I miss him!

I didn't get to see Dan today either.  It's been a full 48 hours since I saw him and that's the longest we've been apart for  almost 3 weeks now.  I miss him.  Looking back at the pictures of when I first met him, I actually don't like them much.  I think it's because I didn't love him yet.

I can't imagine looking at pictures of when you were first a couple after a lifetime of a marriage.  I don't think they would be my favorite memories, because I don't think the way I felt about my husband would be as deep or all encompassing than after years of marriage.

On Sunday, after making dinner together, Dan and I watched my "Rafting the Grand Canyon" video of when I rafted the Colorado River 6 years ago.  As I looked at myself from long ago, I couldn't even describe the Alyssa in the video.  I am a completely different person and my perspectives on life have completely changed for the better.  I like what I've become.  I like the way my mission, Jerusalem, my experiences have helped me see life in a different light.  I like the way the people I have met have changed me.  As I watched the video, I felt a deep sense of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for ALL that He's given me, for all the good times and especially for all the hard times that made me grow in more ways than I would have ever imagined. 

Life has so far been an incredible journey.  I expect the rest of it to be no less.