Monday, January 17, 2011

It's because I'm really getting married this time


Yep.

That's right.

I'm getting married in 11 days.

I'm really excited, and for the first time in my life I know 150% I'm making the right decision. He is the perfect one for me, and I'm so grateful for the hard choices that I've had to make that have lead me to where I am right now.

I have such gratitude that I listened to the inner voice - that I like to call the spirit - and didn't go through with the marriage plans with the "other guy" because that would have been another huge mistake.

I knew that there was someone out there for me and I wasn't going to worry about it anymore. I made a deal with Heavenly Father that I would put myself in situations that I could meet him, but he had to send someone that would want to do some of the work. I knew that I was finally in a place where I could contribute to a relationship and be a really good partner.

I had joined an on line dating site and had met some pretty nice guys - and a lot of odd ones. I had seen Wade's picture and sent him a "flirt". A few minutes later he emailed me. We went back and forth a few times in the next hour or so and I decided to give him my cell phone #. The reason I did this was because a lot of guys are flaky and once you give them your phone number they back off. I thought that either he would text or call me, or he wouldn't - but at least I'd know.
He texted immediately.

That was surprising.

He was funny and I liked him.

He called me that same night and we talked until 2 in the morning. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm the kind of person that what you see is what you get, and I really expect the same out of others. We talked about everything. He wasn't sketchy or dumb. He wasn't trying to be cool, and because of that I thought he was. When he talked about his family and his kids I knew this was someone I wanted to get to know.

Friday we talked all day. Saturday we went on our first date (best date I'd been on in a very long time). We hung out Sunday and by Monday I told the girl I sit next to at work that I was going to marry him someday.

And I am.

In 11 days.

4 comments:

katie said...

Laurie I am so excited you. you seem so happy. Congrats girl!!

Jessie said...

Awwww, Laurie! I am SOOO happy for you! You deserve the best!!! (Has he seen the hillbilly teeth? And the butthole/smoker lady lips? Ha ha!) We really need to get together sometime and catch up. LOVE YOU!!!

Chasity said...

congrats girl!!!

{connie} said...

love this laurie!!

so glad you waited and found your prince charming.

love you!!