the vow.

its 12am.
couldn't sleep.

decided to order The Vow on demand, and watch it solo. ::sigh:: the life of a wife of a machinist.
funny how Nicholas Sparks always finds ways to make your own personal story relate-able to the story written.

i was thinking of what life was like before i met Jr...
wondering what life would be like now if i hadn't met him.
we have this talk from time to time, and we always come to the conclusion it would be nothing compared to what actually is... the life we live, the happiness that has grown not only together, but as individuals. then, we get to thinking of how much we have overcome, and gleefully giggle at what the future holds.

before i met Jr, i enlisted in the Marine Corps.
yes, you read correctly. ha
i enlisted because years prior too, i was always infatuated with the Discovery Health Channel. i recorded shows to watch later, and the sight of blood was the most awesome thing to me. i was also completely obsessed with CSI, and it even got to the point where i could solve the case before the show was over. training was easy, and i knew college was something i wasn't particularly interested in at the time, so why not join the Marines?  after completing the ASVAB, i set my MOS to "legal assistant" in hopes of learning the ropes and jumping hoops in order to become my very own CSI investigator, and then perhaps surpassing a zillion applicants straight on into the FBI. (ahhh, to dream.)

yes, this was the life i had planned.
but God had something different up His sleeve.
completely different.

2 weeks before my ship date, i bailed... exactly what a Marine would not do. ha!
i needed to loose a few pounds (literally 4-5), and after training extra hard and eating like a champ for over a month, those pounds hung around. now, after being able to lose 5+ lbs a couple weeks before prom, i knew the stars weren't aligning, and my decision to drop was indeed the right one. (ps. i think i would have made an excellent marksman. pss. one thing i learned: females cannot become snipers. no fair. no fun.)

with no plan in sight, i got a job at Target, where i met Jr....
the rest is obviously history.

2 completely different lifestyles.
the one i had laid out, and the one the good Lord set out.


it just amazes me!
we are meant for so much more, and when we let go, and let God, our true personality comes to light, and that light shines brighter than it ever would have had we held on to the life that wasn't meant for us, and embrace the life He has designed for us.


if you've read all the above and are wondering how on earth my story relates to The Vow, go watch! its an excellent movie. loved it. very sweet, heartwarming, and umm soo Nicholas Sparks. =P

 here's Jr assembling his new "toy", while we watch Iron Man instead of "The Avengers".

hehe

faith & love,
casey