Awet

Awi and I met when I decided to visit Dalu, a mutual friend & one of Awi's bridesmaids, who lived in Montreal. Awi filled in for Dalu and agreed to show me around for a day. (Awi's version: Who would be crazy enough to show up in another country totally unannounced?!) She deftly handled the show-off 26 year old that I was. She still gives me bits of information about what she did and thought during that visit of mine that I couldn't possibly have figured out then Of course nothing happened then (Awi's version: I enjoyed my day, amazed myself at the continuous flow of conversation and laughter with someone I had never talked to before. Very nice and very genuine & straight forward...skinny legs, doesnt mind wearing colors! red shorts! A+. Overall, B+) and we remained friends, kept the friendship going through emails occasionally talked on the phone and got along pretty well for the next year.(Awi's version: Ditto!) After about a year, Sami, my childhood friend and groomsman, and I decided to visit Montreal together. Awi and I met again and got closer, and so did our best friends Sami and Dalu who are now married and parent my second Godson, Yadon. Soon the four of us were taking trips to Toronto and Europe where Awi 'conveniently' lost her passport and forced us to extend our trip there. (Awi's version: I lost my passport and the last thing on my mind was whether he stayed! he stayed 'conveniently' trying to help with getting my papers together...That was the greatest decision he made ever, because our forced week in Paris did the magic for our relationship...gave us enough time together for me to think I really, really like Wondiye enough to give a long distance relationship a chance. I am so glad he stayed) For the following few years, Awi and I spent more time together, our love growing day by day as we explored through every corner of Montreal, some of Cleveland and a bit of the rest of the world. In addition to it being a fabulous city, this is the reason, although neither of us no longer lives there, we decided to have our wedding in Montreal on August 28th, in exactly one year from the day of our engagement and 6 years from the day we started our relationship. (Awi's version: Those were tough five years everytime we had to be apart from eachother, I am excited for a future never apart and loving every minute of planning the future!)