I am sitting in the Student Union of my school right now, reflecting upon how Awesome and Wonderful my young life has been and still is... (ok actually I'm procrastinating a report that's due tomorrow BUT REGARDLESS..) I was just thinking about how lovely life is and how grateful I am for it as I munch on this yummy chicken panini sandwich from Denny's.
In case you haven't heard, Followers, this girl "Corri" is ENGAGED!!!!!! To the most wonderful man I know. :) His name is Sean Thomas and when people ask what I like about him and why I chose him (he's the 6th guy who requested to marry me actually LOL), I tell them this:
-He loves Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
-He loves and respects me and is kind to me
-He's strong in the Church and he served a mission
-He is kind and respectful to his mother
-He goes to BYU and goes to the Temple often
-He is a good person and would make a great husband/father
-I love him
A lot of things have been running through my mind lately.. In the next 8 weeks I will be preparing for a whole new Role in life.. as of December 17th, 2011 life will not be the same. I will have a whole new family and a new family-in-law. I will have new responsibilities associated with Wife and not too many years later, Mother. I will somewhat have to mature myself to understand that this will be a new lifestyle-- Marriage is a pretty big step to take- and there's no turning back. You can't just decide one day that you don't want to be married anymore and that you want to go back home to Mom & Dad.. this is probably the biggest decision I'll make in my entire life!!! (besides regular or sweet potato fries at Denny's.. that was a pretty tough decision to make also.. I had a line going behind me LOL)
One of my Professors told me to share with the class how Sean proposed to me (it's a SUPER CUTE BUT LONG STORY- go to http://corriandsean.com/wordpress/our-bloggety-blog-the-good-stuff to read all about it) and then proceeded to ask the class "What are some reasons people get married?" I was shocked and appalled by their answers. This is what my classmates had to say (mind you they were students at Cal State San Bernardino):-Money (was their #1 answer)
-Sex (was their #2 answer)
-Neither partner wants to take responsibility for their "accidental" child so they marry to keep it
-To "tie down" someone because they were the jealous type and were too obsessive about that person
-To prove to their parents that they are mature
-Some people said they don't want to ever get married simply because "they can't see themselves loving ONE person for a very long time."
This really frustrated and disturbed me because not ONE of them even mentioned Love at all~The fact that they want to be with the person they love forever. What does the world even know about Love these days???
I grew up with the traditional family values that you must get married before living with someone and that you only marry once. That's exactly what I want to do. There is no doubt about it that Sean is right for me and unlike a lot of the world, I plan on marrying him and STAYING with him, Forever. Even if we get soooooo old and bald and fat and his chest sags more than mine, and if my wrinkles are so many that people can write their names in cursive on my face using only their fingers, and if he grew a beard long enough to decorate furniture with and if I grew a jowl that swings to and fro that can be tied in a know and in a bow, I'll throw it over my shoulder and laugh as I remember how much I loved him now and always will.
I may be young and many of my followers may see Marriage as being "tied down" and "restricted" but I see it as "being with the one you love Forever" and we both intend on keeping it that way.
So there you have it, Followers~ FOR THE MEN: (just cuz I couldn't think of any rhymes for a woman)
Whether you're black, white, narrow, wide,
hunckback, slim or beady-eyed,
remember the magic of your own wedding day
and cherish it forever, and do just as I say
Cuz there'll come a time when those eyes will sag
those teeth will rot and your belly will bag
and you'll sit back in your rocking chair made of log
remember that silly girl Corri's old blog
and you'll look to your right, and there by your side
will also be laughing your young-at-heart, loving bride.
