when i met you

...i wasn't planning on falling in love.

i wasn't planning on feeling so attracted to someone,
but you awakened feelings inside of me
that i'd forgotten existed.

when i met you, i didn't realize
how much our love would grow --
that the attraction that first brought us together
would reach beyond passion
to the comfort of knowing
i have someone very special,
someone who is not only my lover
but my close friend.

when i met you, i had no idea
where our relationship would lead us,
how beautiful you would make my world.
but now i know without a doubt...
the luckiest day of my life
was the day that i met you.

r. duvall

i remember the very first day i met david. that's saying a lot since i'm the type of person that forgets what happened 3 hours ago. he walked into interfaith early for tuesday night's meeting. that's david for you -- always on time for everything.

i cannot believe it has been 5 years since then. now here we are, preparing to celebrate one of the most sacred sacraments of our faith. what a journey it has been.

so, here it is...our blog that will chronicle the events leading up to that special day. it'll be a long journey -- almost two years from the day we got engaged! but i'm planning to enjoy (my word for 2008) every minute of it.

...when i'm not too busy being bridezilla, that is. ;P

on this valentine's day, i am reminded of just how much i am in love with my future husband. he gave me a card with the poem above, and we both agree that it speaks the truth about our first moments together. it just goes to show you that the plans God has for us are always more beautiful than our own.