The Story of Richard and Rebecca

I have been wanting to post the story of my fiance, Richard Nicholas and I for quite some time, so here goes.. It was the night of the Call Houston, Jan 17th. I was standing at our information booth for Bound4LIFE when this guy and his friend came up to ask for directions to the Planned Parenthood that we would be sieging at the next day. I thought he was handsome but didn't think anything further because I had just started a 5 month no dating vow. He left and I went on about my business. The next day at the Silent Siege I was directing people where to go and guess who walks up? The same handsome guy. He stopped and we chatted for a minute then he left. About 5 seconds later he was running back up to me and asked me if he could have my email so he could get some more info on B4L and JHOP (Justice House of Prayer). I had to say yes because that was my job, right? Well a few days later I went back home to DC and a couple weeks go by and then I hear from him. He genuinely had some questions about JHOP but he finally got to the real question he wanted ask to all along, "Are you single?" Haha. I told him yes but that I was not dating anyone for the next 5 months. He respected my decision and we decided to become friends. We emailed over the next 4 months and really got to know one another. God definitely had His hand all over us because if you know me you know that I am not THAT spontaneous. Really, who emails someone for 4 months with no phone calls that they only met once?? Well it worked and we were finally ready to meet! So we planned a trip to FL to see what direction we were going to take. May 19th was the day that my life changed forever. We spent the next few days hanging out and meeting friends and family. May 24th we drove back to Dallas to meet his family (which I felt comfortable with immediately) and then I would fly back to DC from there. Those 6 days were absolutely amazing filled with fun and adventure and from there we decided to pursue a relationship. After flying back to DC we continued talking and started planning future details. Over the next month we planned another trip back to FL. While down he asked both of my dads if he could have my hand in marriage and of course they said yes. July 10th he took me to the beach where we fished, shopped, had ice cream then out of no where he got down on one knee, grabbed my hand and proposed! It was one of the happiest days of my life. I was filled with so much joy! We then had a couple more days together before we had to go back our separate ways. I had to finish up the summer in DC with B4L before I could move to Dallas. Finally August 21st had come. It was the day my man flew to DC to meet the Locketts and the B4L team then to drive me back to DFW. Thankfully everyone loved him and gave tons of approval which made me incredibly happy. We left on the 23rd and made our way to Texas where we will be spending our lives together. For awhile at least. I am ecstatic and can not wait to be Mrs. Rebecca Nicholas :)