I'm Getting Married!

Yes, its TRUE! Josh proposed to me on Nov. 16th at Tyler St. Park - a favorite of ours, as well as the first place we hung out together. I knew it was coming, but was completely surprised when he pulled out the ring and knelt before me :o) Josh had asked two of his friends to come before us to the park and set up to take pictures - I had no clue until after he proposed. They took a good 330 pictures - so we have a great treasure to share for many years. We are planning to get married August 17th, 2008 in Houston, TX area. Josh and I have both been blessed with God's healing and grace. We are excited to spend the rest of life together. God is faithful and deserves all of the glory - now and forever!

Tomorrow is my last day of class! I just have one more paper to finish before monday and four finals next week. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll be going with some friends to Houston area for a wedding on friday - one of our friends from LETU is getting married! I am definitely looking forward to Christmas break. I'll be spending time with Josh's family as well as flying to Idaho to visit my own family! I miss you guys and love you! thanks for all of your support and prayers and believing with Josh and I in this miracle.

Fall Times in Texas

My Prince Charming gave me daisies last sunday! And they're still looking good! Last night was Fall Fest Banquet and Longview Symphony. Meredith and I had fun dressing up together! The lovely ladies in black :o) The Cute Couple had a really fun night out! The rare normal picture :o) With the more common goofy picture! I guess I am slowly making progress on my mean face :o) So, less than four more weeks of classes before finals! Crazy because I have 4 papers, 2 presentations, and one binder project to turn in! But God is faithful and I am relying on His strength to get me through. I have also been blessed with quality time for my friends too. I am trying to learn the balance of doing my best in school as well as keeping my priorities with God and relationships. Today, Josh got to come to church with me and then we ate out with the Matthews - my adopted church parents. And this thursday, my Uncle Matthew came for a surprise visit while he was returning from a work trip. A very nice surprise to see a family member in Longview, TX. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving break with Josh's family and finishing this semester!

It's about TIME!

So in honor of Josh and I dating for 6 months, Josh made me an Italian dinner and then we played a goofy ABC game - I'll explain later, but to give an example - this picture was for the letter "I" - Indians. It was a ton of fun with lots of laughter! So its a Friday night.....what do we do??? I made the mistake of pulling out my small water gun. Josh happily filled it up with water and easily got me wet. Luckily, my suitemate, Kristi had 3 other water guns! So another friend of ours, Katie, joined in and we had a water fight on my dorm floor! Yup and Kristi is the RA! Good memories! Last weekend, Josh and I went to our favorite Tyler St. Park for a relaxful time away from campus. We hiked some, took some more goofy pictures (but as you can see, this is one of the rare - "normal" pictures!) , and watched the sunset - so beautiful! For Fall Break - which isn't over yet! - My friend, Kristi, and I went to my Aunt Rhoda's in Forney, TX. Saturday morning, we took a nice walk in the neighborhood. On Sunday, we went to the Alliance Airshow in Ft. Worth. In this picture, you can see some of the Blue Angels parked near the runway. They were the last to perform - and what an awesome job they did! We spent the whole day walking around the different planes and seeing them perform. Lots of sun! Aunt Rhoda's friend - "Tink" has a grandson that flies for the Navy. He flew in from Florida -so we got to board his plane and take a look inside.

God is faithful! Thanks for all of your support and prayers. I am sorry its been quite a while since I have blogged. I can't believe I am already a quarter of the way done with my junior year! God is definitely at work in my life and has been my help through some stressful times already. I only have 8 more weeks before Christmas break! I'll try to keep you guys better updated :o) I guess I should stop procrastinating and get back to work :o) oh the joys!