“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” -Dr. Suess

Thursday, November 14, 2013

chapter seven: aaron's perspective


Well, based on the fact that this is the first post to ‘our’ blog that have contributed, it is probably apparent to you by now that I do things at my own speed at to the beat of my own drum.  You should be very appreciative that Holly has done most of these posts because she ads many more details than I do.  I give you the skeleton with a little skin and she gives you a being dressed to the nines with jewelry, make-up and a sweet smelling fragrance.
Without further adieu, I will touch on a few items.  Holly has detailed things well so I may stick a bit to the peripheral.  Holly and others have asked at what point I knew Holly was the one, or when I knew I wanted to date her exclusive and sorry folks but that isn’t how I’m wired.  I much more follow a natural slow progression than some singularly defining moment. It just felt like the right time to date exclusively and with a little encouragement from Holly it felt like the right time to get engaged.  Holly encourages  me but she knows that if I get encouraged too much I tend to back away, so she does well balancing that.
Holly is beautiful, funny, sweet and smart.  What really won me over was that she treats me better than anyone else has.  The point that we started talking seriously about marriage came after General Conference weekend, which for me health-wise was awful.  I hadn’t been that sick for a while and she just patiently took care of me all weekend. I wanted to get a priesthood blessing, but before I could mention that, she was already across the street introducing herself to my bishop whom she hadn’t met before and asked him to come over.
Holly has done so many considerate things for me.  It’s hard to name them all; she irons my shirts, helps me with all kinds of projects, she made me freezer meals; overall she has been encouraging and uplifting.  When I left my mission many moon ago, the advice President Tveten gave me what that I should get along with life with school and work and that along the way pursue marriage and finding an eternal companion.  She should be someone that in her presence I do my noblest deeds and that being around her helps me want to do and be better.  Holly does that for me.
My least favorite phase in the English language is probably “in due time” and I’ve heard mentioned a few times in blessings.  It can be a frustrating phrase because in due time could be today, could be tomorrow or could be in ten years.  In reality all that phrase simply means is to be patient. In regards to dating I was promised that in due time I meet my eternal companion whom had honored the covenants that she had made with the Lord, and that we would  both choose to get married in the temple, both of which is very important to me.   Life as a bachelor has been fun, crazy, awesome and frustrating at times, but Holly was definitely worth the wait!

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