Adam & Angelica Torres

You'll always find our most recent picture posted here. 
Here we are before heading out to PB Bar & Grill

December 96- Always & Forever

 

Our Story!
WARNING: This story is long, so don't say that I didn't warn you!

The Beginning...

Adam & I met in high school when we were both sophomores at Manor High School. 
I was new to the school that year and we met in our Spanish class.  As the year 
passed, our friendship with one another grew.  We became best friends & shared 
a special bond with one another.  Everyone always thought we had something going 
on the down low (ha ha!)...but honestly we never did.  We were just really close,
although we did have secret crushes on one another.  Hey, you didn't hear that 
from me though!!  I ended up leaving Manor after my sophomore year.  Adam 
and I kept in contact with one another throughout the summer, but once I 
started my junior year at McCallum, the contact we did have somewhat drifted.

Reuniting...

Months passed, & what do ya know?  Adam and I ended up running into one 
another at a mall during our Christmas break vacation from school.  We decided 
to go to a movie together (as friends) and from there we rekindled our friendship.
Our friendship led into a relationship, and  I decided to go back to Manor
the second semester of my Jr. year.  Everything felt so right ~ it was fate!
The timing was perfect, we were both ready for a honest, committed relationship.
What can I say...we were meant to be and time was definitely on our side!

When we were first dating! ~ 96

Senior Year...

Before our junior year in high school was over, we got a little surprise...
I was pregnant!  It wasn't easy being a teen parent, but I think Adam and
I were (and still are) great parents.  We had a lot more responsibility than
most teens our age did, but the important thing is that our love got us through
it all.  We stayed strong for each other & for our newborn child.  I gave birth 
to a healthy baby boy on January 25, 1998...just 5 days after I turned 18.
High school was coming to an end and we had to deal with the "So what are 
we going to do now" decision.  Adam talked with a recruiter from the Marine
Corps, who had been by our school a few times.  After discussing our future plans 
together, we decided that him enlisting was our best option at the time.  Adam 
signed up and was in the delayed entry program.  Adam and I graduated Class of 98.

Seniors ~ Class of '98

After graduation...

Later on that year, Adam and I got married on
August 8, 1998
(very important date, don't forget to mark your calendars. Ha ha!)

  
Our Wedding Day

In September, we got yet another surprise.  Baby #2 was on it's way.
We weren't planning on having another so soon, but we embraced God's 
gift to us.  Adam and I were worried us that he wouldn't be home for
the pregnancy but we realized that the Marine Corps wasn't going to be
an easy ride.  :o)

Separations Bring Hard Times...

Adam left to boot camp on January 18, 1999.  It was hard seeing him go.
 Being separated for three months wasn't an easy pill to swallow, but we 
did it!  April 4th 1999, Adam graduated boot camp.  His parents, sister, son,
baby in the oven and I were at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego,
Califonia to see him graduate across the parade deck.

Marine Corps Graduation ~ 2000

(You can read more about the MC aspect of our life in our USMC page)
Soon after, Adam was at his "A" school for his MOS in Pensacola, FL.
Sad thing to say but Adam was in Pensacola when our son decided to
make his presence known to this world.  I gave birth to another healthy
baby boy named Adrian Rene Torres on June 25th, 1999.  Adam was sad he 
couldn't be there but since, Adrian has forgiven him. (just kidding).

Reunited, once again...

Adam and I decided that it was in the best interest of our family that
we follow him for his "C" schooling in Cherry Point, NC.  The boys, Adam, 
and I found a condo right off the beach in Atlantic Beach and that's where 
we resided from September 1999 ~ December 1999.  Cherry Point had such 
a SMALL town atmosphere, but I must say that it really made us strong.  It 
was our first "home" together with just the four of us.  It was hard not having
all that extra help from family, but we had each other and that's all that 
mattered.  In December, we got orders to MCAS Miramar in San Diego, CA

Here & Now...

In January of 2000, we moved to San Diego, California.  Currently, we live in a 
nice town home on base at Miramar.  Adam has 2 1/2 years left on his contract, so 
we are halfway done!  We sanctifed our marriage by having a church 
wedding at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on  August 11, 2001 in Austin, TX. 
Before Adam gets out of the Marine Corps, he plans on going to school to get his
AMP license.  His AMP license would enable him to do the work he's doing now in the 
Marine Corps, out in the civilian world.  I would like to further my education 
by going to college, but being a SAHM, is something I am 100% dedicated to right
now.  I figure maybe once one of our boys is in school, I will have more time and the
flexibility to be able to do so.  After Adam's enlisted term is up, we plan on moving 
back home to Texas (hopefully Austin).  Everyone keeps asking, "So when are
you having another baby?".  We plan on waiting another 2 years at least, but only
time will tell.  If we happen to be blessed with another gift from God, we will be 
more than happy.  Who knows, it could just be a girl.  =)  If not, so be it.  I am use
to boys anyhow. Having a little girl might be a culture shock. Ha ha! ~ jk

Thanks!...
Thanks for letting me share our experiences with you all.  We hope that everyone has 
someone or finds someone to share a love as meaningful and strong with someone special.
 =)