It has been a sort of busy December but an incredibly relaxing one for sure. There is some big news to pass along, so here goes.
Back before Thanksgiving, Wilson approached me about "meeting for breakfast" one morning while I was on vacation. I said yes, and knew that this conversation was going to lead to some pretty serious conversation about Wilson's and Morgan's future together. We had a great conversation that morning at Panera and I was able to share with him that we have been praying for him long before we even knew who he was or what he looked like. It was an expensive conversation for me and a nervous one for him. :-)
On a mid-December weekend he planned a trip for Morgan and he to jet away to Washington, DC to meet up with some friends and just enjoy the sites in DC. Morgan was not aware that many of her friends would be meeting them there so that was a nice surprise once they arrived in DC. They explored the city, saw many of the great sites there and had a great time on Sat. Sunday morning, Wilson and Morgan met for breakfast alone and Morgan began to really sense what was about to happen. She said she was pretty nervous and really just pushed the food around on her plate and made it look like she was eating. They left the restaurant, made their way to the National Mall and ended up close to the Lincoln Memorial sitting on a park bench. Wilson pulled out his iPad and had created a video of their times together (which by the way I have yet to see) and ended up on one knee, presented her a pretty magnificent ring I might add and asked her to marry him. She said yes! and then heard someone sort of applauding from a slight distance away. A lady happened to be passing by, kind of caught wind of what was going on, had her camera with her and snapped a couple of pictures of the whole thing going down. Introduced herself, congratulated them and sent them some of the pics she had taken.
Ok, so that was the second or third hand dad's account of the whole thing. So I am not big on all the intricate details but I think I most of the gist of story correct. Needless to say, Sondra and I are excited.
I like Wilson (Wil). He has been hanging around basically since Mark and Shelbi got married in August 2012. He is incredibly smart. He reads all the time. He brings up subjects that I know little to nothing about and try to bluff my way through the conversation. He is incredibly competitive. We have had the privilege to be around his whole family and picked up quickly from where his competitiveness comes. he is from Murfreesboro (just down the road from Nashville for you out of towners) and he and Morgan met in college at Union. He likes to be busy and it is a bit of an adjustment for him I think, because the Turners are a laid back bunch. He seems to be settling in and understanding that and actually enjoying it some. He loves life and he loves his family. We are thankful that God has chosen him to be Morgan's mate. For the last year or so, people would ask me what I thought of Wilson and my answer has been, "He loves Jesus and he loves Morgan." I think that is a great combination.
His desire for a career is to be a Physician's Assistant and has completed the prelim work and is waiting to apply to three or four schools. The window for applying and being accepted is in the spring/summer of the year with classes starting in January. So he is waiting for that window to apply, be accepted and start in 2016.
The wedding will take place some time this Spring!
I really have not waited to post this because I was secretly hoping it would go away. Far from it. I have just been on vacation and extremely lax in doing much of anything.
And . . . Happy New Year!
Back before Thanksgiving, Wilson approached me about "meeting for breakfast" one morning while I was on vacation. I said yes, and knew that this conversation was going to lead to some pretty serious conversation about Wilson's and Morgan's future together. We had a great conversation that morning at Panera and I was able to share with him that we have been praying for him long before we even knew who he was or what he looked like. It was an expensive conversation for me and a nervous one for him. :-)
Ok, so that was the second or third hand dad's account of the whole thing. So I am not big on all the intricate details but I think I most of the gist of story correct. Needless to say, Sondra and I are excited.
I like Wilson (Wil). He has been hanging around basically since Mark and Shelbi got married in August 2012. He is incredibly smart. He reads all the time. He brings up subjects that I know little to nothing about and try to bluff my way through the conversation. He is incredibly competitive. We have had the privilege to be around his whole family and picked up quickly from where his competitiveness comes. he is from Murfreesboro (just down the road from Nashville for you out of towners) and he and Morgan met in college at Union. He likes to be busy and it is a bit of an adjustment for him I think, because the Turners are a laid back bunch. He seems to be settling in and understanding that and actually enjoying it some. He loves life and he loves his family. We are thankful that God has chosen him to be Morgan's mate. For the last year or so, people would ask me what I thought of Wilson and my answer has been, "He loves Jesus and he loves Morgan." I think that is a great combination.
His desire for a career is to be a Physician's Assistant and has completed the prelim work and is waiting to apply to three or four schools. The window for applying and being accepted is in the spring/summer of the year with classes starting in January. So he is waiting for that window to apply, be accepted and start in 2016.
The wedding will take place some time this Spring!
I really have not waited to post this because I was secretly hoping it would go away. Far from it. I have just been on vacation and extremely lax in doing much of anything.
And . . . Happy New Year!
