As Requested ;)

I have been requested to write a "boyfriend blog" to update you all... ;)
So, let's see. Where to begin? I have been over at his house studying plenty this semester so far, a few times a week, and he comes to sit desk with me when I'm on duty in Olds. So I've seen him alot, and he's always asking me questions (teaching me, indirectly) about things, usually related to the Bible. Recently, we talked about love, marriage, and Christ and the church as a model for husband and wife- but we didn't really talk about us.
But then on Friday night, he took me to dinner in Jackson, which was very sweet, and then we watched a funny movie at his house, called The Burbs. So we didn't actually talk about us then, but obviously, he took me out. ;) Then Saturday he held my hand.... wonderful feeling... :)
Sunday night Natalie, Dane, Amy, and Paul threw a surprise party for me at his house. :) We played Apples to Apples (a card game where you match nouns to adjectives... very funny) and he put his arm around me while we played. Now, I never thought of him as a "cuddly" person, but the past couple days have convinced me that he is, because he loves to study with his arm around me. It makes Ben Johnson go by faster for me too. ;) He also likes to kiss my forehead, sweetly. I can tell he likes me just a little ;)
Of course, the best part isn't being "cuddly". The best part is that he says I'm the most amazing woman he's ever met, and he has a feeling he'll be paying off my school bills when I'm done in three years... and that his plans for the future are to be a pastor and, as he said yesterday, "I think I wouldn't mind getting married somewhere in there." funny boy. ;) Once he's sure about something, he's serious about it, and he seems to be sure about me. Which is wonderful with me, because I really have no problem with the idea of marrying him :D. Now to take it slowly. This does not mean that we've even talked outright about us getting married, just that it seems we are pretty sure we'd like to be married once I'm done with school and he knows where he's going to be. :D
I would so appreciate prayer for us- for guidance, for patience to take it slowly, and just for us in our daily lives. It's so nice to be able to have his arm around me and put my head on his shoulder, but we need to have accountability, something that's hard when his only housemate isn't there most of the time. I have no worries about us, only a desire that everyone around us can clearly see that we're obeying God in our relationship; but sitting in a freshman girls' dorm all the time doesn't seem like the most pleasant solution to having accountability. So please pray for us to be wise in our decisions and how cozy we allow ourselves to be, when we need to demonstrate to others that we are keeping a pure relationship with and without others around. And for wisdom as far as our relationship goes, of course. :) I still have three years of school left, and he's deciding whether to go to seminary, grad school for Ancient Semitic Philology (it has a longer name but that's all I can remember ;) ), or get a job and work for a while before going to school or becoming a pastor. So even if we knew now absolutely that we want to be married, we couldn't be yet.
I wish you could all meet him now. He's such a wonderful guy. He said yesterday that what he wants most is to teach the Word and have God be pleased with him, to be glorified by his life. Even when we're close and quiet, he'll start talking about Jesus or prayer or worship. God is what matters most in his life- in both of ours. :)
I love you all, and I hope you had a wonderful time together on Sunday, all of my aunts and cousins and Mom! :) I'm sure you did. I happened to have a good weekend too. ;)