One Thousand Miles For A Flower

On the road to Florida, trekking over one thousand miles with my favorite person in the whole world is the perfect way to spend our first couple days of spring break. 19 hours never went so fast, though my rear would disagree. So glad he took me all the way to Florida to pick me the perfect flower... and maybe to spend a few hours on the beach... but mostly for the flower.

In The Jungle

Lion Kinging it out for our Disney date party.

Required yellow poster board, brown markers, lots of eye shadow, and... 

the best boy in the whole world... or should I say giraffe.  

Route 66 Is For Lovers

Home is where ever I'm with him.

What a wonderful day with a wonderful boy on Route 66.

The Engagement -By Boy

Hello fellow bloggers.  I'd like to begin this by saying I am completely new to writing blog style posts, so please bear with me as I attempt a new activity.  As many of you may not know me, and many of you may, I should clear up that I am no longer boyfriend.  I have excitedly graduated to the realm of fiancee.  And let me tell you, what a good place it is to be.  But I suppose you are all wondering how have I attained such a distinguished title, so let me start from the beginning.

We woke up on the morning of August 25, 2012.  Our intentions were to watch the sunrise at the location of our first date, Lake Hefner.  We have done this many times before, woken up and eaten donuts and warm coffee by the lake shore...but this time was different.  This time, unbeknowst to her, I rounded up three distinguishable friends to prepare a spot down by the Hefner lighthouse prior to our arrival.  They laid out a red carpet, candle lighting and a picture backdrop, comprised of pictures throughout our year and a half relationship.  The road was paved, so to speak, for a memorable morning...

I really couldn't tell you what we talked about on the drive up.  All I can really say is it was the hardest thing I've ever done: try to carry on a conversation with the biggest event of my life on the horizon.  When we arrived, after the longest car ride ever, my heart was racing.  I had prepared a movie for her to watch which would ideally give me enough time to make it to "the spot" before she would begin coming down to meet me.  The video was a series of clips with my heart voiced over them.  However, at the end of all these clips, the video concluded with directions on where to go and where I would be.

As I made my way down to the lighthouse, I waved to the friends who helped make this possible, with the biggest grin I believe I've ever had.  Upon reaching the red carpet, I turned around only to see her running down the road to come and meet me.  As she flew down the long, hundred yard or so, strip of grass that lead to the lighthouse, my heart was uncontrollable.  I burst into tears as she planted herself into my arms.  Finally, after regaining what little composure I had to begin with, I was able to utter the most beautiful and heartwarming scripture I believe I have ever read.  Both Ephesians and Ecclesiastes speak of what it means to be husband and wife.  With the ambition of planting this moment on everything she and I stood for, I ambitiously spoke these words to her.  Her face began to warm as I concluded, only to take a knee...

To be honest, I really don't remember what I said after that.  It was a lot of my heart and little of my mind, and if I had to put it into words again, the only thing I could honestly say would be "I love you more than I love myself",  which is how it should be right?  When a man loves a woman enough to enter marriage with her, he should love her more than himself: enough to die for her if he had to.  That was the ambition of the words I spoke to her there.

Well anyway, thankfully she said the most beautiful yes (actually I believe it was a nod followed by a smile and a kiss and many many tears, which in my book constitutes a yes!) I have ever heard/seen in my life.  Our day was filled with celebration and laughter, with more love than we have had between one another for our entire time together.  Thank you for an unforgettable morning.

I love you sweetheart.

-fiancee

Another Summer Night

So with a whole summer away from Boyfriend I've been one sad girl. I mean movies started at the exact same time over Skype were fun, but nothing compares to walking hand in hand to your favorite restaurant, filling your belly with sushi, and ending the night with a new movie in the theaters with your head resting comfortably on your honey's shoulder. That's the summer life right there. Good thing Boyfriend came back just in time for a few more summer nights.

From Cali With Love

From Cali With Love from Bianca on Vimeo.

Let me tell you a little of what has been going on in my life the last few weeks. I was in 8 weeks of summer school with a very good reward after I finished up. The last Friday of summer school I took my final exam at 10:30am and by 4:30pm I was in the airport packed and ready to fly into LAX to head to my grandparents' beach house. As my mother and I spent the flight eating raisinettes and watching Doris Day movies, I could hardly believe I would be by the beach later that night. 

The two weeks went so fast, but I'm pretty sure no other place in the world can make me that happy (maybe someone but not someplace). As we took in the beauty of the beach, ate our hearts out, and shopped till dark my sister and I decided no amount of photos could paint this picture. In attempt to share with others and remember ourselves we decided to make a little video. 

As her husband joked about us being so sick of this video after spending so much time on it, we both became very sure he was very wrong. Every year as we return to this spot a little of our hearts come even more alive. Maybe home is where that last puzzle piece of our hearts wait out the year till we return. I hope you enjoy our little video.    

The Survivor Tree

So I'm going to tell you a story. It's a little long, but it's an important one.

About Boyfriend and my first date.

Looking back on our first date it makes a lot of sense. In the past year and four months I've grow so in love with this Boy. He changed the way I thought a relationship could be. He challenges me, and accepts me not in spite of all my flaws but for them. He nurtures my spiritual life, and supports my every move. He reminds me that being an emotional cheesy girl is a precious gift from God, and there is not reason to hide your tears... Especially if there is someone with warm fingertips to wipe them away. What makes this even better is that on that very first date I realized he was going to be very important.

So that brings me to our first date. We had been talking, and studying together for a couple weeks. So one day over a conversation, I mentioned how much I wanted to see the Survivor Tree. For those of you who are not from Oklahoma I will fill you in. In April 19, 1995 a car filled with explosives parked out front of the Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City, and at 9:02 am an explosion blew through the building killing 168 people. The Survivor Tree lived through the blast, and a memorial now inhabits ground zero.

So when Boyfriend was planning our very first date he decided that this was going to be it. Obviously this wasn't your normal first date, but who said normal is better? We started in the museum, and while this museum is heart breaking the power of those who came together to help piece together broken hearts fills the halls. The last room of the exhibit is filled with 1,000 golden cranes draggling from the ceiling with the story of the power of a young girl's hope. What I find so amazing is that one man's attempt to bring down those in the building just made everyone fight with faith that God had a plan, with hope in a countries ability to heal, and with strength of heroes and all those effected by the attack.

So while I know this was not a normal first date I would not have it any other way. After the memorial we went for a picnic and walked around a lake. I got to know the man I fell in love with so much in that one date. I'm glad he didn't choose a "normal" date.