Sunday, June 30, 2013

Chasing Dreams

Over the past 16 months I've had the pleasure of getting to be called Daniel's girlfriend. Not only have I gotten to know him better each and every day, but I've gotten to see him thrive in his academic pursuits and grow into a fantastic youth minister. But the best part is that I've gotten to see Daniel chase his dreams.

Daniel has always been a dreamer and a visionary. I can truly say he's never had a bad dream although sometimes they involve a bit more time and money than he can afford right now. One of the best things I've gotten to see is Daniel work towards the Public House. It started out as a dream of owning a coffee shop named The Mouton where all the mugs were eccentric and eclectic. Then it turned into a coffee shop that also sold beer at night and now it's worked into a for-profit benefiting the non-profits of Nashville. It has a lot of hope and still has the potential to change many more times before coming to fruition but I love nothing more than seeing Daniel devote himself to his passions and dreams.

I hope one day that we can grow in our passions and chase our dreams together (with a little piggy smackin' along with us!)

Never stop chasing after your dreams, boo bear, and know that I'll always support you 100%.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Last One Boo Bear!

Today is special. Today marks the end of one of the last off-weekends... ever. Sure, there will be times in the future when either Daniel or myself are in another city and we don't get to see each other, but it won't be sandwiched in between two weeks were we don't get to see each other. This weekend quite possibly is the last time that I will ever have to go two weeks without seeing Daniel (unless of course he takes some extravagant mission trip and I don't get to go). Woo hoo!!

Despite this being the most stressful summer of my life because I'm still unemployed, it's also the most exciting because I get to move to Nashville. I get to live 3.3 miles away from Daniel (according to Google Maps). I get to spend all of my future years being close to the man I love and all of our future exotic pets. I get to be "geographically desirable," as Mr. Bradley would say (Happy Father's Day!). I get to be the luckiest girl in the world because I'm in love with the most perfect man out there.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Good bye I40, Hello Old Hickory!

You know what's great? The fact that next year, Daniel and I will not only get to live in the same time zone and the same city, but we're going to be on the same street. And yes, Old Hickory is long but we're going to be less than a mile apart. Words literally cannot describe how excited I am at the future prospect of this. We've put in our time and really "gone the distance," one might say (ba da chhhh) and it's time that we finally get to have a close distance relationship. I couldn't be happier.

The crazy thing is, this week hasn't been easy and mainly because I got turned down from my dream job. And as much as that sucks and it really makes me sad, it still remains that I get to move to Nashville and be with Daniel. So even in the midst of the crummiest week, I'm still really excited about the future, our future. :(=))