"Strong complementarian women combine things the world cannot explain: a sweet, tender, kind, loving, submissive, feminine beauty, with massive steel in their backs and theology in their brains."

-John Piper

Never lose trust

First phone call!

I just got my very first phone call from Zach!

And the last phone call for quite a while. 

I was so shocked to see his name on my phone that

I thought I was hallucinating for a minute!

It was only a few minutes, but it was nice to hear

his voice. He's at reception right now where he's up for 20 hours

a day and barely gets any sleep. He's there until next Friday

and then he goes to basic. He said he got stamps/letter

material and is going to start writing me as many letters as he can :)

So happy to hear from him and hear him say

he loves and misses me. Missing him so much.

The time has come

After so many years, months, weeks, and days of waiting

Zach is finally at Basic Training in Georgia. We said our goodbyes

last night and he was up early this morning with the rest of the recruits

getting ready for his flight. Luckily I got to talk to him all throughout 

the day as he was traveling, but he was scheduled to arrive at the base

a couple hours ago where they must have taken his cell phone since I 

haven't heard from him in a while. 

We both knew this day was coming, but I don't think

there's really any way to prepare for something like this.

He'll be gone for 4 months. We'll be able to write letters back

and forth and hopefully I can get a few phone calls. Since they allow

him to go off of base on Sundays for church I'm hoping he can sneak

in a few extra calls ;) (I'm a bad influence, I know).

It's definitely weird without my best friend here to see

everyday, and it's even weirder that the next time I see

him it's going to be Fall, it's going to be cold outside, and he'll

of graduated and become a soldier!

I know the key to sanity while he's gone is to keep busy so that's my plan.

While I'm really sad that he's not here, I'm so proud of him and what he's doing. 

He's been patiently waiting for this for 2 years and he's

finally able to go after his dream. I know he's going to succeed

and work his absolute hardest, and I'm going to

be praying for him and encouraging him with letters everyday. 

Here's a few pictures of our last few days together :)

 

Bridal Shower

Last weekend I hosted my best friend's bridal shower. 

It was a lot of work, but with some help from the other bridesmaids

we made it look awesome! I didn't take any pictures myself

because I wanted to enjoy the party, but these are from Stacey's

camera that was passed around during the party. We didn't

get pictures of all the decor, but it was the cutest country

theme. Everyone had a great time!

"Don’t get stuck. Move, travel, take a class, take a risk. There is a season for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is neither. This season is about becoming. Don’t lose yourself at happy hour, but don’t lose yourself on the corporate ladder either. Stop every once in a while and go out to coffee or climb in bed with your journal. Now is your time. Walk closely with people you love, and with people who believe God is good and life is a grand adventure. Don’t get stuck in the past, and don’t try to fast forward yourself into a future you haven’t yet earned. Give today all the love, and intensity, and courage you can and keep travelling honestly along life’s path."

  Shauna Niequist

30 Days

I only have 30 more days left with this guy before he leaves for basic. 

Time is going by way too fast! I haven't started to freak out just

yet, but I know I will when the day comes closer.

However, we have plenty of fun things planned for the next 30 days!

Hiking

Avett Brother's Concert

Drive-In Theatre

Farmer's Market

Beach for July 4th

Pool and River days

And of course lazy nights with movies :)

We also joined the gym together last week so he can get

prepared for training. It's nice doing something productive

everyday and having him as a workout buddy.

I'm definitely going to miss him when he's gone and 

probably will have no idea what to do with myself. 

But I'm trying not to think about that right now and just

focus on the fact that we still have 30 more days.