Meet Deric.

It's my pleasure to "introduce" you to my boyfriend, Deric! He and I met at school back in late September, began dating very soon after, and have been having a blast ever since. He's in his 3rd year of an MDiv degree and he wants to be an Army Chaplain. We're enjoying getting to know each other, he's amazing, and I consider him such a gift from the Lord.

Here are some photos from the past month:

At a mission organization's fundraising banquet.

with his truck.

at the Taylor Swift concert.

after brunch with the springstons.

And here are some fun facts about D-Rock (his nickname):

-grew up in a small town outside of Sioux Falls, SD
-works part-time as a valet
-his birthday: February 8, 1983
-passionate about people and relationships
-loves kids (was a camp counselor for several summers)
-interned at Focus on the Family Institute for a semester during college
-is a 2nd Lt. in the Army reserves
-doesn't own any movies (doesn't watch many either)
-used to work for Youthworks (a missions organization) and has been to China
-graduated with a ministry and Bible double major from Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN
-has a slight upper-midwest accent (dontcha know)
-likes dogs (esp. Golden Retrievers) better than cats
-plays the guitar and sings (baritone)
-likes to read
-has never jazzercised...yet. :)
-favorite colors: blue and purple
-used to run Cross Country in high school
-used to do theatre
-is doing an independent study on the psychology of killing (in relation to being a soldier at war) in order to be a more effective chaplain
-hopes to graduate and be ordained (Baptist General Conference) in December 2008
-he grew up fixing up old cars with his dad and brother
-drives a white and orange 1970 Chevy pick-up truck that he restored this summer
-loves all different types of music, a current favorite is country-singer Taylor Swift
-is a fun dancer