Tonny and I met through a mutual friend in 2005. The friend had mentioned him to me earlier that year; she stated that she had a friend's friend that she wanted me to meet. At the time, I was overwhelmed with family issues. My mom had been very ill and the doctors were not sure about the prognostic, so I declined. I advised my friend that it was not the right time, and she understood. Fast forward a few months later, my friend brought up the subject of meeting Tonny again. I was in better spirits and accepted to meet him. I did not want the regular "date" with the expectations; I wanted something more casual and fun...a hangout! Tonny was having a get together at his apartment in Gaithersburg, and he invited us (my friend and I). I decided to attend. When I met him, it was as if we were already buddies. We chatted, laughed, and picked on each other. Towards the end of the night, Tonny asked to see my phone. He entered his number and so began our journey. We went on a movie date that weekend at Georgetown and we have been together ever since. Married in 2011, 2 beautiful children later, we are still doing this thing called marriage!