The Greatest Week of my life.....
Well this past weekend I went down to Illinois to visit the most amazing and wonderful woman in the entire world. This is what happened.
Saturday night I drove down there. When I arrived I didn't really know what to expect. Tricia and I met up and we went to dinner at subway with her sister Lauren and one of her best friends Brittney. After that, we went up to Olivet campus to view Pirates of the Carribean 3. While watching the movie, I tried to make Tricia feel awkward when I caught her staring at me. It didn't work to well, but it worked a little.
After the movie she took me over to the apartment that I was going to be staying the night. I felt like I didn't wanna seperate for the evening yet but I didn't really have a choice. As soon as I got into the apartment, the guys were all very cool and we watched some Sportscenter and I was getting mocked for my boys (The wolverines) losing to Appalachian St.. Anyways after getting made fun of, I asked if I could use a computer and a guy allowed me to so I could talk to Tricia online. We ended up talking till about 2 am then went to bed so we could get up in time for church.
On Sunday we met for church and Tricia looked absolutely stunning. After a great service at church, Tricia and I went over to her friend Matt and Jacks house to pick them up for lunch. The four of us then went to TGI Fridays for lunch and followed that up by going to a park.
The park we went to was absolutely beautiful. There were little cliffs with waterfalls in them. Also there were little crevassas and streams surounded by caves. Over all it was absolutley gorgeous there. After playing in the water and caves, we then went and laid down on a blanket on a huge hill. It was really hot out and extremely sunny. After about an hour of talking, we all decided to go get ice cream. Jack and Matt however decided that they wanted to go another way, thus leaving some alone time for Tricia and I. Here is where I became really nervous. It was tugging at me for quite a while at this point that I wanted to ask Tricia how she felt about us but when the time came I basically was scared to death. Anyways, we started walking back toward the car and I tried to ask Tricia some questions to break the silence. I could tell by the way her answers were that this was not what she wanted to talk about. She kept giving me really short, concise answers and kept looking up, down, and to the right. She was definately waiting for "the" question. When I finally got the nerve to ask her, Matt and Jack re-appeared at that exact instance. I couldn't even believe it and was laughing at myself thinking "God, that was not cool.... Just like in the movies". (Being sarcastic). After we got back to the car, we went and got ice cream and then proceeded to go back to Matt and Jack's house.
When we got to Matt and Jack's house, we all sat in the living room and played a singing game. During the course of playting the game, I felt like I really wanted to hold Tricia's hand. As affraid as I was, I made my move. I eventually got her hand and she got up less then a moment after! After she got up, I started freaking out and didn't really know what to think. I tried to keep my cool and figure out if I made a huge mistake in misreading her signals or what. She then returned from another room after a few minutes and sat down next to me this time a little closer. After about a minute, our hands met again and this time she put her other hand on top of ours, so I knew it was safe. What a great feeling.
After a little while, my friend Nandi called who also attends Olivet. She told me she was back on campus and asked where I was to see if we could meet up. I told her Tricia and I would meet her soon and got ready to leave Matt and Jack's place.
When we got into the car, I knew my time was running out to say something to her. After we got down the road a little ways, I finally turned to her and said, "So I kind of have a question for you..." She immediately turned and yelled at me "IT'S ABOUT TIME!" and we both got a chuckle out of it. We then talked about how we liked each other and how things evolved comming from a solid friendship into a feeling of more than that. We hoped for a relationship. After discussing it some, I asked her if she was willing to give up our summer next year together so we can persue a relationship and she said absolutely it was worth it. So we weighted that into the equation and decided that we would pray about it and make sure thats what God wanted us to do. I already knew what I wanted and had a little time to think about it.
After I said good bye to Tricia, I then started driving home. The whole ride seemed like 30 minutes because I was finally feeling happy in life. For the first time ever I felt like I had something special beginning. Now it was up to her.
On Monday we talked on aim in the evening. I was very impatient and asked her as politely as I could if God had talked to her yet. That opened up the gate and we had a really good conversation about us. The night ended with her giving me permisison to ask her out. There was however, one condition for me in order to ask her out. One of her friends told Tricia I could ask her out only if I did it in a creative way. So after hearing this, my mind went into overdrive to try and figure something out. I got a great idea right away and the next day I implemented it.
I ended up calling Tricia's friend Brittney and asked for a favor. When she heard my idea, she was delighted to help me out. What I had her do was go out and buy some rose pedals, a card, and a rose. She then laid out the pedals as a trail leading around her apartment that Tricia would follow that would eventually lead to the card and rose. The plan worked perfectly. I was so anxious that day, I was pacing uncontrollably waiting for Tricia to call. She finally did with excitement in her voice and an abundance of joy came all over me. She was so excited almost about ready to cry and all she could mutter was yes. That was the best moment of my life up to that point. I could now call her mine and to this day, she is the greatest blessing in my life.
I have waited for so long for the right one. God has given me many struggles and has really tested me in the past. I can say with great joy that I now see why he made me wait for the perfect one. I am the happiest I have ever been and when I look at Tricia and I, I see other relationships that have worked out in the long run. I'm hoping that this is the beginning of something very special and I know my heart belongs to her. She has made me the happiest man on this earth and I am truly blessed by her being in my life. She's the greatest and I want the whole world to know that.
Saturday night I drove down there. When I arrived I didn't really know what to expect. Tricia and I met up and we went to dinner at subway with her sister Lauren and one of her best friends Brittney. After that, we went up to Olivet campus to view Pirates of the Carribean 3. While watching the movie, I tried to make Tricia feel awkward when I caught her staring at me. It didn't work to well, but it worked a little.
After the movie she took me over to the apartment that I was going to be staying the night. I felt like I didn't wanna seperate for the evening yet but I didn't really have a choice. As soon as I got into the apartment, the guys were all very cool and we watched some Sportscenter and I was getting mocked for my boys (The wolverines) losing to Appalachian St.. Anyways after getting made fun of, I asked if I could use a computer and a guy allowed me to so I could talk to Tricia online. We ended up talking till about 2 am then went to bed so we could get up in time for church.
On Sunday we met for church and Tricia looked absolutely stunning. After a great service at church, Tricia and I went over to her friend Matt and Jacks house to pick them up for lunch. The four of us then went to TGI Fridays for lunch and followed that up by going to a park.
The park we went to was absolutely beautiful. There were little cliffs with waterfalls in them. Also there were little crevassas and streams surounded by caves. Over all it was absolutley gorgeous there. After playing in the water and caves, we then went and laid down on a blanket on a huge hill. It was really hot out and extremely sunny. After about an hour of talking, we all decided to go get ice cream. Jack and Matt however decided that they wanted to go another way, thus leaving some alone time for Tricia and I. Here is where I became really nervous. It was tugging at me for quite a while at this point that I wanted to ask Tricia how she felt about us but when the time came I basically was scared to death. Anyways, we started walking back toward the car and I tried to ask Tricia some questions to break the silence. I could tell by the way her answers were that this was not what she wanted to talk about. She kept giving me really short, concise answers and kept looking up, down, and to the right. She was definately waiting for "the" question. When I finally got the nerve to ask her, Matt and Jack re-appeared at that exact instance. I couldn't even believe it and was laughing at myself thinking "God, that was not cool.... Just like in the movies". (Being sarcastic). After we got back to the car, we went and got ice cream and then proceeded to go back to Matt and Jack's house.
When we got to Matt and Jack's house, we all sat in the living room and played a singing game. During the course of playting the game, I felt like I really wanted to hold Tricia's hand. As affraid as I was, I made my move. I eventually got her hand and she got up less then a moment after! After she got up, I started freaking out and didn't really know what to think. I tried to keep my cool and figure out if I made a huge mistake in misreading her signals or what. She then returned from another room after a few minutes and sat down next to me this time a little closer. After about a minute, our hands met again and this time she put her other hand on top of ours, so I knew it was safe. What a great feeling.
After a little while, my friend Nandi called who also attends Olivet. She told me she was back on campus and asked where I was to see if we could meet up. I told her Tricia and I would meet her soon and got ready to leave Matt and Jack's place.
When we got into the car, I knew my time was running out to say something to her. After we got down the road a little ways, I finally turned to her and said, "So I kind of have a question for you..." She immediately turned and yelled at me "IT'S ABOUT TIME!" and we both got a chuckle out of it. We then talked about how we liked each other and how things evolved comming from a solid friendship into a feeling of more than that. We hoped for a relationship. After discussing it some, I asked her if she was willing to give up our summer next year together so we can persue a relationship and she said absolutely it was worth it. So we weighted that into the equation and decided that we would pray about it and make sure thats what God wanted us to do. I already knew what I wanted and had a little time to think about it.
After I said good bye to Tricia, I then started driving home. The whole ride seemed like 30 minutes because I was finally feeling happy in life. For the first time ever I felt like I had something special beginning. Now it was up to her.
On Monday we talked on aim in the evening. I was very impatient and asked her as politely as I could if God had talked to her yet. That opened up the gate and we had a really good conversation about us. The night ended with her giving me permisison to ask her out. There was however, one condition for me in order to ask her out. One of her friends told Tricia I could ask her out only if I did it in a creative way. So after hearing this, my mind went into overdrive to try and figure something out. I got a great idea right away and the next day I implemented it.
I ended up calling Tricia's friend Brittney and asked for a favor. When she heard my idea, she was delighted to help me out. What I had her do was go out and buy some rose pedals, a card, and a rose. She then laid out the pedals as a trail leading around her apartment that Tricia would follow that would eventually lead to the card and rose. The plan worked perfectly. I was so anxious that day, I was pacing uncontrollably waiting for Tricia to call. She finally did with excitement in her voice and an abundance of joy came all over me. She was so excited almost about ready to cry and all she could mutter was yes. That was the best moment of my life up to that point. I could now call her mine and to this day, she is the greatest blessing in my life.
I have waited for so long for the right one. God has given me many struggles and has really tested me in the past. I can say with great joy that I now see why he made me wait for the perfect one. I am the happiest I have ever been and when I look at Tricia and I, I see other relationships that have worked out in the long run. I'm hoping that this is the beginning of something very special and I know my heart belongs to her. She has made me the happiest man on this earth and I am truly blessed by her being in my life. She's the greatest and I want the whole world to know that.