My Love Story, Part 2

Brian and I began spending time together in a group setting. We were both praying about the person God wanted us to marry.

I had so much fun that semester. I was taking classes that interested me, I had intriguing and fun house-mates, I was welcomed into a local church that made me feel right at home and I was gaining my independence!

The group that I had admired at the beach became my group. We were all very busy with school during the week but on the weekends we had football games, eating out after church, Friday night gatherings and movie nights out.

The funny thing to me, looking back, is that many times Brian and I ended up sitting across from each other at restaurants and even sitting next to each other at the movie theater. I didn't do this on purpose, but like our first dinner with everyone at the beach, it just sort of happened. Or maybe he helped it happen.

We had many rich conversations about school, family, and God. I say rich because that is how they made me feel, like I had struck a gold mine of intellect and maturity in Brian. He was unlike any other person I had known and yet he had many qualities I admired in other men, like my dad. When Brian wasn't there i felt like our group wasn't complete but tried to act like it was nothing so I could keep my growing admiration of him in cognito.

I remember one day I was under a lot of stress about school. I had been studying for finals in the quiet room at the library and felt so distracted by my growing crush on Katie's brother. I think I was praying as much as I was studying. Finally, in an attempt to give my brain a break from memorizing latin botanical names, I went downstairs for a cappucino.  And who should I run into? My Prince Charming. Brian later said that he could tell I was stressed out. We chatted for a moment. But that moment made me feel so much better that I was eager to get back to Vitex agnuscastus and friends.

To be continued...