The future. It is unpredictable, unpromised, and it is nerve wracking to think of it.

There is a lot to think about when discussing your future. Family, friends, vocation, where you will live, where you will travel, who you will be, who you will look like. Sure you may have an idea of what you want it to look like, but there is no guarantee that any of it will work out. But regardless of whether or not my future turns out to be how I hope it will be, I want to paint a picture for you of what I believe life should be like.

I imagine being deeply in love, a love full of passion and fun. A love full of good humor and adventure. A love full of spontaneous dates and inside jokes, made of pranks and lots of days in just cuddling. Less dress up dates, more coffee or breakfast dates. I imagine deep talks late at night while eating food, and wrestling and playing around to get through the days. I imagine a husband who loves God and respects me for who I am.

I imagine traveling, and not just the occasional travel to the same place every time, I imagine traveling far and wide to new places where I can make unforgettable memories with the love of my life. I imagine going to exotic places such as Hawaii, Bora Bora, South Africa, Egypt, and so many more places. I imagine documenting my adventures, with videos and photos and journal filled with tales of places we have discovered and foods we have tried and activities we have done in each and every place we have gone to. We would make memories just living life on the edge, not worrying about what may be just around the corner. We make memories full of adventure and love and passion.

I imagine a lively country home with the love of my life, with enough open space to run around, and a dog or two to keep us on our feet. I imagine my own little kids running around in our spacious yard, enjoying the outdoors and loving their childhood while it lasts. I imagine family dinners being the norm, and days full of adventure.

I imagine little children running around, and me and my husband telling them stories after stories about our adventures and how we met, and when we first realized we were in love. The stories of our childhoods, and our families, and our old friends who left us, along with the old friends who stuck around. We will tell them of our adventures we had when we were young, and of the times we shared together.

We will watch them grow up and watch them begin to make memories. We will watch them fight over tiny things, and we will guide them in life for as long as we can. We will love them and care for them and and make more and more memories to share for a lifetime.

So whether or not my future pans out to be how I painted it or not, I will make the most of my life right now and steer myself in the right direction with the type of people that will support wherever I may go.