Introducing Lucas

Shining shoes and boots, ironing and marching are now routine. Hearing the national anthem each morning is the norm and having my brain filled with information is a daily occurrence. My day can start between 0630 and 0830, studying then lunch break and school from 1230 to 1830 (6:30pm for you non military people) then physical training or hanging out with friends, doing laundry, etc.
As routine as my life has been the last seven months since joining the Navy, in the last month and a half I have been part of a wild ride. In November, I met the man who will become my husband April 16, 2010. I am proud to introduce to you Lucas Roberts. He is 22, the same age as me, from Kentucky, a Christian man who may one day become a pastor. He is also in the Navy and will be stationed at Ft. Meade, Maryland come April 5, 2010. We were introduced by my old roommate at the bar down the road from Corry Station and continued to run into each other until we finally started hanging out on a weekend in early February. We started dating February 10. The next few days were consumed with a three day fight in which we learned a lot and it was during that fight I realized I never wanted to let go of this man.
Lucas proposed March 7 at our favourite place to drive, overlooking Pensacola and the Gulf of Mexico. I immediately said yes and we made the calls to our families.
I will be here in Pensacola until the middle of May or beginning of June finishing my “A” school for my job then we are praying I will join him in Maryland. I cannot wait to be Lucas’ wife and discover new ways to love and be loved but also learn how Christ’s love is demonstrated to us through marriage. It will be a crazy adventure that I am so ready to start.