John and I headed to the airport..Then I kissed him one last time before he boarded the plane.. I sat at the terminal until his plane was up in the air before I started walking back to my truck.. Driving home was very lonely.. I'm always looking to my right to see if John was there but all I saw was an empty seat...I waited for him in ICQ when he got home.. we talked for a while online... After talking with him, I went to bed only to be awakened by the telephone...After I answered the call I stayed up and think about John...Missing him so much made me cry and finally had to call him to tel him I miss him very much...We talked for a while and he told me to ask his mom to make me a doll that looks like him...*L*.. I told him thats a great idea and that I will call his mom the next day..Then I bid him goodnight and told him that I love him very much.. he said he loves me too.....*S*... UNTIL NEXT TIME...

August 2, 1999......Its been a while since I updated this page.. the latest is that John came to visit with me this past Fourth of July weekend..After picking John up at the airport with his dinner waiting in the truck, we went to play games and see a movie..We were out on a date to be more precise.. LOL.. We never really spend time alone together just the two of us so when we do, we make use of it..Just being together is what is important to us..*S*

10/22/99: Since the last time I updated this page, John visited with me 2 more times before going to Australia for training in September. While he was in Australia he phoned me a few times. He came back to Hawaii on the 13 of October and the following day he came down to visit with me for 4 days. We spent the weekend just enjoying each other's company and just catching up on what we missed out when we're not together. *G*

John and I have been very happy together for the past 15 months. Our love for each other is stronger than ever. In a few months, he will be going to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. The distance between us is far greater than what it is right now but OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WILL BE EVEN STRONGER.

There are sacrafices to make and obstacles to overcome and together we will face the challenges ahead of us. There is no obstacle in our path that we cannot handle for we are meant to be together till the end of time.

2/29/2000 - John and my family have finally meet on January 23, 2000 when John's parents visited us on Maui for a week.. I picked-up John's parents at the airport on Sunday, January 23, 2000 and brought them home to meet with my parents. John was not able to make it down until Tuesday because of paperworks he needed to handle before he leaves for the mainland. When John finally arrived on Maui, it was my parents 36 years wedding anniversary. We had a family dinner that night. The next few days was sightseeing, luau and movies. We also went out to go Salsa dancing with John's parents. I never learned how to salsa before but John's mom and dad is a pro at it so they showed us the basic steps. John and I also danced a slow song. Our first dance ever. *S* We also went to a Luau where we took a lot of pictures. During their stay on Maui, dad and mom Hada keep mentioning about marriage to us but John and I just ignored them. Bad, aren't we?? *L* Don't worry mom and dad, when we do decide to take that step, you will be the first to know. oh, and for the grandkids, it will have to be back ordered. *LOL* but they will arrive before you know it.
We also played scrabbles with his parents. Scrabble is one of my favorite game and I can be very competitive. Just ask Mom and Dad Hada (John's parents)*hehe*

The whole week we spent with our parents was wonderful. John left the day after to return to Scholfield Barracks, Oahu. He left for the mainland to his next assignment a few days later. It will be a while before I see John again. But July is just around the corner.. Look out, Honey, I'm coming up there and we have alot to make up for. *G*
I have pictures of our families together and of John and me. Click Here to see. Until Next time. .Stay tuned....*S*

John and Diana - New Years Eve 1999
Pictures from Ohio
Our Weekend Adventure
Fairy Tale - Part 1
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