Engaged!!!!

So . . . I guess I have some explaining to do :D. When I moved to Bangkok last year, I met a guy at church the first week who was there who attracted my attention. He was handsome and seemed nice, so I started watching him at church, but I didn't really have any way to get to know him because an American girl talking to a Thai guy alone in church isn't a normal situation in Thailand. I had no idea that I attracted his attention almost just as quickly. We had a sport's month a month after I started going to that church and we were on the same team. That's when he found me on Facebook and we started talking. About a month and a half later (in mid-December) we started dating, much to everyone's surprise at church. An American girl and a Thai guy is not a normal couple in Thailand, but 2 of my American girl friends have also dated and married Thai men.





The more we talked, we found out that our dreams were very similar and that we had both been praying for quite some time about God bringing us our spouse. The more we got to know each other, see my parents' reactions to our relationship, see God work in our relationship, and talk with several other married people in our church, it became more and more apparent that God had brought us together.




On October 19th, 2008 Arm (Sunyaluck Singhanart) asked me to be his wife and I said yes. He wanted to ask me while my parents were in Bangkok, which meant SO MUCH to me. I have some pictures from before he asked me and one picture from the day after. Sorry, but all the pictures of the actual engagement were left in Bangkok and right now we're visiting E.Asia. I will have a picture blog next week or you can look me up on Facebook. :D.

He got my mom and our exchange student (Ting) to go into my room and make up 6 flower arrangements, put the rose petals on my bed, and leave me 4 gerbera daisy pictures that I had said I wanted at a flea market.

My mom was taking pictures of us like it was prom. The top one is a sweet one I let them take so I could take the silly one below. We were being super mushy and I guess it made me feel strange with my parents there, so I needed to take a silly picture. This is before we were leaving for his big surprise.

This picture was taken the next day in the van with my family as we were touring Bangkok. You can see the ring a little, but I will put better pictures up later. :).

He and I are truly excited about everything God has planned for us, even though we know it won't always be a bed of roses. The married couples we have talked to at church are excited as well as my parents. It has been quite a week, but it is all starting to seem real. I would love all of your prayers for he and I as we will be busy working and planning a wedding and marriage counseling as well as for our life together. If you would like any more details, you can just e-mail me. :D.