THE Woman

Captain's log 327, Date 5/6/12: I start a new job working at a treatment center for troubled kids. Hence will end all of the free time I ever have.....ever.

Haha.... maybe not all of it! But my new job, however grateful I am for the money and the opportunities it provides for me, still sucks up a lot of my time. I work typically 40-60 hours in a given week, depending on how many shifts I pick up from co-workers. The children that I work with already have their therapists to diagnose and treat and medicate them. My job is to make sure they do what their therapists say, to keep the peace and protect the kids from each other. It's a great job - but with many hours comes less time... hehe. Although I guess that was obvious... But I really am grateful. I had been looking for a job for the past year and have finally found one! Yay!!

Besides working, I have been preparing for school in the fall! I'm definitely settling on a psych major with minors in mathematics and business management....where do I go from there? There's a better question. I know you might not care, but I am deciding between law school, medical school, or management school... ambitious much? Yeah.... they all sound very prestigious and I would be lucky to get into any of them, but the point is I am still not sure which one I'm going to do!! So is that exactly an advantage? When I introduce myself to people, do I just say, "I just want to do something ambitious in life! .... That I don't know yet! .... What it is!"..... Yeesh. School. Future. Decisions. Speaking of which...

Well, in other news.... I'm engaged. :) :) :) :) :)

And yes, she's probably saying right now, "It's about time you told everyone!!!" Hahaha :) It's been about a month since we've been engaged. I know, I know what some of you are thinking... just like Aunt Voula, "We never thought this would happen! Never, NEVER thought this would happen!" Well.... it did! :)

I suppose some of you will want the story of how I met the love of my life... and persuaded her to marry me. Well, let me tell you... It wasn't easy! (She is actually much more descriptive than I am. If you would like her version, which I do much more than mine, you may read it here )

I met Meagan soon after I got home from my mission. In the ward where I attended church, my only friend happened to be my best friend from high school. He invited me to go bowling with him and a couple of friends from the ward - one of those friends being Meagan. This was the first time I met my future wife... and we probably said 3 words to each other that entire night. Why didn't I know then, right? ;) Because of our single's ward we hung out a lot over the next few months, going to Smart Cookie and Hart's and doing lots of different events together. Long story short, as we got to know each other we went through many immensely difficult trials together, from getting to know each other to dealing with personal issues and struggles to even breaking up and getting back together. But through it all, we focused on doing the right thing, regardless of what may happen in the end. As we dedicated our lives to the Savior, and sought to figure out what was in line with His will, everything naturally followed - and now we are getting married. :) :) :)

I love that woman. "THE woman", as Sherlock puts it. Being with her and learning how to love and be loved and manage schedules and personalities and priorities has all been a great learning experience for me - and as we've grown closer together, I have found myself wanting to become a better person just so that I can match her. She is brilliant at school and common wisdom that cuts through the distractions of our world today; she is hilarious, and can make me smile with just the sparkle in her eyes that lets me know I'm in for a teasing; she is kind to everyone that she meets, and has the most nurturing spirit that I do not doubt she is ready to be a mother; she is soooo selfless, and gives of her time and energy to all sorts of people that need her help; she is sooo spiritual, she puts her Father in Heaven first before all things - I know she is going to be spiritually grounded throughout her life; she is beautiful; she is amazing. She is mine. And I am hers. I love you!!!!! :) :) :) September and marriage and Disneyland cannot come fast enough..... :D

And so we go.