Update.

It’s been a while since the ENGAGEMENT. And lets just say that life is never easy. So this is what has been going on lately.
December 09- Aaron got to spend a few days in Texas with my family for Christmas. I loved getting to share my family Christmas traditions with him, and he got to meet most of my family besides just my parents and sister.
Then I went to New York with him for a week and got to spend New Years with him in Fort Drum. Getting to see him for two whole weeks was amazing. Long distance is totally not easy especially when you’re in different states.

January- I moved to Tyler and moved in with Amber. She’s an amazing roommate! I decided to go to TJC and get some basics out of the way because it would be cheaper that way and I needed a break from SFA. It took me a while to find a job. A while meaning TWO months!!!

February- I finally went back to working (reluctantly) in the mall at the Body Shop. I am truly blessed to have this job though. Everyday [after I complain] I thank God for the job I have and the people I work with. VALENTINES DAY was amazing. The Friday before, I had class and then a long day of work. I got home and had an amazing surprise waiting for me. Aaron got some beautiful flowers, a snuggly soft teddy bear and some good chocolates delivered to me. It was truly beautiful and so sweet!! (i'll try to post pictures later)

As March is coming up, im looking forward to Spring Break. Everyone loves spring break, but I am extremely excited that I will get to spend my week off in NY again, seeing the man that I love, before he deploys. Aaron is set to deploy around March 20th. Im so thankful to have gotten that whole week off of work too! Just 5 more days and I’ll be in New York again with my fiancé.

That’s all for now.

ENGAGED!!

Well Aaron came back from AIT for about a month in April. Aaron and i had been talking about our relationship for a while, and wondering where it was gonna go when he moved to New York. (all this happened over the phone since that's the only way we could communicate) Then he asked me to come to NY with him as his wife. And i told him i'd have to pray about it and stuff. Well, after ALOT of praying, and finally talking with my parents who were and are very supportive, i felt at peace with the decision to say yes. He still had two weeks at AIT and was very curious to know the answer, but i made him wait, because i really wanted to talk to him in person when he got back to Texas.
So we talked when he got back, and i finally gave him my answer. "Yes!" He had come to tyler to talk to my parents about me and the plans and such the first weekend he was home. Then we went to walmart the last night before i took him back to College Station. We looked at rings, but none of them were my style and they were waaay too expensive for such a lil thing. So i found the perfect $10 sterling silver ring. And although he didn't like the idea of a cheap ring- im a simple girl so i convinced him it was all good.
The next weekend, on Easter Sunday, i went to his parent's house, and his mom kept going on and on about their bluebonnets in the backyard. So Aaron took me back in the pasture area to show me the bluebonnets. As we were standing there he then said something along the lines of "so i really want to do this right" and when i turned to face him he was kneeling down on one knee and he pulled out a beautiful engagement ring!!!!
He was so proud of himself for picking it out all alone. And it was perfect.
Yep...that's our story. APRIL 12, 2009 -Aaron Jacob Henry and Heather Christine Rushing became officially engaged.

Now a for the plans...My parents asked us to take the 40day prayer challenge. They challenged us to pray together for 40days straight to see what God would have us do. Although it took a little while to get started, we completed it! Just about two weeks into the 40 days, i remember both of us agreeing about how much closer we felt to God and each other since we had started praying together. (It's an amazing feeling) After the 40days, we continued to pray together over the phone, and that definitely continued to help make our relationship stronger.
We decided that we're going to wait to get married until he gets back from overseas. He's supposed to be leaving in January 2010 so he should get back in 2011...and after he gets back im sure we'll have more detailed plans! :D
We're sooo excited!!!