Preparing for Eternity- Learning to let go

Our first date, Ben made us dinner, my favorite, Taco Salad. If you ask him, it was a cheap date idea to cook dinner and dessert and watch a movie. But, for me it was the most thoughtful date. Not every girl needs big bucks to win her over. He had flowers for me, my favorite dinner, a super clean apartment and I was blown away at how clean and how well kept everything was!

During the movie we sat close, but he didn't try any moves or anything! That made me a very happy girl! I was done dating remember? Not too long before this. Haha We had great conversation, we played Phase 10 while our food was cooking, it was all so perfect! 

Ben loves to surprise me! He loves any kind of reaction! He surprised me with more flowers when I had a bad day!

He surprised me with a pizza and water bottle brought by his assistant all the way from Heber on a day I forgot lunch! He surprised me with a full day of fun on my Birthday! 

We went to Tracy Aviary to see Barney, the owl, we spent most of the day at Lagoon with my sisters and a family dinner afterward! I have had to learn to let him buy me things and spoil me. Some may think sarcastically, what a rough adjustment! But, really, I like to take care of myself. I hate being dependent on others. So, letting him buy a shirt, or flowers, or spending wayyy too much on dinner or holidays, is SO hard! But, I am learning this is how he shows his love, this is what makes him happy! In fact one of our first fights was because I wouldn't try on a shirt that he wanted to buy me. I was stubborn about letting him spend so much on me and he was so offended that I wouldn't let him. We live and we learn, right? And he continues to surprise me... Especially when he popped the question!!