Clarie + Rashunda

There are always two sides to a story, literally. Dive into the love journey wof Clarie and Rashunda and hear how love in the most interesting moments can be found.

Her Story

“When you’re busy planning your own life, God has a funny way of showing you he is in control! Clarie and I met when we were in college and were introduced to each other by one of my cousins who was also attending the college. Meeting Clarie proved the saying, “Never judge a book by the cover”. I first thought to myself, “We won’t be friends, two different people, he is trouble!” Ha, boy was I wrong.

I started reading and each time I finished a chapter in his book he became more interesting. The same cover I judged became very attractive! His intelligence, shyness, and respect for me was irresistible. Then I thought, “Damn, my Dad was right, I should have read books more often”, (Hahahaha) I know he won’t get this joke. The more Clarie helped me with math problems that I didn’t need help with, the more I wanted him to myself. Mind you, at this time there were a few girls who wanted his help with math questions but once I looked at him, he knew I was the only girl he could help.

After a few conversations and winning him at an auction on Valentines Day, we went on our first date. We started dating on February 15ht, 2011. It was not too long after that, while we were sat waiting for the bus, he told me he loved me. Typical right? You’re just getting to know me how could you possibly love me so soon? But truth is, at that time I had already fallen for him too. The past 9 years that we have been together were not easy and of course both had our ups and downs. Yet time with Clarie I’ve not regretted any stage in our relationship. It not only made us stronger but I learned that he was the only one I wanted to fight for the rest of my life. When asked to be his wife, I quickly said “Yes” before he changed his mind. He’s my everything after God. I want to spend the rest of my life showing him how much I love him.”

“I can’t wait to be Mrs. Astwood!”

His Story

After reading Rashunda’s story…

“Well that was a story!” (lol) I don't think I could top that but I'll give it a try.

Here is my story of how I met a beautiful, intelligent, funny, and amazing woman! With the start of my second and final year at the college, I was interested to see what challenges and opportunities would come my way. If only I had known what was going to be in store when I met Rashunda! On the first day, as I made my way around the college to catch up with friends, I came by a young lady who seemed very quiet and shy. Boy was I wrong! Being introduced to Rashunda, I could sense the glaring eyes weighing me up and down. I could hear her thoughts as loud as day. “This boy? Valedictorian of HJ? Yeah right!”

While I had become used to those first impressions, I was equally impressed to hear Rashunda was the top CXC student having captured 13 CXCs. Having only attempted and achieved 9 CXCs myself, I took this as a challenge to test how smart she was and if she was smarter than me. As we were in separate years and separate courses, the one and only place I could test my wits against hers was on the domino table! While I was pretty good at dominoes (one of the best in college), Rashunda always seemed to be slightly better (very slightly). Through hundreds of domino games, she slipped by time after time and I always seemed to miss my chance to love her. The more she got away, the more of a challenge it became. So much so that the entire college knew that I had a wanted poster with her name on it (lol).

After a few months of trying, the day finally came! With my final card in my hand, I looked at the board, looked at Rashunda, and burst into a loud cheer. Everyone around knew that this was it. I’d finally got her. I skinned my teeth and dominoed. I then took out the marker and added Shunda’s name to the wall. ‘Rashunda loved by Clarie’. Not wanting to admit defeat all she could do was smile. That smile is the one that I fell in love with, the smile that still makes me feel warm to this day. Through the love of dominoes, our friendship turned into a relationship that blossomed into love. (Who would have guessed!) With the challenge completed, I became to love Rashunda more and more each day. As the days went by, I could hear a voice inside telling me “This is the girl for you. You better treat her right!” It could have been my inside voice or it might have been Shunda’s friends and cousin. Either way, I knew that I was going stay by her side forever. Here we are now, having been together for 9 years. While there have been a few ups and downs along the way, my love for Rashunda has always remained. I now look forward to call this beautiful, intelligent, feisty young lady, my wife!

“Our hearts entwined together. Always and Forever.”