Today it dawned on me that engagement is similar to pregnancy. It's a time to let the change that is about to take place in your life sink in. As more and more people hear the news it becomes more and more real. It's a feeling that I wasn't expecting. Happy and nervous at the same time.
There are also so many little things to do. Everyone expects things like flowers and cake and whatnot. I haven't gotten to those details yet. I'm talking to people about when they will come, where they will stay, where are Ulrich and I going to live? I've spent the last day and a half updating my address book (which is itself a major project). This afternoon I am going to look at reception sites. It all seems like a movie.
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Getting married
Lent has always been an important time for both Ulrich and I. We each have used the season to rededicate themselves to faith and to grow in their walk with God. This year, as we had grown close we decided to share it with each other. For lent we decided that Ulrich would come over to my house every morning to work-out and do a morning devotion. To remember Passover and the bitterness of Jesus’ death, we started every meal with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. We had a plan to watch the sun rise on Easter morning as a celebration of Jesus’ victory over death.
The night before Easter, Ulrich left late about 11pm after watching Bio-dome with my and my little brother Scott. I was exhausted. But as I looked at my apartment, I thought to myself, "Jesus is raising from the dead tomorrow. After all this, you can't go to bed with a dirty house." So like Passover, I cleaned every speck and corner of my apartment. In cleaning out the refrigerator, I placed all the leftover matzo and bitter herbs on a white plate and covered with a cloth. I then put the ingredients for leaven bread in my bread-maker and jumped in the shower. I was so determined to make everything new. That night, I laid in bed waiting for Easter to come. It was like Christmas. I was so excited to greet the morning.
Meanwhile, Ulrich was home stumbling around in the dark trying to prepare a loaf of bread. A number of people had partied there the night before so he didn't get much sleep. But he didn't care. He was so excited that the moment he had planned so carefully was about to happen. In fact, he had purchased the ring back in January and was brimming that this bright morning he would give it to me.
It was still dark when he showed up at my house. Everything was white. I had placed white flowers and linens on all the tables and the smell of fresh bread filled the house. I was sleeping in the guest room on white sheets when he woke me up, "He has risen."
I jumped up, "He has risen indeed, hallelujah!" "We have to finish lent before the sun rises"
We hurried to the park in North Davis. It was chilly and he had brought a blanket to wrap me in. We sat on a bench facing the Eastern sky. The sun had not yet come up but the birds were already starting to make noises. He read the story of the burial and as he read we ate the last of the bitter herbs and matzo. We prayed.
The sun began to rise. The birds grew louder. There were more birds than we've ever seen there before. Ulrich began to read the story of the resurrection. We prayed. A hummingbird began to buzz around the bush in front of them. It was so beautiful. The whole of creation was thanking God that morning. Ulrich put his arm around I and began to pray about their relationship. It was deeper than any prayer he had prayed at that point. When he finished praying, we sat quietly for a while. The hummingbird came up close, about a foot from their face. I was mystified. It was as if the bird were smiling at us.
Not a few seconds later was Ulrich on his knee with the box in his hand. He opened it and pulled out a gorgeous ring. "Sara, your Dad said it would be ok if I asked, will you marry me?"
I was in complete shock, "Are you doing this? RIGHT NOW???"
I fell forward off the bench as he placed the ring on my finger. "Of course I will."
The night before Easter, Ulrich left late about 11pm after watching Bio-dome with my and my little brother Scott. I was exhausted. But as I looked at my apartment, I thought to myself, "Jesus is raising from the dead tomorrow. After all this, you can't go to bed with a dirty house." So like Passover, I cleaned every speck and corner of my apartment. In cleaning out the refrigerator, I placed all the leftover matzo and bitter herbs on a white plate and covered with a cloth. I then put the ingredients for leaven bread in my bread-maker and jumped in the shower. I was so determined to make everything new. That night, I laid in bed waiting for Easter to come. It was like Christmas. I was so excited to greet the morning.
Meanwhile, Ulrich was home stumbling around in the dark trying to prepare a loaf of bread. A number of people had partied there the night before so he didn't get much sleep. But he didn't care. He was so excited that the moment he had planned so carefully was about to happen. In fact, he had purchased the ring back in January and was brimming that this bright morning he would give it to me.
It was still dark when he showed up at my house. Everything was white. I had placed white flowers and linens on all the tables and the smell of fresh bread filled the house. I was sleeping in the guest room on white sheets when he woke me up, "He has risen."
I jumped up, "He has risen indeed, hallelujah!" "We have to finish lent before the sun rises"
We hurried to the park in North Davis. It was chilly and he had brought a blanket to wrap me in. We sat on a bench facing the Eastern sky. The sun had not yet come up but the birds were already starting to make noises. He read the story of the burial and as he read we ate the last of the bitter herbs and matzo. We prayed.
The sun began to rise. The birds grew louder. There were more birds than we've ever seen there before. Ulrich began to read the story of the resurrection. We prayed. A hummingbird began to buzz around the bush in front of them. It was so beautiful. The whole of creation was thanking God that morning. Ulrich put his arm around I and began to pray about their relationship. It was deeper than any prayer he had prayed at that point. When he finished praying, we sat quietly for a while. The hummingbird came up close, about a foot from their face. I was mystified. It was as if the bird were smiling at us.
Not a few seconds later was Ulrich on his knee with the box in his hand. He opened it and pulled out a gorgeous ring. "Sara, your Dad said it would be ok if I asked, will you marry me?"
I was in complete shock, "Are you doing this? RIGHT NOW???"
I fell forward off the bench as he placed the ring on my finger. "Of course I will."
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