The other day I did something that didn't think I'd ever do on Facebook- No, I didn't start playing farmville. I actually updated my relationship status. 'Yeah, big deal, people do that all day long.' yeah yeah- I know what people do. But really! I really did! I mean, for those keeping up with my blog, you caught my January 4th post about going to lunch and hanging out with my friend Dakota. You also probably saw a few other things, like mention of me trying to take over the world and a friend telling me that he'd have to stop me, hanging out with a friend, being distracted all evening by a friend, and my friends really showing out to prove that I'm not all by me onesy. Okay, so now that's pointed out- I have been talking about him here, I really have! So updating a Facebook relationship status means anything? No, not in and of itself. I have a sock-puppet named Julian Glaucus (It's a Facebook page for my invisible friend who is a Goblin Psychiatrist) and I could say he was in a relationship with my friend Elsa's cat Gwendolyn if I wanted, wouldn't mean anything (cats aren't his type though...)
I suppose my point is this: He asked if he could change his status. Okay, I know I sound like an idiot. Maybe I should go back... Oh, but if I go back I'll go all goofy and won't be able to get my phrasing right... Nothing for it- gotta go back.
Okay, so we've been hanging out for a while- obviously- and some time in January he asked me if I'd like to go out to lunch with him. I said yeah, and off we went. Since then we've been going back and forth a lot, hangin' out every chance we get etc. Well, last Saturday we met at the library to do our weekend studying together, and when we'd spent three hours pouring over our books and I'd finished reading the segment of my Brit Lit book that I was supposed to read we decided to head across the street for a coffee before heading home. Craziest thing in the world happened just then- it was snowing. Yeah- Snow. In North Carolina. In February. After having 60 degree weather the day before. We decided as we were walking to the door that snow was an awful, ridiculous thing- and were both grinning from ear to ear when we walked out the door into it. By the time we made it across the street we were both well dusted with huge, fluffy snowflakes. I really wanted a picture- but wasn't sure how to ask for that... I mean, I coulda been all "We gotta take a picture with my cellphone! Get over here!" but that would have been uber goofy. Anyway, we got our coffee, sat down for a while looking out the window at the snow, enjoying the company and conversation. Eventually we decided that the weather, while lovely, was making the roads look slushy- so we said bye to the barista, and headed outside. Dakota asked if he could escort me back to my vehicle and offered his arm, so I took it and we started back across the street. Gorgeous weather. Absolutely beautiful. The streets were pretty much deserted, the sky was full of huge snowflakes, I had a warm coffee in one hand, and my best friend on the other. Just grinning from ear to ear. and that was the point that he asked me if I'd like to consider turning this whole hanging out/being awesome thing into an actual official courtship. Yeah, we were Homeschooled- we use different terms. No, we're not dating, we don't play that game. Look it up, courting. Google, go.
But yeah- I totally sounded like an idiot; I know I sounded like an idiot. I can't actually remember what in the heck I said, I know I was grinning from ear to ear and laughing and trying to figure out how to get my mouth to form words. My brain was totally gone! I'm sure I stood there giggling like a fool saying something to the effect of "uh- um, yeah! That sounds perfect! er, I'd love that! ah, eh, oh gosh, yeah!" I sounded like an idiot. lol. (<- I promised I wouldn't do that here, 6.6) So yeah, we finally put on facebook that we're in a relationship. This brings up another point, for which this post is named.
At my sister's wedding, my uncle John-John (I've got seriously fifteen 'John's in my family, gimme a break,) told me "If you get a boyfriend or something- whatever you call it- call me, okay? If the first I hear about this is that you're engaged, I'm gonna knock you both out." LOL. I suppose this would rather count. Geeze, I gotta get his number from my mom now...
I suppose my point is this: He asked if he could change his status. Okay, I know I sound like an idiot. Maybe I should go back... Oh, but if I go back I'll go all goofy and won't be able to get my phrasing right... Nothing for it- gotta go back.
Okay, so we've been hanging out for a while- obviously- and some time in January he asked me if I'd like to go out to lunch with him. I said yeah, and off we went. Since then we've been going back and forth a lot, hangin' out every chance we get etc. Well, last Saturday we met at the library to do our weekend studying together, and when we'd spent three hours pouring over our books and I'd finished reading the segment of my Brit Lit book that I was supposed to read we decided to head across the street for a coffee before heading home. Craziest thing in the world happened just then- it was snowing. Yeah- Snow. In North Carolina. In February. After having 60 degree weather the day before. We decided as we were walking to the door that snow was an awful, ridiculous thing- and were both grinning from ear to ear when we walked out the door into it. By the time we made it across the street we were both well dusted with huge, fluffy snowflakes. I really wanted a picture- but wasn't sure how to ask for that... I mean, I coulda been all "We gotta take a picture with my cellphone! Get over here!" but that would have been uber goofy. Anyway, we got our coffee, sat down for a while looking out the window at the snow, enjoying the company and conversation. Eventually we decided that the weather, while lovely, was making the roads look slushy- so we said bye to the barista, and headed outside. Dakota asked if he could escort me back to my vehicle and offered his arm, so I took it and we started back across the street. Gorgeous weather. Absolutely beautiful. The streets were pretty much deserted, the sky was full of huge snowflakes, I had a warm coffee in one hand, and my best friend on the other. Just grinning from ear to ear. and that was the point that he asked me if I'd like to consider turning this whole hanging out/being awesome thing into an actual official courtship. Yeah, we were Homeschooled- we use different terms. No, we're not dating, we don't play that game. Look it up, courting. Google, go.
But yeah- I totally sounded like an idiot; I know I sounded like an idiot. I can't actually remember what in the heck I said, I know I was grinning from ear to ear and laughing and trying to figure out how to get my mouth to form words. My brain was totally gone! I'm sure I stood there giggling like a fool saying something to the effect of "uh- um, yeah! That sounds perfect! er, I'd love that! ah, eh, oh gosh, yeah!" I sounded like an idiot. lol. (<- I promised I wouldn't do that here, 6.6) So yeah, we finally put on facebook that we're in a relationship. This brings up another point, for which this post is named.
At my sister's wedding, my uncle John-John (I've got seriously fifteen 'John's in my family, gimme a break,) told me "If you get a boyfriend or something- whatever you call it- call me, okay? If the first I hear about this is that you're engaged, I'm gonna knock you both out." LOL. I suppose this would rather count. Geeze, I gotta get his number from my mom now...
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