She Said yes!

Julia and I were both selected for a small scholarship program at UTK. We became friends during the first year together and mostly bonded over our shared Christian faith, but we had some fun along the way (you know, jumping in campus fountains, walking through Neyland Stadium at 10 PM, etc.). Over the next two years, our friendship grew; she really was (and still is) my best friend on campus. We studied together, had meals together, went to church together, laughed and cried together, and made friends together, too. The summer after our junior year, I was working in Boston. Julia decided to come visit me for a long weekend - we had the BEST time together. We saw someone abandon a burning car (we think it was stolen - what a unique experience!), had authentic italian food, went to a Zac Brown concert at Fenway park, and just walked through the parks of Boston. Before Julia left, we prayed together; I asked God to guide our futures together. Then Julia left, confused and excited! During our senior year, we both started thinking and praying about each other more, but neither of us mentioned that we were thinking about the possibility of dating/marrying to the other. Finally, during Christmas break, I just had this feeling in my gut - I missed her. I wanted to be with Julia! I had been asking God for some sign that she was the one, and He gave it to me! I had never missed someone like that before. The best way I can describe it is like a part of me was missing. Obviously, that part of me was Julia! In January after getting back from break, I took her on a drive and told her everything. To my relief, she had been praying about it longer than I had! So that's it. The rest is, as they say, history!