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| Not our engagement night, but the night D gave me a ring |
We don't actually have a picture of our favorite memory. But, when I asked Derek what he wanted to write for this post challenge, he said the same memory that I had in my head...it never gets old.
Our favorite memory is the night that Derek asked me to be his wife. Such a sweet moment for us. My memory of the night goes something like this...
After being gifted two early weeks of paid vacation from my school, giving us a total of 20 days together in American, I thought, "we could possibly get married this summer!" We were battling when that would become a reality - if we would have to wait a long, agonizing year or if we could go home for winter vacation and get married then. I called Derek insanely excited thinking the thought would dawn on him...well, much to my disappointment, I didn't. His reaction in no way mirrored mine, so I was brought to a low place of "it's mostly me." That night, I had women's group. I shared my desire to be married with them and my need to leave it to Derek and Christ. I asked for prayer to stop thinking about it. One lady said, you're going to get married this summer. I thought, man, that's not what I needed to hear. After, I was going to Derek's to talk about our summer plans. I was worried. I was fearful that he would tell me to put it out of my mind, so I went to another friend's apartment and waited until Derek was ready to talk. It was 10pm. My friend and I started praying that God would take marriage off of my heart and give me peace. At 10:15 Derek sent me a text message that said, I'm working on things, just trust me...a little more time. He said he was skyping with Ryan. Low and behold, he was actually waiting on my Dad to answer his phone to ask if he could marry me.
After that disappointing conversation on the phone, it "hit" Derek that we really could get married this summer. He, without my knowing, had already requested extra time off this summer to fly to Georgia and talk to my parents AND for another week to get married in September...Now, we had enough time. Derek had some thinking and praying to do. So, he did. He went on a 4 hour walk - I think - prayed and committed. After talking to my dad - who cried and said yes with a blessing - Derek came and got me.
It was 11pm. I lived in another city so I had to be on the train no later than 11:20 to get home or else I would have to take a taxi. I thought if he isn't sending me home on the train it has to be really important. He came in smiling. He told me to leave my purse in his apartment and let's go for a walk. My heart was beating and my mouth was running full speed. I couldn't stop talking thinking he was going to tell me to put marriage out of my head. Well, after I rambled on for a while, we went to the park where we had our first kiss, sat down at the gazebo and Derek silenced me. He said...
Two things...first, I wasn't skyping with Ryan. I was talking to your parents. Second, (he got down on one knee) will you marry me?This is the point when I began jumping up and down for 30 minutes saying "REALLY, really, really, REally?" UH YES! We called that sweet friend that had been praying with me minutes earlier and told her the news. Then we called home. Putting me in a cab a 2:00am with the biggest smile on my face is our favorite memory!
day 03 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show
day 04 - a picture of your night
day 05 - a picture of your favorite memory
day 06 - a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
day 07 - a picture of your most treasured item
day 08 - a picture that makes you laugh
day 09 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
day 10 - a picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
day 11 - a picture of something you hate
day 12 - a picture of something you love
day 13 - a picture of your favorite band or artist
day 14 - a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
day 15 - a picture of something you want to do before you die
day 16 - a picture of someone who inspires you
day 17 - a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
day 18 - a picture of your biggest insecurity
day 19 - a picture and a letter
day 20 - a picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
day 21 - a picture of something you wish you could forget
day 22 - a picture of something you wish you were better at
day 23 - a picture of your favorite book
day 24 - a picture of something you wish you could change
day 25 - a picture of your day
day 26 - a picture of something that means a lot to you
day 27 - a picture of yourself and a family member
day 28 - a picture of something you're afraid of
day 29 - a picture that can always make you smile
day 30 - a picture of someone you miss
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