The Whole Story - Part 2
Fast forward till last week ... Once I came home from a week away at Lakelse Teen Camp, I had decided that it was time to get engaged! So after many dreams and schemes, I decided upon a plan. I made a collage of pictures of Desi, and Desi and I, along with a title that said "Desiree is ..." and descriptive words such as "Beautiful" "My dear" "Musical" etc..
After watching one of Desi's friends perform his piano pieces at the Music School, we decided to go back to my place to hang for a while. I wasn't entirely sure when I'd "pop" the question, but I had a feeling that I should take this opportunity. So, I grabbed the collage, and had her close her eyes, then presented it to her. She thought it was really sweet, and then I replied ... "there's one description that's missing...." then I pulled out a little piece of paper that said "My wife"....... and that was that!!
Btw - Wedding date is November 8th, Location: TBA
The Whole Story - Part 1
I must testify that prayer works! For as long as I can remember I've been praying that I'd find a wife, and a lot of that time seriously wondering if that day would ever arrive. 31 years old and zero girlfriend ever wasn't helping much! But then, spring of 2008 came, and I became reacquainted with a spunky Godly beautiful girl named Desi.
We had crossed paths a few different times over the years, however our "chance" meeting in February was about to change our lives. It was a Thursday night and my friend Jim and I were the only ones to show up for our young adults Bible Study at Talkin Donkey (a local Salv Army coffee shop). There was a political event going on in the shop, so we decided to go to another coffee shop in town (The Bean Scene aka. The Bean) and do our study there. It just so happened that Desiree was at The Bean that night, taking time to talk and get to know different customers and staff there. Jim suggested that we sit with her, so we did ... and we talked... and talked ... and talked. That's when I started to think "wow this girl is really easy to talk to, and I'm really enjoying our conversation".
Fast forward a bit and Desi had been coming to our bible study, we went on a few hikes together, and had some one on one coffee times. On March 25th I decided I'd take a bold step. I knew I had some deep feelings for Desi, and I was pretty sure she was feeling the same, so I texted her that I was going to be at The Bean for coffee that she could join me after she was done work if she wanted to. I really didn't know if she'd come. But she did. She was leaving the next week for a 2 week trip to Israel, so we talked about that a lot. Then I abruptly changed gears, and got to asking how she was feeling about "us", since we were spending a bunch of time together. After sharing how I felt, I was thrilled to learn she felt the same!!!!
