Francene and Jaime were first acquainted in their Kindergarten Class at Saint Elizabeth School. Throughout the years there were numerous times they ran into each other, some on purpose and other times just by chance as faith would have it. Even after the two had been separated, Jaime going to Mid-Pacific Institute and Francene going to Maryknoll, the forces had always brought them together. Jaime was the running back of the Pac-5 football team and Francene was a cheerleader for the team.
Senior year, Francene had asked Jaime to be her date to the Maryknoll prom…as friends. And not to mention the number of hangouts Jaime hosted at his place in Kapolei. They had always been fond of each other, but it wasn’t until after freshman year of college that they started dating. |
During the summer of 2009, they had grown to be much closer and Jaime finally had asked her on a proper date. A classic date of watching a scary movie followed by sharing their first banana split. Being such a small island, they were caught within hours by Jaime’s family and the incessant interrogations began. The two endured 3.5 years of a long distance relationship. Francene was studying Health Sciences back home at Hawaii Pacific University and Jaime was studying Electrical Engineering at Purdue University in Indiana. But you know what they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder.
Every summer Jaime would return to the islands working with Kiewit, but after the 3 short months, the two would always have to say their “See you later’s”. On occasion, Francene would visit Jaime at Purdue where she would meet a number of Jaime’s closest friends and his crazy(awesome) Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity brothers. Upon graduation, Jaime returned to Hawaii where Jaime and Francene were finally together. |
Finally, after 7 years since that summer of 2009 and patiently waiting for the right moment, Jaime proposed to Francene in the world’s greatest city of romance. On the night of March 19, 2017, the groom-to-be perfectly timed the moment and as the Eiffel Tower sparkled at the top of the hour, he got down on one knee and proposed to his best friend. Francene accepted with an emotional yes.
The two now live in Corpus Christi, Texas but will return to the island where it all began to share the special moment with family and friends when they both say... "I Do!"
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