11 months.

Today, November 16, 2010 marks the eleventh month of my wonderful relationship with the impressively talented Mister Luke.

Now I am not much of a sap, but I must say that having someone that completely fulfills me, besides the Lord of course, has pushed the tender button within me.

Because it is Anniversary, I would like to share our story.

Summer 2009. July to be exact.

We both happened to be at the same camp. at the same time.

After the service one evening, a friend and I were walking around fellowshipping and meeting new people.... then we heard music.

We followed the music and that lead to a cool lookin' guy playing guitar.

He happened to be playing Copeland's "Control Freak" which happened to be my favorite song at the time. Crazy right?

So I started singing along... and I might have danced a little bit.

I told him that Copeland was my favorite band (still is) and he was surprised that I knew their music so well.

Copeland happened to be his favorite band as well (still is).

After that night I think I ran into him at meal time once and exchanged quick pleasantries.

When I got home I had a Facebook friend request from him.

I accepted.

I posted a status about liking Jimmy Fallon and Conan.

He popped up on my facebook chat.

I knew that he was a "camper", but I also knew that the camp encouraged us to talk to campers and keep up relationships.

So we chatted... for about 3 hours.

We talked about music, the office, and the Lord.

We chatted a few more times and I was excited that I would have a friend who lived in Clinton.

I was transferring to MC in a couple of weeks and I really only knew a handful of people.

Once I was at MC, Morgan and I went to a Tenth Avenue North Concert and ran into him.

It was really awkward.

I remember thinking, "well... I'll probably never see him again."

Little did I know that he would turn my life upside down.

I was speaking at a church that following Wednesday.

I needed someone to come play guitar.

I asked Luke.

We met up the day before.

It wasn't awkward this time.

When we were at the church, it was like we had been friends forever.

Such natural and easy conversation.

We worked well together and I discovered that he was significantly talented.

Our friendship started out with ministry and now it is a year later and we are still doing ministry.

Because I knew that he loved "The Office" I invited him to our office party.

A few friends and I were getting together to watch the best show of all time.

He came.

And he continued to come to MC every Thursday to the office watching party.

During this time he and I built up a solid friendship.

We had so much in common and our sense of humors complimented each others in a way like I have never ever known.

We realized that we had feelings for each other in Octoberish.

This was tricky because Mister Luke is about 4 years younger than me.

I didn't know what to do.

I knew that I wanted to spend time with him because he was the most amazing individual I had ever met.

Since then, Mister Luke has become such an influential force in my life.

I have never been so encouraged not only in my relationship with the Lord, but just learned to like myself a little more every day.

Mister Luke is incessantly romantic, but in an unconventional way.

He writes the most beautiful music for me.

I think I could just sit and listen to him play the guitar or piano or any instrument that he picks up for hours.

He has this gentleness about him that is mixed with this intense manliness.

I dont know how it works, but I like it.

He can build anything.

He can paint anything.

He can create everything.

And he has the power to make me completely speechless.

yes. speechless.

I often tell him that he is the best boyfriend I have ever had.

Its true because 1. it is true because he is the best and 2. because i have never dated anyone before him.

I don't think that I have ever felt so comfortable with another individual.

I am completely blessed to be with him.

I think that he should write a book on how to be the perfect boyfriend.

I love him.

And we laugh a lot.