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Our Wedding

We met in the hospital, he was the&nbsp;patient and&nbsp;I was the volunteer. I was doing my rounds, greeting my patients, asking them how they were, etc. I walked into his room and there he lay. This man who dwarfed the bed, and made it look tiny. His dark&nbsp;hair slicked back in a pony tail, amber eyes that watched everything and a massive chest.&nbsp;I remember thinking he does not look like he belonged there. This man who looked like the old-school Italian Mafia.&nbsp;

He had just finished breakfast and I offered to take the tray away and refill his pitcher. Next thing I know, he had unhooked himself and started walking around holding on to his IV&nbsp;stand looking for me.&nbsp;

He was discharged later that morning.&nbsp;In the elevator, he mentioned his name several times and even pointed to his hospital band saying "Look that's how you spell my name. James J Zito, look me up on google. Do you have Facebook? Add me on facebook." I remember thinking, what on earth made him Google-able? And was he trying to pick me up in front of his mother???

I did add him on Facebook, but I did not look at his website or any thing that related to him on entertainment. I figured I had a better chance knowing him as a man before everything else. And I'm glad I did.

How We Met

We were coming home from an event one night, and the conversation went into the subject of marriages, weddings and all that fun stuff. James looked over and asked, "Would you make the guy go on his knee?" And I replied, "It would be romantic but not really necessary. Why?"&nbsp;

"Well, I got this question for you, will you marry me? I know I'm&nbsp;not on my knee right now cuz I'm driving, and I'll do it right when we get home, but I thought since it's going on 12 midnight I want to make this symbolic and our thing, so I wanted to know will you marry me?" 

"Yes I'll marry you", stunned I asked him back "will you marry me?"

"Yes I&nbsp;will. And now by the power invested in me by the State of Nevada I now pronounce us husband and wife. You may now kiss your groom."

And thus every night at midnight, no matter where we were, we always propose and marry each other.&nbsp;

The Proposal

People, friends and family have always asked us, "are you two married?" To answer that we are not but we feel that we are and why we decided not to get married&nbsp;would have involved a conversation that would have been a little awkward in the beginning and would have taken too long to explain. And so we always say yes we are.

But one night after dinner&nbsp;James pulled me into his arms&nbsp;and said, "Babe, I know we agreed about not having a&nbsp;wedding and&nbsp;if it happens it happens. But November is coming up and I did promise you a wedding." (Be still my heart, I&nbsp;had completely forgotten about that!) "So I wanted to talk about our wedding. I know we are married in every way that matters, but I want to make sure that you're taken care of. I want to make it legal."

I giggled and laughed and cried that night, probably did a little monkey dance in the living room too.&nbsp;

So here we are, on the long awaited day. I hope you enjoyed our story, thank you for being a part of our lives, and we hope you'll continue to be there for&nbsp;the rest.&nbsp;

God Bless

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James' father, who will be attending in spirit. A great man who is dearly missed.

James Zito

Rozelle's father, a man who was brought up in the traditional Filipino family where respect for elders and love for land is paramount. Stubborn and protective of his family, it took a while before he got used to the idea of his children growing up.

Salvador de Lara

Rozelle's mother, all the daughters in the family inherited this woman's love for books...in varying degrees. She loves her children and would truly live for them.

Mary Ann de Lara

James' mother, Italian born and a true New Yorker. She loves having people over for Sunday dinner and can cook&nbsp;for a whole town. Warm and loving with a touch of sass and fun.

Maria Ghee

James' stepfather, he loves planes and would regale a person of war stories and life.&nbsp;

Robert Ghee

Rozelle' sister, the free spirit of the family. She loves all things natural, literature and the&nbsp;arts and world peace.

Elisha de Lara

Rozelle's sister, the stubborn and headstrong sibling of the family. The female version of the father, protective and very selective of who she allows close to her.&nbsp;

Kyle de Lara

Our daughter, she has James' personality in every way. Her energy, her love for play, her little routines and most especially, her great personality. She loves petting,&nbsp;snuggles and lap time....and peanut butter. By the way, she's a Yorkie.

Jasmine Zito

Rozelle's brother, duty conscious of his role as protector of his sisters but very much helpless to stop them when they decide to become mules and run away with an idea in their head.

Denzel de Lara

Jasmine's sister, our&nbsp;other daughter. She comes up to the door to say hi every morning when she's not hibernating, and will never stop trying to find a way into the house. She's the tortoise you'll happen to see outside in our yard should you be lucky enough to spot her.

Becca Zito

The newest addition to the family, a fast-growing not-so-little puppy who will no doubt be a giant in her later years. She is an absolute delight and joy, although Jasmine might debate that.

Elsa Bella Zito

Rozelle's brother, easy going and calm;&nbsp;nothing bothers him, except his sister when she decides to 'manage' him.&nbsp;

Keith de Lara

Rozelle's sister, in possession of an even harder head and back bone than Kyle, very set in her ways.

Ysabel de Lara

James' cousin, someone who James always looked up to growing up. He&nbsp;served in the United States Navy;&nbsp;a New Yorker without the attitude and possesses a heart of gold. &nbsp;But if someone were to mistreat his family, he can crush you like a bug.&nbsp;It is an honor and a joy to have him and his lovely wife Joanne&nbsp;at the wedding.&nbsp;

George Nigro

An old friend of James, a spiritual man who will be our officiant at the wedding. He has and still changes people's lives spiritually and physically as the owner of Platinum Physiques LV.&nbsp;

Michael Healea

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DAY 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Long Beach, California (departs at 4:30 pm)Day 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;At SeaDay 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cabo San LucasDay 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;MazatlanDay 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Puerto VallertaDay 6-7&nbsp; &nbsp; At SeaDay 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Long Beach, California (arrives at 9:00 am)

Rozelle Anne & James

Rozelle Anne & James

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