Ok, ok, ok. I know that not many of you read this, but I must admit I quite forgot to update it... If anything I'm doing it for myself, but still...
Let's see. Where do I start? SOOO much has happened it's ridiculous!
First things first.
I fell in LOVE.
I'm engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who would've thought? I sure wouldn't have. I was deemed one of the last to be married in all my groups of friends. But when love comes a-knocking, you gotta open the door and let it in!
SO, there are probably a few basic questions one has for a girl who is in love and engaged.
1. How did you meet?
I work at Lexington Law firm, selling credit repair. We're always hiring new people. This new boy, Johnny got hired and one of my friends had a crush on him. They arranged to go hot tubing, and my friend Alyssa and myself were invited to come. Once we were at the hot tub, Johnny called one of his friends to come join us. His friend's name was Logan. Once he got there, he and I started talking and flirting (you know how it goes- INSTANT attraction).
But then, after a long night of letting our fingers get pruny, we parted ways. No number exchange, NOTHIN'! At first I didn't think about it much, but as I was lying in bed, I was shocked to say the least. We had hit it off so well! Why in the world didn't he ask me for my number??
The next day (Saturday) I had work. All day. Halfway through my shift, Johnny leaned over and asked me what my extension was.... A couple minutes later I got a call from this 801 number that was not in the system as far as I could tell. The gentleman on the other end proceeded to ask me a couple questions about credit repair. His voice sounded familiar and his questions were unusual. I concluded that I knew EXACTLY who this was, but I played along.
"I have another question for you," 'Mystery Guy' said, "What are you doing next weekend?"
I busted up laughing, knowing it was Logan. He and I talked for a bit, and I got his number off of my work phone and we started texting.
Crazy enough, we have only been apart one day on this crazy adventure since then.
2. How did you know????
Ah, the infamous question. Everyone is so different. You see, when Logan and I started dating, I had absolutely no doubts, and even more crazy was the fact that he made me want to not be single. You see, I have a past of wanting to stay single FOREVER. I had too much fun being a social butterfly. No guy could really capture my affections long enough... Don't get me wrong, I've TRIED to be in relationships. But in the past I was always wishing I was single.
But this time is was different. Being with Logan made my want to always have him near. I stopped caring about the frivolous dance parties and countless guys' numbers I could get. I didn't care about meeting new, hot boys every weekend to flirt with. Those immature (if you will) desires vanished. I started thinking a lot more serious about my future and how I wanted so badly to have someone to share it with.
I think the time I can pinpoint falling head-over-heels in love was not long after we met. You see, we didn't date too long before it got serious. There was one night when he and I were simply talking, as usual people do, but we started talking about the Gospel.. He brought out his missionary journal and we read some entries and talked about life. From then on, I KNEW. His family and my family were both thrilled that we found each other...He checked everything off on any list I could possibly draft up.
Best of all, I knew he cared about me. I know he loves me. This is probably the most amazing epiphany that I could in no way have prepared myself for. As things progressed, I started to feel more and more for this boy. I couldn't imagine my life without him. (Any life that was enjoyable that is to say.) I felt as if my skin was the only thing that was keeping me from going everywhere at once. The fact that he felt the same only intensified it all.
You see, I'm a deeply flawed person. I have countless traits that are sometimes difficult to deal with. We need not go into detail, but let's just say I'm grateful. I feel loved, which is such an amazing thing in and of itself!!
Logan is perfect. Lemme tell you a little bit about him. He is a handsome, 24 year old man. He is so so so smart. It intimidates me! He's the kind of guy that you could drop off anywhere and he'd be successful. He grew up in Tennessee and went on a mission to Chile. Now he's in the construction management program at BYU. He gets grumpy when he doesn't eat and chews really loud when he does, but he's always taking care of everyone around him and never lets a moment go by without telling those he loves that he loves them. He is so close to his wonderful family, as I am with mine, that we have so much fun all together. He is an awesome wakeboarder and loves being on a lake any time he gets the chance (us meeting in winter hasn't allowed me to see it firsthand) .... He takes such good care of me. I don't deserve it. One thing is for sure, I am blessed. So utterly and completely blessed!
I am so sorry that was so long. How about this: In my next post (which should come soon) I'll tell you about how we got engaged and the whole she-bang. Pictures to come. Then I'll proceed to write updates of how the wedding planning is going. Fair?
