Lessons Learned

"Although loving someone can be hard, it is worth it as the love between you grows and you are loved more deeply."
-my wonderful Mommy

So, for the last 6 months, my love and I have been living a continent apart. And we are about 2 weeks away from being reunited. The last 6 months have been good, yet challenging for both of us. There have been times when I have felt guilty about enjoying myself without him. There have been times when I felt I couldn't think of anything but him. There have been times where I have felt completely alone and like a part of my life was missing. But then there have been times when he was my biggest encourager. There have been times where he was always there to get on Skype when I needed to cry over a frustration or being homesick or the death of Brayan. There have been times when he has made me laugh so hard I cried as though there wasn't a continent separating us. 

Spence is truly my best friend. I've written about how we met and started dating in earlier posts. But can never say too many times just how blessed I am by him. My time here in Peru and away from him has taught us a lot about communication, not taking advantage of or wasting the time we do get for talking, learning how to react to the other one when stress or frustration is taking a toll. And it has taught us about how to understand the other one better. A lot of these lessons have not been easy to learn. A lot of them cost us some tears and frustration. But it has been worth it. We have been blessed, grown closer together and learned to love each other more. 

Just about 2 weeks til I see my love. Til I can hug him. Til I can talk to him face to face. And I am pretty excited. 

So, to my love: 

Thank you for everything the last 6 months and especially the last 13.5 months that we've been dating. I am so blessed by you and can't imagine life without you. I can't wait to see you and spend Christmas with our crazy families. I can't wait to go to hockey games again or spend afternoons at Barnes and Noble with you. I can't wait to hear you talk about your last semester at LCU. And then see where God lead us, as individuals and as a couple. I love you.