08.18.2012

Considering it's nearly the 1st of July & I have updated since April, I decided to fire up my old Dell computer and write a quick post!  Things have drastically changed in the past few months. Kaden left for the 2nd time to Afghanistan on April 3, 2012.  I flew home from Nebraska, only to get stuck at the DFW airport the day the tornadoes ripped through Dallas.  Luckily, I caught a flight later than night and settled back into the routine of a long, LONG, long-distance relationship. Kaden safely arrived back at Bagram (his second home, literally).  I definitely got spoiled last deployment because we were on a great schedule, and a great Skyping schedule for that matter.  I soon realized my computer was too slow and Skype wouldn't respond, so we began talking on the phone again with the usual, "Huh, what did you say?" conversations.  I should not complain because I am thankful I can hear him at all.  Kaden quickly hopped on the schedule where he is working nights.  Keep in mind Afghanistan is 9 1/2 hours ahead of Alabama, so it basically puts us waking up and going to bed at the same time.  Overall, it has been the biggest blessing yet.  Kaden also found out that he is OFFICIALLY, yes officially... getting out of the Air Force early.  Saying that, I'm not moving to Nebraska.  Soonafter finding out the big news, Kaden was offered a job in Augusta, Georgia.  I was hesitant to even tell anyone our news simply because you never know when the military will tell you one thing, then do another.  It's all about being flexible, and that's exactly what I've become.  So, in two months if you see me writing yet another blog post about how we are really moving to Nebraska with 2 feet of snow, you'll understand that's just how the AF rolls.  It's been quite the exciting adventure though :)  




Here I am, thinking how in the world I have 49 days until I marry the most loving, supportive, and caring man alive.  I know ladies, you think the same about your man :)  When we got engaged, I was the "Oh my gosh, I'm engaged, I must have a countdown" type of girl.  So, I bought an impressive little app for a wopping 99 cents to keep me on track.  When I started the app, I was on 203 days.  Look how far we've come!  Time flies is probably the most true statement out there.  Everything is falling into place, but I just wanted to share a quick fact about my wedding that many people may not know.  Call me crazy, call it God, call me weird, call it a blessing.....




In January of 2011, I was home for the anticipated Christmas break.  I was a senior in college, about to begin my Internship with the University of Alabama.  I had just a few more days ahead until I went back to Alabama to prepare for such an exciting time in my life.  Growing up, and still to this day, I have the most vivid dreams about everything.  I can recall nearly every single detail of the dream and I believe our dreams can teach us many things.   Oh yeah, and today on Twitter...I read this fact.  "Depressing people have more vivid dreams than non-depressing people."  Considering I'm not depressed, I immediately laughed at the random fact for the day.  Anyways, back to my awesome dream....


I had been asleep for at least 4 hours when I remembered an exact part in my dream.  I was sitting somewhere looking at my Wedding program and on the front it read, "August 18, 2012."  Oh, and it was my wedding.  Somehow, I woke up and started laughing.  You mean to tell me that A. I'm not dating anyone and B. I'm getting married NEXT year?  Later, I looked at my calendar in my phone to see that 08.18.12 was on  Saturday. HA.  


Months went by and I forgot about the dream as I focused on enjoying my last semester of college.  Two short months later, I met Kaden and almost immediately fell in love.  We started dating, fell in love, and enjoyed every waking moment we had together before he deployed.  We both knew his deployment would be a test to see if God really wanted us together.  Kaden said that throughout the deployment that God told him that if we made it, I was the woman he was going to marry.  As we started talking about the future, it became very real to me that Kaden was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.  As we got engaged, I eventually told Kaden about my dream that I had before I even met him.  No pressure, huh?  As we started looking at wedding dates, my heart became very open to living out my dream.  Kaden was of course 100 percent supportive of my idea and he swears it was God all the way.  Not many people were supportive of my Alabama-August-oh-my-gosh-that-is-the-hottest-part-of-the-month-Wedding, but I just laughed and smiled like any Southern girl does and said "thanks for the suggestion."  So here I am, reflecting on a wonderful 23 years on Earth blessed with a man who loves on me each and every day.  I glad I followed my heart on that simple dream, because August is shaping up to be the best month ever.  KK is getting out of the Air Force, we are getting married, honeymooning to Cancun, moving to Augusta, Georgia, and starting his job on the military base at Ft. Gordon.  




Thank you to all of you have supported us 100 percent along this journey.  It has meant the world to US  God is SO good and we give Him all the praise!