Desiree Sonnier:  

1 year down...99 more to go!! My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary in June. Our love and marriage has been nothing short of a miracle and a blessing....I met Maurice less than a month after dating the worst man on the face of the earth. I was packed and on my way to graduate school at Howard in DC. My best friend (yes, it's still Joi Jackson, can you believe it?) dragged me to a Super Bowl party Feb 2007 where I literally bumped into him at the bar; he was sooo not my type: truck driver, motorcyle/crotch rocket club and I wasn't his (he thought I wpuld be bougie). We talked all night and didn't leave each other's side the whole evening. We talked on the phone for 3 weeks before we had our first date. When I left our second date, I knew I was in trouble. We moved into our townhouse 2 months where he proposed over boxes and in the middle of unpacking. I thought he was on his knees looking for something in a box so he literally had to ask me twice. We were married one month after that on a Friday afternoon. We "eloped" and had a ceremony at my home church. For those that have known me over the years, I've always said I wanted to get married in a sundress and flip flops...and I did!! Found my dress the night before at 8:55 in Nordstroms....Expand for more