I have been out of the blogging scene for several months now, and I have a lot to talk about and not very much time. So the important things first! I met a wonderful, kind, honest, genuine, handsome, serving, patient, sensitive, strong, smart, capable young man names Joseph McKay Smith on December 3rd. We began dating a week later and were engaged on February 21. We are going to get married on June 1st in the Oquirr Mountain temple. He is 22 and recently returned from serving a mission in Kennewick, Washington. He is currently attending SLCC to get his generals out of the way, majoring Business currently but thinking about switching to Psychology. Ultimately he wants to teach seminary! He loves movies, superman, his mission, his family (he has seven sisters and one brother, and 15 nieces and nephews), camping, hiking, backpacking, singing, helping the people he loves, grilling steaks and hamburgers, making breakfast, building and fixing things. He works as a para educator in a self contained special education class and volunteers in my classroom on occasion. We are an excellent fit. He understands me and my heart and loves me completely and unconditionally. I feel that we have been prepared for each other, and I know God loves us both very much to have brought us together.
The pain of past relationships that have not turned out in the ways that I would have liked is still with me, evolving as I move forward, lessening in some ways and creeping up in unexpected frustrating ways. It is worth it all to be where I am doing what I know my Heavenly Father would have me do right now.
That is all for now. I just wanted to document my happiness.
