We have "approval"!

So some of you know that Ben and I have wanted to be married for a while now, or at least wanted to begin the process of preparing for marriage. There have been various snags along the way and various things that we've had to say, okay put on the breaks. Last night, Ben and I met with the intern director and we presented out plan... In six months we want to begin pre-engagement counseling, a few months after that, engagement and pre-marital preprarations, for a marriage targeted in about June of 2o09. We halfway expected a huge NO because of it's impact on the other interns, or expected life situation at that point (grad school/jobs, etc) all of those thoughts and concerns. Instead we were pleasantly surprised with a warm approval and blessing from Brad. Praise the Lord! We are now super excited to spend the next 6 months dating each other and learning more about each other, before planning full force for our lives together. So everyone, I don't want to say "mark your calendars
" yet, but do be aware that in June 2009 there may be a significant celebration happening around here!