I <3 New York

Today I worked on mounds and mounds of homework and work... (seems to be the case lately) however I did it in good spirits. I need a break from the homework, yet cant seem to tear myself away from the computer before my class starts.

I was blessed with the opportunity to go and visit a man who I've come to care about quite dearly this past weekend, and feel inclined to write about it. I was absolutely nervous going to visit. I was 90 percent excited, 5 percent nervous, 3 percent overwhelmed, and the last two percent was lost somewhere in the fear of flying.

However, from the moment I arrived in NY, I felt a sense of comfort. Even though I waited an hour in the airport for my ride to get there ( a few wrong turns and a necessary stop for a sombrero for a Halloween costume) I felt at ease even in the airport. I had this feeling of "everything is going to be just fine"

When Mike arrived, everything fell into place, and all those questions that were racing in my mind before that moment went away. I was instantly just as happy as I had been every moment leading up until my trip. I felt at ease, and just fell into conversation (as always) with this man that I can honestly say I feel was made just for me.

We got back home around 10pm, explored the house and area, took a brief "nap" on the couch and then decided to go to a Halloween party. We could have been doing anything and it would have been equally as fun.

The next day we went to his church where there was a wonderful message delivered on Ruth. A message that I am truly glad we heard that day. We visited a local farmers market, got some pumpkins and cider then headed off to Delmar. $3.00 for 2 ciders, and 2 pumpkins....and I got to pet a donkey...imagine that...:)

After that was lunch with the Bredderman's... where I felt even more at home. I felt welcomed, and really saw first hand why their son turned out so great.


We then visited Thatcher park, talked a bit about our weekend thus far, and explored the beautiful sights that the Albany area has to offer. This is also the park where our relationship "officially" started. We also took part in our own little photoshoot that I'm very happy about because they are photos I've been looking at pretty regularly since my departure.

Then it was time to meet some friends and watch the more than hyped up packer game. Although not a huge fan of sports, Mike found it in him to watch the entire thing :) Again, I felt instantly welcomed into the group, and felt completely comfortable with them. With him.

MY favorite part of the weekend is pretty hard to pinpoint as it was all very enjoyable and fun, but if I had to it would either be church or the night without sleep before I left. We didn't do much of anything. Enjoyed eachothers company, talked about each other, life, and listed to all different kinds of music just while laying there talking. This is something so simple, yet meant so very much.

We left Delmar around 3am, on the way to the airport so I could make my 6am flight. I wish the weekend could have been longer, but there is much more God has in store for our relationship, and I can't wait for the 13th :)