The Girl of my Dreams
Jump for joy!
For so many years I've wistfully longed for this day, although I never thought it would really come to pass. But now it's washing over me like a flood, and I can hardly contain my joy!
For the first time in my (admittedly short) life, I am officially in a dating relationship with a girl. And what a girl!
We've actually known each other for about ten years. (I'll never forget finally amassing the courage – at age 13 – to tell her she was the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen.) Since we met, we've gone through many seasons of life; some together, some separately, and some when we seemed very far apart. But even then she remained special to my heart.
Though really, 'special' doesn't cover it, this girl is precious to me. She is the girl of my dreams, she is my childhood sweetheart, she is my best friend, and I'm overwhelmed by God's goodness in bringing us back together.
Maybe this is all a little much for a blog entry, but I can't contain myself. I was romantically crippled for so many years I had given up all hope. Suddenly I find myself healed and no one will restrain me from walking, leaping, and praising God!
ttyl!
--Alex Markley
P.S. You may be interested to know that the girl in question has a cameo near the end of tomorrow's Malex Minute. Listen and bask in her beautiful voice!
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Yay!
*dances for joy for Malex*
Noble Wisdom is so awesome. She's like a sister to me! We have some pretty fun conversations on the roadtrips to and from college.
"You do realize," said Zanna, "that you're stroking a milk carton."
"You're just jealous," said Deeba.
-China Miéville's Un Lun Dun-
Wow
This story God’s written for you is an inspiration to others of us, Malex, to keep waiting.
Old Mother Hubbard sat in her cupboard,
Drowning her sorrows in hay.
Along came a spider who sat down to chide her,
But he could think of nothing to say.
Cool! *is really happy for Malex*
Wow, that's awesome! =D
I need to work on that part... <.< >.> *DM Is a coward*
A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt as dangerous.
Flattered
Lol, how can you possibly NOT fall for a man who talks about you like this? Seriously! You're crazy, Malex, but I love you anyway
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Love!
<InternetMushiness>I love you too!
</InternetMushiness>
Okay, so that's probably the greatest number of emoticons I've ever used in a row. Perhaps I am crazy! But if so, I am crazy with love!
(Okay, I'm seriously done with being mushy on the Internet!)
ttyl
Alex Markley
“The fate of a good technologist is to work on things that will seem silly in a hundred years. The fate of a bad technologist is to work on things that seem silly already.”
Heh
Well, as cute as that was, and as precious as that memory is, I was not in the right by approaching her that way. I was trying to establish a romantic relationship on my own strength, and that brought us a lot of heartache and pain. It's been only very recently that I learned to trust God and stop trying to accomplish things on my own strength.
I can only thank and praise God for taking an (admittedly less-than-ideal) situation and blessing it to the degree that He has.
I really feel like I have a lot to share about how to allow God to institute a perfect romance, and I plan on writing more. But really, if any of you would like to have a conversation on the topic, please feel free to contact me and we'll chat. (I'd really like to avoid digging too deep on the site tho, so really, just contact me.)
ttyl
Alex Markley
“The fate of a good technologist is to work on things that will seem silly in a hundred years. The fate of a bad technologist is to work on things that seem silly already.”
Congrats!
Congratulations! I can't say i'm so lucky.
once i asked a girl out and she said yes - then changed her mind LITERALLY 28 seconds later. i never have luck with humans of the female variety. 
"I have no important quotes"
--Gooseman
Hmm...
You’re pretty young for a girlfriend too, Gooseman…
Old Mother Hubbard sat in her cupboard,
Drowning her sorrows in hay.
Along came a spider who sat down to chide her,
But he could think of nothing to say.
Hehehe...wait
Ais' Siggy: "Romance is like gasoline vapors; get enough of it in the air and a single spark can cause it to explode in flames."
Poor Ais!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Aww ^_^
*also happy dances with joy for Malex and Noble Wisdom*
Malex: Yes. My ankles are cozy
- Malex Minute 197
congrats
Congrats, you two. May the happiness keep bursting your expectations
The UnDude
Poor Ais?
I was merely observing that, valid or no, once romance is in the air, it spreads... even where it doesn't yet belong. And that can cause trouble.
"You do realize," said Zanna, "that you're stroking a milk carton."
"You're just jealous," said Deeba.
-China Miéville's Un Lun Dun-
Happy dance!
Yay!! I too will do a happy dance. Though perhaps, at my age, a little slower than the rest of you. But no less thrilled, I assure you. NW is very, very dear to me and Oz, and we're just really thanking God right now.
Ais is right, though, NW. True love has perhaps made you forget that "romance" - the thing that the world often substitutes for true love - can be a very dangerous thing.
I'm just so happy right now!!
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We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
oic
Aww, I love you guys, too!!!
Oh, no, I am very keenly aware of that fact. However, I believe I misinterpreted Aisling's impetus for creating her new siggy. I thought that perhaps the certain witnessing of some certain situations had lead her to write a siggy that was teasing and fun. Maybe not...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Air pollution
Good point, NW. I think Ais had changed her siggy not long after leaving home for college. Sadly, her dorm seems to provide a lot of opportunities for witnessing some of the more destructive types of 'romance.' I should probably not mention, but I will anyway, that you and Malex are not the only people who seem to be emitting romantic air pollution. Other members of the site, whose names I forbear to mention, have also been sending out palpable emanations. Aisling, the dream, the watcher, the storyteller, is observing and making the occasional comment on the current situation. Perhaps it's a warning...
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We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Shhhh.
"Aisling, the dream, the watcher, the storyteller, is observing and making the occasional comment on the current situation."
>_>
<_<
I hover.
"You do realize," said Zanna, "that you're stroking a milk carton."
"You're just jealous," said Deeba.
-China Miéville's Un Lun Dun-
UFO!
*snaps a picture*
Malex: Yes. My ankles are cozy
- Malex Minute 197
UFO! :-O
Lol
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
UFO?
*has caught a few whiffs*
"Is that a spittoon on your head?"
"You're just jealous."-Contradictionary- Phlegmingo