Ironies

Looking back, it's hard to believe that only six months ago I met the man I am marrying. That is one of the many ironies I've found in my life, those things that I swore I would never do, and yet I did anyway and much better things have come from it.

I heard a great quote once: "Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans." That is so completely true, and while we may think we've got it all figured out, we have to remember that there's someone up above who's got much better things in store for us.

Some of those things I thought I'd never do:

• Get married while I was still in college. 
• Yes, I'll admit, it's a little ridiculous, but everyone knows someone who chooses to stop going to school and they never finish their degrees after they get married. While that may be the right choice for others, that was something I never wanted to do, so it only made sense that I should just wait it out until I'd graduated. But as you can see, I'm defying my own logic, and lucky me I have a wonderful husband-to-be who wants me to go do as much school as I want and supports me fully.
• Marry someone I haven't dated at least a year. 
•  Probably terrible of me, but I used to make fun of those girls who had only known a guy for three weeks, and then up and marries him. I even had a close friend who'd only known her husband a month and then got married. I thought they were nuts. How could anyone be so sure that they'd chosen the right person in such a short period of time?
  Again, the joke's on me, because while my plan was to date at least a year, and then see how I felt about marriage, when the confirmation came a short time in, it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Gentry and I kept going along like we'd known each other our whole lives, and once in a while we'd have to pause and remember: we've only actually known each other three weeks! Four! Two months!
  So while I used to be the one laughing at the girl's who got married so quickly, I only suppose it's poetic justice that I received it in return! And yet, like those girls, I don't even care what other people may say, because I know it's right. 

I could probably go on, but many of the ironies that have happened with me and Gentry wouldn't really make sense to anyone else except us. All I can say is that I'm so glad that things didn't go the way I planned, because my life is so much happier and complete with this amazing guy in my life. He is everything to me, and I can't wait until we're sealed for time and all eternity. Love you, handsome!