"would you just CONSIDER..."

long distance just really doesn't suit. we are so lucky to be living so close together really - at least in the same country, but it does get hard to be far away and only have the phone when we have been used to so much of each other for the past months. it seems so much easier to misunderstand words and tones when you can't see eyes and faces...


anyway, so on thursday i said (via text): "would you just CONSIDER maybe coming to my house this weekend? or maybe from Sunday-Monday." he replied, "of course i will consider it!" we found a great deal on Megabus, and he will be here in 6 hours!

i am not supposed to be thinking about this, but he was hesitant to come this weekend only because he was planning on taking a lot of time to plan a "huge surprise." He says that on a scale of 1-10, 10 being proposing, and 1 being a pair of socks from Target, it's an 8. How am I to put such a thing out of my mind?? I tell you.

I ordered The Message//Remix: Solo in the mail - it's a year-long devotional book, and I am committed to doing it at least until August 9th, and then going from there. They are short passages that follow the Lectio Divina method of Bible-study - which means you read it several times, pick out a key phrase or word that stands out to you, and pray/journal. I think "lectio divina" means "divine word" but I am not sure.

next time, i want to write about an online journal that i read that talks about how there is nothing like being a fiancee or a spouse that reveals more clearly our own sin. i feel like there aren't big, strong enough words left to express how true this has been.

Sometime in the next few days i am going to try on my first wedding dress...! I am a little nervous. It feels very important. Official. Very, very, very exciting.

Love,

Ellen

Beginning.

Here we are, world!

August 9th, 2008 is the day... we can't wait.

Much more to come very soon!