[sniffsniff] something's cookin!

no, im not going to give you a recipe...paha

so some (very few) of you know that something has been cooking in my life recently...but most dont. and since i cant contact each of you individually, i figured this would be alot easier. so please dont get offended if you wanted me to tell you in person...its nothing personal...

(spoiler alert: i may be slightly sappy and/or "cute" in this post...now that you know, you can decide whether you want details or not)

also...just like always, good-natured ribbing or poking fun us acceptable...but trolls would do well to keep on moving to somewhere else!

this story requires a small amount of backstory, so i'll start there: i was born a po' pitiful chile....

just kidding! and i dont need to go back that far! but throughout middle school, and i guess early high school, we went to a church in hillsborough. nice place, nice people, and ive got lots of stories that come out of there...but thats beside the point. while in middle school (and somewhat today...who am i kidding?), i was awkward. not gonna lie. but then again, everybody is in middle school. and as a general rule, i didnt really like people that much. except for a select few, i was a loner (still am sometimes). well, there was this one person i "liked" alot, and as such was incredibly shy around her, like i didnt talk much...at all. those of you who know me pretty well know why thats strange! but she was funny, smart, cute, didnt mind being around me (which was a HUGE deal in my book), and respectable in a non-lame way...i know that's not exactly the most endearing term, but i think you get the picture - she knew how to conduct herself (as opposed to pretty much every other girl at that church besides a small handful), and was way fun to be around (despite my not talking). well, i never said anything about it, just let it sit there (but some people apparently caught it...good catch "jerk"...you know who you are!). well, we moved and changed churches so i figured that was it - no more seeing her, no more hanging out...and again...didnt say anything...but never forgot her.

apparently, unbeknownst to me, she liked me at the same time i liked her - but somehow i didnt notice! or maybe i noticed the by-product nervousness but it didnt calculate in my mind...and in a way im glad, because it makes now even more special! but im getting ahead of myself.

time passes. and passes. and who do you think gets back into contact with me a few years ago? yep, youre right! well, we got back into contact and caught up a little bit. and she came to one of our band concerts back in '09, which was awesome! and guess who was still awkward and shy around her? if you guessed me, you were right. by alot. take a look at the pic below:


see that awkward arm hang? and how im almost leaning out of the picture? you could tell i was nervous...and she seemed completely unchanged (besides the usual "grown up look" changes) - everything i had admired and been attracted to was still there!

well, not too long ago, we got back in touch for real and spent alot of time talking. and even less time ago she tells me that she's met a really awesome guy who makes her smile alot and makes her feel awesome...a guy she had known for a long time but had lost contact with on and off for several years. i ended up learning that he was at another school which made starting a relationship difficult, but i was happy for her because she was genuinely excited and happy. so i told her to tell him not to be a stranger, because she was really happy.

the next morning i get up to a message from her on facebook that says "dont be such a stranger". oh wow! brain. grenade. kabloom! my head a-splode! bam! fireworks! well, you get the picture. and apparently im a true guy...because i was too dense to realize she was talking about me being at another school and making her happy! wow. and she posted a video to my facebook so i could hear her recite something, but i didnt watch it for that...and not gonna lie...i watched it a bajillion times...paha

she had grown up. alot. like alot alot. what had been cute was now beautiful, her smile had become more infectious. her charm had only increased; her humor was still there but more refined, her whole "air" was one of grace and beauty (while still being fun). i could go on, but you dont want to read all that... :) and she was attracted to me! whoah. absolutely amazing! when i could finally speak/think coherently again, we decided to discuss the idea of dating...

enter over 9 hours of skype in 2 days (yes i know, thats unhealthy...but i dont care!) and countless hours of facebook chat... :)

and my cheeks hurt pretty much everyday now. smiling does that, i hear. according to her, though, we'll at least not have to worry about crazy old ladies pinching our cheeks because there wont be anything to grab - just muscle :D (yes i know i just kept you in suspense for even longer :P)

so where do we stand now? drumroll please............

i am thrilled and most proud to say that this beautiful, fun, and amazing woman...is now my girlfriend! and yes, i know im incredibly lucky! i also know all of you are jealous...i really do understand. but you cant have her! :)