It has been much longer than I intended it to be since I last posted. I am down to 15 days until I leave for England! I received an e-mail today from the UK Border Patrol saying my UK visa has been issued, so I am all set to go!
It has been an interesting last few months...
I always made fun of the people that started dating someone new and were engaged six weeks later (or less) and married within like three months of meeting each other. But, as is a common saying, something is most likely to happen when you least expect it to. That has been so true for me.
Four months ago I went on a date with this boy. We had so much fun together, and it was a great date, but nothing happened right after. About a month later we went out again, and the exact same thing happened. A month later we went out for a third time. This brought us to May. Then he took me out for dinner the day before my birthday at the beginning of June; we saw each other once a week until I left for Peru for 10 days. Since I came home from Peru, I have seen him every day except this past week while I have been out of town.
I get it now. I understand the falling in love and wanting to get married within six weeks. And honestly, if I weren't going on a mission, I might be at that point. I love him. I really do. And I would marry him very soon if I weren't leaving, but he and I have both prayed about it and know that it is the right thing for me to do...that I need to go on my mission. The plan is he'll wait for me with the hope that we'll get married when I get home.
He's amazing. Everything I have ever wanted. Plus so much more. I am so thankful for him in my life.
But one of the reasons I love him is because he prayed about me going on a mission and received confirmation that I need to go. And he is supportive of that. Though we're both sad I leave in 15 days, we know it's the right thing. As much as I will miss him, I can't wait to get to England! Two weeks left!
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