I am trying to be really good at blogging now that I have exciting things to talk about. I thought I should just update you all on what has happened since I decided to go to Germany. I told the family that I was going to be with yes and they told me that they were deciding between another girl and me. I was kind of upset because they had made it sound like I would be their nanny if I told them yes, and I had. So I was kind of expecting just a huge exciting response from them telling me some details and what not of what to expect but I opened up my email the next day to a really depressing email from them. They told me that they had decided to go with the other girl because she spoke some German and she had been to Germany before. They told me that they knew that I was an amazing person and they were certain I would find someone else really quickly.
Well I was frustrated to say the least. I was upset that they hadn't been forward with me from the beginning telling me that they were looking at other girls as well. I had never done anything like this before so I didn't know what to expect. So I began my search once again. I started looking through the many profiles and messaging those whom I thought would be a good match for me. There were a couple that emailed me back saying they were interested in me as well but they were all either in Utah, Washington, Texas or Missouri. Now, I don't have anything against any of those states, I just really wanted to leave and go somewhere I really wanted to go. And because I had already made up my mind and talked myself into going to Germany, I really wanted to go to Germany. But I couldn't find anyone who wanted me that was from Germany. So I started looking into the other ones. And then one day, (this was on Saturday, the 12th) I had a thought to narrow my search to Germany. I was just looking internationally and so I narrowed it down. I started going through the pages and messaging some families I thought would be a good match for me. I got to the seventh page and I decided I was done looking. I didn't want to do it anymore. I figured that I had messaged a lot of families and some of them had to be interested in me. So I went to bed.
The next morning, (Sunday) I was checking my email right before I went to church and I had a lot of families that had messaged me back telling me that I wasn't the one for them. I was getting kind of discouraged but then I found one that had told me they were really interested in me. So I went onto the site I was working through and I looked over this family's profile again. I knew immediately that something was going to happen with them. I felt really good when I was looking at their profile and they just looked like so fun, and the cutest things.
I went to church and all during it, I could not stop thinking about this family. They kept popping back into my mind and I couldn't get them out. When I got home from church, I got on the site and I messaged them back. I told them that I was really interested and I would love to get to know them more. Surprisingly, (because of the time difference I thought they were in bed) they messaged me right back. They told me that they wanted me to tell them more about me, my family and if I was serious about going to Germany. So I answered all their questions. I was very forward with them and I told them everything I thought they would need to know.
The next day I got on again and they told me they would like to Skype with me the next day (Tuesday). So I went through out my day and I once again could not stop thinking about them. Every time I had a time I wasn't really busy I would just think about them and I would smile. I thought about skyping with them and unlike the first family, I was not nervous at all. I felt that it would be like skyping with my friends.
As soon as I got home from work the next day, I got onto my computer and they had already tried skyping me a couple times. I hurried and skyped them so they wouldn't think I forgot. It rang once and the mom was there! I talked with here for about 20 minutes and she was the sweetest thing. She ran through what I would be doing if I came and things I could do. Then the dad came over and we all talked. He is the funniest person I have ever talked to. He had me laughing so much. I felt so comfortable with them and I was just so happy and smiling when I was talking to them. It just felt so right. The dad was so funny. He told me that he wanted to talk to my dad to basically see what the rules for me were. Dating, partying, stuff like that. Then he told me that he was going to protect me and not let me go anywhere dangerous. He said that he wouldn't let me go to Spain or Italy because those boys are "no no", but German boys were good. It was so funny.
Before we ended skyping, the dad told me that they were giving me until Thursday (today) to let them know if I wanted to come or not. They are very big on knowing the parents and having the parents opinions/support so I had to make sure my parents were good with it too. Then they told me that they wanted me to know that they were interviewing other girls as well but I was at the very top of the list and they were hoping I would say yes. That made me feel so great because I knew that they wanted me and that they thought it was right. Another big part was that they wanted to know my parents and they wanted to know what my parents thought. The other family didn't really care if they knew my parents or not.
So this morning, I told them yes and I have no doubt in my mind that this is what I am supposed to be doing. I am so excited and I know that the Lord wants me there. I know it and the family knows it as well. They told me today that they felt so sure that He knows it is for the best. They are not LDS which is okay with me, but I have a feeling that if they don't join the church in this life, they will in the next.
I am so excited for the adventure that is ahead of me. I know that I am supposed to be in Germany next year, I don't know why I am supposed to be there, but I know that I am. I want to thank all of you for your support of this. It is really nice knowing that I have people supporting me and being so kind to me. Thank you for helping me keep my head held high. You all mean the world to me and I love you all so much!
Thanks for reading!
-Kasey =)
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