I can't remember when I wrote my last blog entry, but I know that it has been a long time. So much has happened and I wish that I would have had time to write about it.
Some of the very best friends a girl could have threw me a bridal shower at my church last Sunday and it was so special. I was so touched as each woman and girl around the circle shared how they know me - many for more than 16, 17, or 18 years! I have gone on trips with many of them, shared a bed with some, worked in the nursery or the kitchen with others... special memories. Life has changed a lot (I think 'change' is one of the first words that I would attribute to life both present and near future) and I hope and pray that I will be able to keep some of those memories forever.
Other significant events in recent days could include finding our first apartment (after our plans to live in a friend's basement changed,) continuing to work 50-55 hours a week between 3 jobs, Grandmom finally moving home again after three months in the hospital and nursing home, etc.
Titus is on a plane RIGHT NOW somewhere between Seoul, South Korea and Atlanta, Georgia. We were able to talk a little bit last night during his 12-hour layover in Seoul (thanks to free computers with free wifi!) He seemed to be doing okay except for the language barrier. He couldn't believe a sandwich and coffee cost him $10. (At some restaurants in Cambodia, 3 or 4 people can eat for $10!) After a 13.5-hour flight, Titus will land in Atlanta, Georgia. I sent him a few dollars in quarters, so hopefully he will find a payphone and call me after he goes through customs.
I am so excited for all the special people in my life to finally get to meet him - parents, siblings, grandmom, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends who are like family, pastors... While I know that going to church tomorrow will be very OVERWHELMING for him, I hope that it will be a special memory for him too.
I'm off now to clean the church, to shower, and to spend my last few hours at home before Titus arrives! I have dreamed of this for months and it's all finally happening... the next chapter of My Fairy Tale Love Life starts in less than EIGHT hours!
Other significant events in recent days could include finding our first apartment (after our plans to live in a friend's basement changed,) continuing to work 50-55 hours a week between 3 jobs, Grandmom finally moving home again after three months in the hospital and nursing home, etc.
I am so excited for all the special people in my life to finally get to meet him - parents, siblings, grandmom, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends who are like family, pastors... While I know that going to church tomorrow will be very OVERWHELMING for him, I hope that it will be a special memory for him too.
I'm off now to clean the church, to shower, and to spend my last few hours at home before Titus arrives! I have dreamed of this for months and it's all finally happening... the next chapter of My Fairy Tale Love Life starts in less than EIGHT hours!
Love love love,
Jewel
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