Someday My Prince Will Come...But When?!?!

Well, it's time for some more pondering on love, romance, boys....you know, that kind of thing. I tell you what, this wait for my prince to arrive sure is a long wait. o_O Sometimes I wonder if he got lost. That he's out there somewhere trying to come to me, but he lost his sense of direction and, being a guy, is too stubborn to ask for directions because he thinks he can get here himself. He's like a phantom. You know he's real, but you don't really know where or who he is.

You look for him, and look for him, and sometimes you think that you've found him. You search and search and think this one person might be it. You seek him here and there, you seek him everywhere, and think that yes, he's him. But alas, he's not the one. The One that you seek is, well, elusive.

Yes, he is so hard to find. Or at least, he's hard to wait for. But I know that when he finds me, that we won't be separated until death do us part. He'll be my best friend, the one I can rely on. I won't have to worry about betrayal with him, because he will always be there for me, no matter what. He will be a loyal husband. I know that in my life, I have always said that I want to be a Samwise Gamgee for my friends, to stick with them through thick and thin and help them when they need me the most. This is still true....but when I am united with the Prince that God has for me, I wouldn't mind being Frodo sometimes, cause I know that I'll go through hard times and I'll need someone to help carry me when I can't go on.

You know what I find really appealing? Being old-fashioned. Where the guy doesn't ask you out on a whim. He gets to know you first and then later decides that he would like to date, or even court you. Courting would be even better than dating actually. I like it when the guy asks permission from the dad to be able to court/date his daughter, not how it is today and ask the girl, and then she just tells the parents without trying to get approval from the parents. When he acts like a gentleman, like not letting you walk alone in the dark, even for shorter distances, opening the door for you when you get in a car or go into a building, treating you with the respect that you deserve...like in a Jane Austen novel.

I hope that he has a good sense of humor. Honestly, it would be a sad day if he isn't able to make me laugh. I absolutely love laughter. It is one of the things that can get me through hard times. If you see me sad, one of the best things to do is just act like a complete idiot and get me to laugh. There are rare instances that I just won't laugh, but that is, as I have just said, rare. But, he also needs to know how to be serious. When I am not in a laughing mood, to just be there, do almost whatever necessary to help me make it through a hard situation. To actually care about my feelings. Have a heart, apologize when he is in the wrong, and forgive me when I am in the wrong. Also, to be willing to risk anything for me. Whether it is big or small, even his life. Cause I know that I will be willing to risk everything for him. Even to give up my life to save his. And I would hope he would do the same thing.

Something that I have learned over the years is to "never judge a book by its cover." I know that this is very important. One thing that I have always said is that my Prince doesn't have to be the perfect looking guy - thin, muscular, supermodel. No, I don't really care about those things. What I care about most is what is on the inside, not the outside. For me, if the inside is beautiful, then I can see it on the outside. By seeing a person's inner beauty, their outside is also beautiful, because that is how God made them. So what if my Prince isn't a supermodel? I don't care. I would rather him not be. Whatever he looks like, I will love him with all my heart.

I think the number one thing that is a given for the One for me is this: to actually be a Prince. This is what I mean. I am a Christian. I believe in God, that he sent his son Jesus down to earth to save you and me, and that now I am a child of God. Since God is the King of Kings, this makes me a Princess. My guy has to be a Prince. Saved by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and puts God above all things, even me. God should come first, and I come later. I am royalty, so my future should be royalty as well.

Ever since I started getting really into The Lord of the Rings, there has been one thing that I have really wanted to do. I know that it is really cliche, but for me, it means something important. I have always wanted the Evenstar necklace. In case you don't recognize the name, it is the necklace that Arwen gives to Aragorn.  On my wedding day, either while I'm standing at the altar or maybe a little while afterwards, I want to give that necklace to my husband. A question was brought up to me the other day, "Why not get a different necklace and just do the same thing with that?" I though about that, and here is my answer. Using the Evenstar necklace has so much meaning to me than just giving a necklace to my husband. In The Lord of the Rings, that necklace was a symbol of Arwen's immortality, and she gave it to him because she was willing to give up anything for Aragorn, even her immortality. This symbol is just so powerful to me, so I want to, in a sense, recreate it in real life.

Well, I think I'm going to go to bed now....It's getting close to three in the morning and I have to be up by eight to get ready for church. :P I bid you all goodnight, and to my Prince, I still eagerly await for your arrival so we can be together. Forever.

~Katherine Grace~