Hello!
I’m writing this on behalf of my husband and I. We met online more than a decade ago, in 2010. I visited him and he visited me, in our respective states. We’d been in and out of communication over the years, and back in April 2020 right after the pandemic began, I wanted to connect with someone on a deeper level. I recall him being the one I could always talk to about anything during our hours-long conversations. I wondered how he was doing and wanted to reach out – all these years we’ve lived in different states and led different lives, but he was my friend from Kansas – a smart guy who I could talk to about the world and life – from macro to micro – intellectual to spiritual, international to celestial. I mentioned him to a friend and she suggested I reach out and give him a call, but I still opted not to. As the days went on and thoughts of him continued, I finally reached out to him and left him a message. I didn’t know if he would receive it, if his number had changed, or what his life would be like after all these years. Our last communication had been 2 years prior, in 2018 and life can change a lot in that amount of time. After leaving him the message, whenever I thought of him I would send him good energy and loving wishes that he was doing ok and feeling happy. Four months later, he reached out to me. We immediately connected once again and our first conversation was 8 hours just like old times. A month later he came to visit me in South Florida. His 2-week trip turned into a 6-week stay. I had let him know before he came to visit me that I was not in a relationship nor had I been in one in a very long time. I advised he needn’t have any preconceived notions or expectations and he said he was fine with that. While he was here, he was a perfect gentleman and behaved as an honorable man. We laughed and talked, we visited the beach to see moon rises and sun rises. We created art using epoxy resin and watched old movies. He cooked and prepared all of our meals as we read articles and spent quality time together. We were truly building the foundation for our life together. Six months later we were married in a beautiful park in Miami my Father often took me to when I was a little girl. Family flew in from all around the US to witness the unification of our love on a Saturday under the trees at sunset. I was never the girl who wanted to be married or even have children. While my feelings about not having children remained, I had softened on the idea of marriage and become more open to it when and if I should meet someone who piqued my interest, had incredible brain power, who was a nice person, and who I felt could be a great partner for me and to me. After living for so many years away from him and never meeting someone who I connected with more, I knew he was someone I could build a life with. His Christian sister who is a part-time minister officiated our wedding and my Muslim cousin who is an Imam, flew in from out west to also speak at the ceremony and share words about my Father who passed away many years ago and therefore wasn’t there to walk me down the aisle; my brothers both walked me down the aisle instead. My cousin mentioned officiating more than 200 weddings in his life but said that this was the first one where the groom actually cried – that was something he’d never seen before in any other wedding ceremony. My Father’s family overseas was able to tune in and view our ceremony as well thanks to technological advancements via Zoom. One month after our wedding and with money received as wedding gifts, we planned a trip to take my Grandmother to visit her last living sibling – her and her youngest brother are the only one’s left out of 9 kids. The AirBNB we rented to stay in during our visit turned out to be ON THE SAME STREET as the house my Grandmother grew up in, with her parents and siblings. It was literally a 3-minute walk from our rental! On the home’s exterior was a sign that read, With God All Things Are Possible. She had such a memorable time and so did we, meeting family and seeing the town, enjoying delicious meals my husband prepared for us and spending time with everyone was so very special. That trip was one year ago. Currently, we are living in South Florida as my husband is training my nephew for his upcoming football season and plans to coach his team at the end of the summer through the end of football season. I work at a school part-time impacting the lives of others. I’ve planted seeds and given encouragement, I’ve offered advice and listened. I’ve laughed and shared. I am thankful for the opportunity to positively affect moments in time through others that create ripples of abundance for everyone involved. Last year I began creating books on Amazon utilizing my photography as cover art and designing unique one-of-a-kind journals and notebooks. The very first book I ever published on Amazon KDP was actually a journal with the cover art depicting the sign outside my Grandmother’s childhood home. We know there’s a bigger picture here that transcends monotony and randomness. There’s more to do, more to give. We want to move to Kansas but we’ve committed to living in South Florida for the next 9-10 months; after the season ends we plan to travel up to Kansas when temps are warmer in the Spring. Living expenses are still exorbitant even with us living a simple life. We don’t spend a lot – neither of us have cars, we take public transportation or walk to wherever we need to get to, we pay bills and buy groceries and don’t shop unnecessarily. My husband comes from a traveling background, he’s familiar with camping life and being on the road. Me – not so much. I’m a city girl born and raised, who appreciates nature and open areas despite not having much open land to explore here in the city. But I really want to! There’s so much to see and explore, so many more people to meet, experiences to be had, and goodness to be shared. In July we have a family reunion to attend in Tennessee and we weren’t sure how we’d be getting there. In the meantime, we’ve been paying for rent in a place we don’t own and my husband craves the freedom of being on the road while also working to pay for property we actually own and are invested in, which makes the work we do more worthwhile for the both of us. We’ve done our research and explored more cost efficient alternatives. We see ourselves in an RV. We would live in it full-time for the next year or so that we’re here in South Florida, while also simultaneously being able to save more money. On the weekends we’ll exercise the engine and take it out for little weekend road trips within the city and within the state of Florida. Since it’s been a year since my Grams has seen her brother, she’s coming with us in July. We’re passing through to visit with her family for a few days and then we’ll leave her there for a week to spend time with her brother and sister-in-law, as well as stay with her other sister-in-law who was married to her other brother who’s now passed on. Their daughter is my Mom’s cousin, and she’s been taking care of her 90-year old Mom for years now, the same woman who my Grams will be staying with for the week. We want to bring my Mom’s cousin with us to the family reunion in Tennessee to give her a much-needed break from her Mother, the town, her responsibilities, and her current life which is weighing heavily on her more so now since the loss of her son. I spoke to her last week and she doesn’t know we plan to take her with us when we pass through in July, and even without fully knowing our plans, she feels something is coming and that something is right around the corner for her. In our conversation she stated this, she feels it but she doesn’t know what it is, she said the “family will be brought together and gather together,” she said she’s “getting ready for the big day wherever it is and whenever it is.” I was amazed at her intuitiveness and even notated her sentiments to refer to later in July when all of this comes together and I remind her of the words she spoke previously with such certainty. We’ve taken a couple road trips with Gram in her car to check out RV’s. We found one we like that will accommodate 6 people giving us enough room for family as we aren’t just getting this RV for us, it’s for ALL of us, and more. My husband and 11-year old nephew go fishing locally on the weekends and with the RV we want to take him to Key West and through the Florida Keys for fun fishing adventures. We want to give my Grandmother an acceptable mode of transport for her and her little doggie who last year she didn’t bring with her when we visited her home state to see her brother and we drove up in her little Toyota Corolla. This time around, she’ll have her little doggie and her doggie will have a friend too as her sister-in-law also has a little dog. And my Mom’s cousin will travel with us and connect with others who share in her outlook, connecting with others on deeper levels and giving her the space to be her authentic self. I was just thinking earlier this week that I’m so thankful for my husband’s family, my bonus family I now have through my marriage to him, and I can’t wait to introduce my Mom’s cousin to his family, who is now my family, who is also now her family too! We are requesting assistance to help with the deposit for our RV which is $3,000 as well as needed startup expenses associated with our insurance plan and service contract ($1,500) both of which are needed since we’ll be living in our RV and also taking it on the road; we want to be safe and have peace of mind that we’re covered should any unforeseen events may arise. The RV we’re interested in is $30k which is reasonable for an older unit, as we don’t need a brand new rig and we want to keep costs down. I’ve watched dozens of YouTube videos pertaining to painting RV’s and will be handling interior painting and design which I look forward to starting and completing. While time is dwindling and we’re working on a strict timeline of July, we’re a little anxious while also confident that everything will work out for the best and in the best way. Right now we need help and these are the reasons we need the help. Thank you for taking the time to review our post and thank you in advance for making the next chapter of our fairytale complete.
*I’ve attached a picture of my Grandmother embracing her brother after not seeing him for 12 years, during her visit last July when we drove her up one month after our wedding.
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