Parking Type	Terminal Location	Best For
Short-Term Parking	Terminal 1 & 2	Quick trips and short visits
Long-Term Parking	Terminal 2	Extended travel periods
Drop & Go	Both Terminals	Rapid passenger drop-off

Parking Option	Spaces	Shuttle/Walking Time	Best For
Express Red	8,000	5-minute shuttle	Quick terminal access
Holiday Blue	8,000	15-minute shuttle	Budget travelers
T2 Surface	270	5-minute walk	Short trips

Service Feature	Details
Location Coverage	Terminal 1 and Terminal 2
Processing Time	Less than 5 minutes
Vehicle Security	24/7 monitored parking facility

Booking Type	Average Savings	Recommended For
Walk-up Parking	Standard Rates	Spontaneous Travel
Online Pre-booking	Up to 20% Discount	Planned Trips

Parking Location	Accessible Spaces	Proximity to Terminal
T1 Short Term Car Park B	30 spaces	Immediate terminal access
T2 Short Term Car Park	25 spaces	Direct terminal connection
Express Red Long Term	35 spaces	Free shuttle service

Hotel	Parking Type	Key Features	Shuttle Service
Crowne Plaza	Multi-story	Secure, covered parking	Direct terminal shuttle
Metro Hotel	Underground	Climate-controlled parking	Complimentary airport transfer
Clayton Hotel	Underground	24/7 monitored parking	Frequent shuttle service

Transportation Method	Average Cost	Travel Time
Dublin Bus	€7-€10	45-60 minutes
Airlink Express	€7-€12	30-40 minutes
Taxi	€25-€40	25-35 minutes

Our Story {The Three Promises}

Oct 21, 2013 /

As promised, the man himself is here to tell about the finale to our proposal story… I have always felt that he tells the story best. I manage to leave out crucial parts and try to come back to them later and then people get confused…. So, without any further confusion, meet Mike!

My wife is awesome. I have the privilege to watch the many hours of work she pours into this blog and the growth in her skills as a blogger. I am so proud of her.

She asked me to write on the proposal from my perspective. So here it is.

It seems that proposals have become a contest. I have seen more videos pop up with names like, “Best Proposal Ever,” “The Most Over-The-Top Wedding Proposal,” or the “World’s Most Romantic Proposal”. I even heard there is now a website dedicated for people posting romantic, clever, or unique ways of proposing.

From the beginning, I didn’t want that. I didn’t want the emphasis to be on the creativity or effort that I put into the proposal. Don’t get me wrong, I have seen and heard of some excellent proposals. Friends and family of mine have proposed in some ingenious ways. But for me, I didn’t want the focus to be on a dramatic event. I wanted the focus to be the commitment, love, and hope of a life spent together after “the question”.

With this in mind, I wanted to make the proposal simple. As Kelsey explained, I led her to a spot on Sterling Lake, got on one knee, and proposed. She went kind of crazy for a little bit and finally said yes. I really just wanted to put the ring on her finger, but her hands were flailing about. After a minute of this, I finally exclaimed, “Give me your hand!” and I put the ring on her finger. A moment of anxious excitement overtook me as we smiled and laughed together. It’s one of those moments where you smile so big that your mouth hurts, but you don’t care.

After a moment or two, I grabbed her hand and told her to walk with me.

While we were dating, we talked a lot about being married. Three months into dating I was 100% sure I was going to marry her, so the topic came up frequently. I had a strong desire to show her that getting engaged wasn’t just “the next step.” I wasn’t just going through the motions or completing a formality. I really wanted to show her that this was an important, meaningful step for us. Doing so took some preparation.

My best friend and I worked hard to create a space in the Sterling Public Pool locker room that was near the proposal site. We hung sheets on the walls, surrounded the area with candles, and almost burnt down the place when one of the sheets caught on fire. Sam came to the rescue, but it was a close call. It really looked nice, and I couldn’t have completed it without his help.

With nervous anticipation I dragged Kelsey to the dimly lit room. I can remember the quizzical looks she was giving me as she kept asking, “Where are we going?” and the response always being, “You’ll see.”

I told her to take a seat. I watched her eyes shift and take in the room, obvious that she was dying to know what was going to happen next. She looked beautiful. I distinctly remember the candles casting a huge shadow behind her. It looked like a giant Kelsey. I quickly told myself to focus on the matter at hand and not to worry about the giant behind her.

At this point I began my poorly rehearsed speech. I explained to her how much she meant to me, how amazing it has been to be dating, and how God has been so good to us. I assured her that this proposal is not something I am taking lightly. And I told her that I wanted to show her that.

“That’s why we are here, Kelsey. I want to make you three promises.”

Kelsey knows the significance of me promising something. During our relationship, I made it a point to never break a promise (I was 99.8% successful). I wanted to make three promises, each with some sort of gesture to show her the importance of what I was doing. Here are the three promises.

Serve

The first promise was to always serve her. I told her that I would always work hard to put her first, think of her, and serve her in our marriage.

Washing a person’s feet was a representation of status in the Bible. Servants would wash their master’s feet as they came into their house. As a shocking gesture, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet and told them, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

I decided to show her this promise by washing her feet. Taking off her shoes, I guided her feet to a basin of warm water. It was a bit of a battle, to be honest. As I washed her feet I saw her concentrating not to squirm, as she is one of the most ticklish people I know. I soon figured out the appropriate pressure to minimize the tickling. I dried her feet with a towel, and quickly put her shoes back on, because her feet were cold. We laughed about it.

Pursue

The second promise was to always pursue her. Kelsey and I spoke a lot about married couples we respected when we were dating. One of the common themes in those couples was the seemingly never-ending pursuit of the bride. Even after being married for years, the bridegroom would try to impress, date, and win her. He would never give up or grow tired of her.

In the same way, Jesus pursues His bride, the church, relentlessly. Though the church fails and makes mistakes, He continually pursues us.

I explained to her that I plan to always pursue her. To demonstrate this, I played her a song I had written on the guitar. It wasn’t my best take as my hands lumbered across the fretboard, shaking, confused by the cold of the room and the heat of the moment. It was a simple acoustic song, without any words. But I truly meant what I played.

Love

The third promise was to always love her. I told her that no matter what happens, no matter where we go, no matter who she would become—I would always love her. I admitted that I will make mistakes, of course, but I would never give up on her or us.

I consider our relationship a blessing from God. I believe His hand was on us meeting, dating, and now being married. From the very beginning, we have tried to honor Him with our relationship. Put simply, we would not be where we are without Jesus.

I thought the best way we can celebrate this promise was to share communion together, to be reminded of what true love really is. Slowly, I read from Luke 22 and we shared the bread and cup together. Afterwards, we sat for a moment in transcendent silence. We embraced and I prayed over us. I don’t think I am exaggerating when I say that it was a liminal experience—we caught a glimpse of the hope and restoration that will come when Jesus returns.

“Kelsey, from this day forward, I promise to serve, pursue, and love you forever.”

Hug.

“Ready to go?” I asked. And we headed to my house to celebrate with friends and family.

Happy Monday, friends! And thank you to Mike for taking the time to write this for us. I think I can go ahead and say that the day of our engagement goes into the top 5 best days of my life.

Love, KJ

Keeping reading: Our Story {The Beginning}, {Firsts}, {The Proposal}, {The Engagement Party}

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{Snow}tober

Oct 18, 2013 /

It snowed today.

Not just a couple sprinkles: really snowed.

If you are a Kansan I’m sure you are just as pleased as I am. The snow today was stunning. Absolutely shocking, but stunningly beautiful. I love that it wasn’t just a 20 minute snow, but a 6 hour event. The ground would turn white for just a little while and then it would melt and again turn white. The flakes were huge and there wasn’t any breeze so they fell very gently to the ground.

Oh, so this is what snow on October 18th feels like?

It feels wonderful. I am home from work now, snuggled up on the couch with my favorite blanket. I have warm fuzzy socks on and I can hear the furnace running in the basement. It’s a good Friday. I am so much more than content. This is peace.

A few people at work brought out their complaints today… The “It’s too cold,” “my plants are all going to die,” and the “It’s too soon for this!” were ringing in my ears. I was so tempted to join in, but am so glad I decided to enjoy this day instead of grump about and complain.

Tomorrow it will be 67 degrees again and today will be forgotten, but I’m glad I can look back and remember how much joy the snow brought me.

Yea, my last post was all about not wanting winter and not enjoying the cold – I still stand by all those statements – but today the beauty and mystery of God was apparent and a place where I found joy.

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you have a blessed and exciting weekend. The end of the proposal will be up on Monday!
Love, KJ

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Our Story {The Proposal}

Oct 11, 2013 /

A year and a half had gone by since we first started dating.

We had another summer at the woods together. He was on leadership and I was a counselor. Later that summer, Mike left the country for a few weeks for a mission trip to Fiji. We spent two weeks working together at Northern Pines.

Many times before we had talked about “the future”. It hadn’t been an *easy* summer by any means but the future was something we could talk about in comfort.

He told me he loved me our first summer at the woods together. He had never said it before and told me when we first met that he would only say it to his wife (future wife).

We knew we were going to get engaged. We knew we were going to be married. I knew he was going to be my husband.

I did not know when.

In fact, I was told on many occasions that it would not be soon. He couldn’t afford a ring, I still had a year of school, he still had TWO years of school… I would get suspicious and then NOTHING would happen.

He had a plan though. The lying was his way of making sure I was completely surprised and it worked.

October 6th, 2011.

We had had a great week of long distance (if that even exists). It was the week before my fall break and I knew I was going to see him that weekend. I remember sitting on my porch in Lawrence, talking to him on the phone about our weekend. We were going to spend the first few days with his family and then drive to Wichita to spend the last few days with mine.

I got to Sterling that evening and didn’t notice anything different. He was happy to see me. I was happy to see him. We sat on the couches in his living room and talked to his mom and brother. There was even a moment when Mike claimed to not know the date – but he was lying because he had spent many hours before working on a picture frame with the date in it for me.

I suspected nothing.

We went to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, El Potrillo in Lyons, KS. Our food was delicious and we had great conversation about the future. I asked him again if he thought we would get engaged soon and he told me he was proud of me for being so patient and trusting in the Lord’s timing. He made it seem like it would still be months off even though we both wanted to get married that next summer.

Again, suspected nothing.

He suggested a long walk when we got home because of all the food we ate. We like to do this after all our big meals so again, not surprised. We went back to his parents house and I changed into a sweatshirt and some more comfy shoes. We walked to the lake in Sterling where we sat on a bench for awhile and he told me how excited he was about youth group that year. We talked about not wanting to be long distance anymore.

We got up to leave and he stopped me for a hug. He started saying things and talking about how much he loved me. He loved that I had a relationship with the Lord and that I had given this relationship over to Him. Then the next thing I knew he was on his knee asking me to be his bride.

I freaked.

I believe my words exactly were… “Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh.”

I literally – in ALL ways – did not see this coming! But of course I said yes. We hugged and I cried. The ring was PERFECT. I was shaking and just in awe. He was so happy. We were so happy.

I was engaged. What?!?

Up next? Our Story {The Three Promises}… It’s about to get really good.

Love, KJ

Keep Reading: Our Story {the beginning}, {firsts}, {the three promises}, {the engagement party}

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Our Story {The Three Promises}

Serve

Pursue

Love

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