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November 16, 2005 - Episode Awesomeness: Return of the Princess Marit is coming home tomorrow. My princess is coming home! That makes me excited. Check that, that makes me elated. Check that, that makes me exuberant. Check that, that makes me vigorously enthusiastically zestfully ebulliently eagerly zealously fervently flabbergastedly thunderstruck in gladdened and joyous euphoria and happiness. That about sums it up :) Side Note: I've realized love is something, that when you really have it, material things sort of fade away. What I mean by that is that when you love someone genuinely, material things, circumstances, physical status are irrelevant. Basically you desire the company of this individual so much, it doesn't matter where, how, or why, you are content just to be with them. I'm starting to understand the weight of the marriage vows that people make to each other (sickness and health, rich or poor, etc.). Unfortunately, I think many people that say them don't grasp their weight; what a tragedy. I think I'm starting to realize that a long distance relationship has more beneficial effect than I previously thought. My view on the disadvantages remains the same pretty much; that it sucks to be away from the one you want to be with. But my view on the good things that come out it is a little different after experiencing it a little more. The long distance relationship thing is old hat for Marit and me. Though this is the first major "being away" since we've officially been together, it's about the third or more time we've been separated for a long period of time by great physical distance (darn our lack of Star Trek-like transporter technology!) in our unofficial relational status. Either way, despite the suckiness of it all, I think we've both grown individually and corporately more each time we're separated. I'm not exactly sure why this is, but how people react to our relationship, or their own, gives me a glimpse of what makes our relationship so special. It's unique in our depth and foundation in many ways When I tell people about Marit, and after I'm done spending a lot of time telling them how wonderfully beautiful and sweet she is, they usually seem to feel really bad for me. Or they ask me how I'm able to deal with it? Huh? Anytime I'm with her is a blessing...I don't derserve her whatsoever. On the flip side, I've met many people, that when they're significant other is gone for some time, they freak out and completely get insecure. I've seen this in people even when the other person is only gone like 1 or 2 weeks! Gee whiz, gimme a break folks. This relationship insecurity tells me a few things. One it tells me that either one, or both, of the persons in the relationship rely too much on the relationship and the person they're in it with, which is spiritually unhealthy. If you're a Christian and you find your identity in your boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse, you best be checkin' yourself cause you're not right with God. Anyways, I'm running out of time so I'll tie things up here… Marit comes home tomorrow and can't wait (distance makes the heart grow fonder? You betcha!). It will be a wonderful time of reunion, fun, fellowship, partying, dancing, her singing to me, star watchin, movie watchin', clam chowder and Outback cheese fries eatin', and maybe some video game playin'. I very very much look forward to my time with her as each moment I am with her, I feel blessed beyond what any man has ever received. |
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