New Year, New Beginning...

First of all, I would like to greet everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I wish that this new year would be a better one than last year. There were lots of tradegies last 2004 and, as we start another year, we should have hope in our hearts that this year will be a bountiful one...

Let me tell you something about what happened today as I start my 1st day of the year...

So I woke up and my boyfriend's parents called us to have breakfast together... My mom stayed here for the new year so she also joined us for breakfast... Then, as we eat, a BIG topic was opened... It's about marriage... The moment the topic was being discussed, I was quite shocked like I think I am dreaming or something... haha! Well, the fact is, I am living here in the house of my boyfriend ever since his parents took care of me during those times I had a problem at my own home. From then on, I was somehow began to be a part of my boyfriend's family but we are not living together as a married couple... To cut the long story short, our parents wanted us to get married since we've been living together in one house for two years already and also, we are already old enough to be married afterall... We are given just this day to decide about getting married... At breakfast we somehow "planned" about it even we haven't decided yet...

So, this afternoon, my beloved and I had a talk about what will our decision be... Our talk about it was not that serious at all!!! We were even laughing and joking about it but we are much aware that we have to be much more serious about it... We were even laughing about the fact that we were already reminded a year before about our plans and we haven't talked about it again for almost a year that's why both of us are surprised about our parents opinion. It's all because, we are not in a hurry and we are just merely enjoying each other's company and I think we've done so much of that, that we kinda' forgotten about our responsibilities...

The decision... yes, we want to get married! After weighing things and looked at all the angles, we decided that we're ready to get married after all. Since, my Mom will go back to New Jersey on the 17th of January and it will take her a long time to get back here again, I think she wanted to see me get married. Even if I am happy about the fact that I'll soon be married, I am also sad that my Dad would not be able to witness my wedding... I was hoping that before he died, he would see me get married... But in my heart I know, he's also happy that I am getting married. I know he wanted that also... And now that could not talk to him to ask for his opinion, I said a short prayer and picked a prayer card and this is what I got:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..." Jeremiah 29:11

Hmm... anyone care to give insights about that passage I randomly got?

For the married couples out there, any sound advice you wish to share? I would gladly appreciate it! Thanks so much in advance! ;)