Okay, its safe to confess now. This weekend I took the liberty of surprising my girlfriend by showing up at her mission farewell. If there has been an absence of blog posts, you can probably imagine that I may have been pre-occupied. Anyway, the farewell is where a missionary prepares a talk (speech, sermon, or whatever you want to call it) for the local congregation. In a way it is to show how they have prepared for a mission and maybe excite the local congregation about missionary work. She did a wonderful job. I got to be there as she prepared her talk and I absolutely love her. I'm so excited for the opportunity she has to learn, grow, and teach.
Let me tell you that surprising my girlfriend is nearly impossible. We have a very strong connection and so we are very likely to sense that the other is up to something. Believe me I had to jump through every hoop possible to keep it a secret, eventually even including a few white lies. Even so, she thought I was up to something. I distracted her by giving her an incomplete truth that some of her friends were coming to visit. I knew who, and I was helping make arrangements for them. This allowed me to slip in somewhat unnoticed. I don't think I'll ever surprise her like that again even though she ended up being very happy to see me. The flowers didn't hurt either. Every time I see her though, it gets harder to go back to what I have to do. I'm really going to miss her. I already do.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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