Surburban Girl Meets the Country

I was not made for the country.  I was not made for the quiet life. I was born into chaos, and I live that way. My life before YWAM was a mixture of school, work, long runs, way too many dinners & coffee dates along with shopping as my therapy when things went wrong. I come alive in the city, I live & breathe San Francisco. A giants game with the ocean to my backside, or the beach on a sunny afternoon with way too much vitamin d. I am in love with California. I thrive on the fact that I never have enough time, that there is always something to do or somewhere to go, I love that at my fingertips of my steering wheel....  I have a beach to tan, a lake to swim, a mountain to snowboard, a smaller mountain to hike, a city to never sleep...and the chaos that followed. I once dreamed of marrying a business man, but i thought..ehh to stressful. I once dreamed of marrying an athlete, but then i thought...ehh TOO much competition ;). Wavered with skater boys, tyler was my favroite...and I even once dreamt of marrying my high school sweetheart, who I believe was right in between. Then I woke up.

John Olin, I truly believe is the man that God sent me. I would not trade him for any business surfer skater athlete boy I know. And as God sent me all the way across the United States to meet him, God sent him out of  small little Lynden Washington.

I have heard it all from my friends, and I find it quite as funny as you all do. Anyone that knows me, knows that the country is really not where I belong, but where I do belong is right by johnos side. and I would not trade a minute with him for anything else.

My trip to washington has been an amazing time so far. I was welcomed with open arms by Johnos family. His Mom, the sweetest lady known to man...His Dad, who reflects him as much as blue off the ocean to the sky, and his sister.... who has built up the ability to beat any one of her brothers up..it is quite impressive. I know it is different for me, the lifestyle, the atmosphere. but something I love about life, we were all meant to come from different places, to know different things, if it was the same...life would be boring.

Life with johno, is not boring. It is almost comical how Jesus brought us together coming from such different backgrounds, but it truly is in life the way you come to appreciate things...when they are outside of yourself.

 I know that I am not made to be in the country, but I can sure play in the country. I am not a big animal person, but I am about to dog nap charlie ( johnos pup).  I am jealous of the access to organic that they have here, things that I have to pay way too much money for in New York.

I am so grateful for Johnos family, for new experiences. For being able to learn about johno in such a different way, it is a blessing. I know that one day, down the road, that I will have my own story. That one day, a while from now I will create a home for our own kids. I am fortunate that we will take from two separate lives and have a balance in the life I will live with our kids ONE DAY...( far from now ;] )

There are many things that I love about the country, there are more things that I love about California. And there are more than I can count, can't even describe of what I love about Johno. If this trip has taught me anything, which there are so many things....

It is how much I truly do love Johno, and how much I appreciate how different he is from me, and how he grew up was so different than I. He has so many attributes that I appreciate, so many ways of hiim that are amazing.


So for those that want an update, here it is. I am not only surviving, I am ENJOYING. I am not only happy, but I am joyus. I am not only blessed, I am thankful. I was nervous, I didn't know what to expect. That is always the fun thing about Jesus when he shows up, some of the best tiimes that God reveals himself is when he does it in a way where we had no idea.

Speaking of God showing up in a way where we had no idea, that will be the next blog. A story about how God has blessed me, confirmed in so many ways our future together, and simply showed me how he loves me in one of the most amazing ways to date. It is a beautiful story. God is a beautiful God. Washington is a beautiful place, not only because it is geographically beautiful, but because it is the home to a beautiful family. A family that I so appreciate for bringing up the man that I love in such a pure,grounded, faithful to God way. He would not be the man he is today without that, and for that I am thankful.