Thursday, June 26, 2008

I can't wait

I joked with Rebecca that she will not get any sleep Friday night because she will be so excited to get back to Utah. However, I may be in the same boat. I can't wait to get home. I can't wait to breath the mountain air and feel the soft grass under my feet. It has been great to come out and be in Texas and experience Austin. It has been so nice to visit family here in Texas, attend two weddings! and visit Dallas / Fort Worth several times. But it is now time to get home and stay home. I am so glad to have a supportive family to take care of the things that needed attention while I have been out here in Texas. I owe Mom, Dad, Hillary, Hannah and Linc big time. Being in Texas has stirred up some memories and it has been great to see family that I have not bothered to visit for way too long.

On another note, I spoke with Hal yesterday. He can't contain the enthusiasm he feels for getting hitched. It reminds me of having to wait 6 months to marry Rebecca. I have absolutely no pity for him having to wait 3 months. It really was hard waiting so long, the only thing that kept me from going crazy was that Rebecca told me she would make sure it was "worth it". After she said that I realized that the more I focused on her happiness, the happier I was. The time I was engaged went by faster because I was writing love letters to her, sending her notes, calling her up, taking her out on dates, and making sure she knew I was still the one who she was going to marry. We spent the time talking about our reception and wedding. We talked about our life together, started working out roles and responsibilities we would have, began setting expectations for ourselves, and set short term and long term goals for our family. Nearly three years later, I can honestly say I had no idea how "worth it" she was. She would have been worth 6 years. It is sometimes tempting to think, "Oh if we had only met earlier, we could have been together for even longer", but Rebecca is right; the timing and way we met and fell in love was perfect. I wouldn't change it if I could.

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