Get caught up here! Gradually, daily life began to wear on us, and we had to figure out how our relationship worked in proximity. I was thankful that we had such a solid foundation of trust and respect to build on. Since I have always been the more verbal, speak-before-thinking, social half of the pairing, […]
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Young Love Letters – part 19
By the time I arrived on campus in September Ked had already unpacked and settled into his dorm and his parents had headed home. While the campus was about 4 hours from my home, it was only an hour from Ked’s home. He greeted me with a big smile, a two-wheeled dolly, and a new […]
Young Love Letters – Part 17
Get caught up on the series here! My graduation rolled around in mid-May 1995. about one month before Ked’s graduation. He made the drive down for the ceremony and my breakfast open house the following morning. Joel and I had taken the top two spots in our class and we each gave a speech. I […]
Young Love Letters – Part 16
Get caught up here The process of coming of age is never an easy one. The journey from high school to the independence of college inherently holds a certain amount of apprehension for the unknown. For us, college had an extra unknown. What would it be like to see each other every day? Would we […]
Young Love Letters – part 14
Get caught up on the series here! I attended a small Christian school with a graduating class of 25. There were 9 girls and 16 guys in our class, and over half of us had attended school together since kindergarten. They were a great group of people. During the last few years of high school, […]
Young Love Letters – part 13
Get caught up on the series here! We managed to arrange a visit in my hometown between Christmas and New Year’s. It helped tremendously to have parents who were overly supportive of our relationship and the need to see each other occasionally. Ked spent a few days at my house over the break, and when […]