Photos from Arizona :)

On the plane
The beautiful braid he made me :)
Paying for parking
And Breakfast :) Yummy

Lessons from Arizona

This October I had the chance to visit Arizona to see my fiance Rigo. I was more than excited at the chance to spend time with him along with some amazing friends. My best friend Marylou and her husband Shaun Tan were blessings the whole time and I learned many valuable lessons on marriage, trust and the importance of girl friends.
Of course like anyone in my situation where the man she loves is thousands of miles away all I wanted to do was run to him and spend every waking moment in his presence. :) But in the mix of football practice and other things he had to take care of I found that valuable "girl friend" time was important also. One morning while my man was busy snapping the football we all went to eat breakfast. Our ever polite hostesses Ruth and Milo took us out and we had an amazing time. As we stuffed our faces with egg whites and whole wheat pancakes I realized all over again just how important Godly friendships are. Seeing the way these men, Shaun and Milo, treated their beautiful wives spoke loudly to me. Of course I missed my man and felt a bit incomplete but being in the company of those I was with made me appreciate him so much more.
Spending sweet time with him in Arizona and praying outside one cool evening are things I won't ever forget.
I am so proud of all he has accomplished as he has been gone. Even as he finishes this football season with the UFL I am grateful for our time together and apart. YES I SAID APART. This time apart has brought on so many lessons learned from trust to communication. Being together in Arizona made our semi long distance relationship all the sweeter. I am learning, apart from him, about being content, beautiful as a person, trust, the importance of communication, expressing myself and of course PATIENCE. Patience to wait on the right time and the ability to trust God with this relationship no matter what issues may arise.
We've truly made a commitment before we even say I do to each other and I am seeing the value of quality time and blessing each other with our WORDS. That is all we have right now and I am so blessed to have been given a man like this who is so giving with his words!!!! Even if he is thousands of miles away I feel so close to him, so assured of his love and so blessed by the Lord.