Engaged!

I realize it's been a while since I posted and a lot has happened since September. In October, I met my sweetheart, Stefan, face to face. We'd been communicating online and over skype since we were matched by eHarmony in June and decided it was time to meet. Stefan flew over from England and we spent a week together. It was wonderful to finally see each other in person. I quickly discovered that Stefan was everything he had portrayed himself to be online...and more. On December 17th, I headed to England to celebrate Christmas with Stefan and his family...and on December 19th I finally arrived (thanks to the mother of all snowstorms that hit Spokane and delayed my plane!). We ate tons of food, went on walks with Charlie the dog, celebrated Polish Christmas, and spent lots of time with family and friends. Two days after Christmas, Stefan took me to Lullingstone where we walked up an iconic green hillside overlooking an old castle. When we got to the top, Stefan presented me with a beautiful ring. "I would be honored if you would be my wife," he said. Without hesitation, I said, "yes!"

Stefan and I have already begun frantic preparations for an early-summer wedding and are so excited to see what the future holds. Please keep us in your prayers as we seek to build a marriage that honors God.