Did someone say Marriage?

I have so much freakin' news that I don't even know where to begin. I may have to break this up throughout the week to get it all in.

First of all, a major disappointment has happened to my family. As you know, Nathaniel and Missy were engaged to be married next September. Well, Saturday morning Nathaniel informed us that Missy gave him back the ring and moved in with another man. He's going through a divorce and has 2 kids.

It was absolutely shocking news. We are all still trying to process it. Apparently, she met the guy during her EMT class, which Nathaniel paid for and encouraged her to do as part of her nursing training, which Nathaniel also encouraged her to do. We are all pissed. We feel so betrayed and used. My parents had given her (not sold to, given) a car, paid for some of her first classes, and we've all shared family secrets and stories with her, and then she does this?!!?

Apparently she said that she felt takend for granted and that Nathaniel was putting Kayla ahead of her. First of all, can I just say that Nathaniel sees Kayla 4 days a month. FOUR. And so if she feels that he put her above Kayla, what is this married guy with 2 kids going to do?? Huh?! And I think she is the one who was taking Nathaniel for granted. He cleaned their apartment, did all their laundry and was always saying to us, "well I'm going to go home now because Missy's coming home." If he didn't give a shit about her, then he would never have cared to be home when she was. Bitch.

A good thing is that her family isn't speaking to her at all. Her sister told Nathaniel that when she calls her she just hangs up on Missy. Nathaniel also went to see Missy's parents and thanked them for all they've done for Kayla over the past 4 years. They really love her and Kayla adores them. We haven't told Kayla. How awful for her, she liked Missy and had started calling her her step-mom.

I think Nathaniel is in shock. Just 2 weeks ago Missy showed me and mom the dress that she was getting for the wedding. Justin said that he thinks Missy did this just to see if Nathaniel would come after her, just for attention. But he said that she realizes that he won't take her back now, and she's screwed.

It's just so out of the blue, but then again, maybe she's just been conning us for the last 4 years to get what she wanted and then move on. Fucking Bitch. There aren't even enough words of hatred that have been created for me to expres the fury that I feel for someone doing that to my family.

In other news, I belive Brad would like to marry me in September. Yeah. Four months away.

We haven't talked about it outright, and I plan on doing that this week, but here is why I think this:
1) On Friday he came over and was telling me how he was talking to his neighbor lady. He has first option to purchase her farm if she ever decides to sell it. He said that he was telling her he had a girlfriend and then decided to play a little joke on her. So he said that we were getting married in September and that she could expect the invitation in August. So she was all like, "Well, I better start looking for a new place to live, because you'll want to be buying this place....blah blah blah." He did tell her it was a joke, and then I kind of forgot about it until....
2) Saturday night. Met his mom's side of the family at a wedding for his cousin (I'm totally in, by the way, the family loved me and I loved them, they're awesome!). Now, when I relay all this information, keep in mind he was intoxicated, so maybe he's just playing with my mind. Anyway, we were in our own little world, his arm around me when all of a sudden he started talking about being "in this" for the long haul. And then he went on to say that he had it all planned out and that he had it under control. Then, (and this is what got me) he said that September is a good month for him and that he could have a place by then. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

So, I don't know. There are some other cute things I want to share, but I better get back to work. What do you guys think? Of everything. It was quite a weekend.

You're Just A Little Off

I don't like to shop. It annoys me. However, the other day I did go shopping because I have 3 weddings to go to this summer, and I needed some new shoes and some new pants. It took me 20 minutes to find what I was looking for. And then I bought myself a Mt. Dew to ease my pain.

Now. Here's the great thing. I bought 2 pairs of shoes because I didn't know which ones I liked the best. One pair is dressy and the other pair are sandals. Let me tell you, the sandals are the most comfortable shoes I've purchased in years! I would fall in love with them if they weren't shoes because they can't love me back......like chocolate loves me back.

And speaking of chocolate, do you M&M's now come in white chocolate? I thought I'd hit the mother load when Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were made with white chocolate, but now M&M's? I'm so in heaven.

Aftermath

I have sensitive skin. It's not that bad, but certain things make my skin irritated, and then it gets blotchy and puffy and red. It makes me look diseased.

Which is exactly what my chin looks like because of some certain boyfriend's facial hair. Dang it *shakes fist in the air*

Monday, I thought something weird was happening to my face, but then last night when I got home, it was unreal how corroded my chin looked. So I put some green aloe stuff on it - which, of course, prompted my mom to laugh out loud every time she looked at me. Every. Time. So, I guess it's safe to say that I'm allergic to my boyfriend.

So, I have either of 2 choices. 1) Stop kissing him or 2) Kiss a whole heck of a lot to get immune to it. (I choose 2)

Luckily, I can cover it up with makeup, but if you look closely you can tell that something's just not right. I think I'd rather have a zit.

Did someone say Boyfriend?

Yes, yes. I am now officially a girlfriend. I'm so giddy it's sick!

Brad and I went out again on Saturday night and we had a great time. We drove around for lack of anything else either of us wanted to do, and it was raining. He made fun of me because I'm horrible at directions and never knew where we were. Then, we stopped at a pub because one of his friends' girlfriend was having a birthday party. We stayed for about 45 minutes; I was extremely bored. Thankfully, so was he so we drove around some more.

We got back to my house at about 12:30 - 1:00 a.m. We sat in his truck and talked until about 3:00 a.m. (With no hand holding or kissing, I might add) So, finally, since I was dying for him to kiss me I decided I had to take matters into my own hands, literally. So I nonchalantly took his had, which I'm assuming he liked because he didn't let go. So, we held hands and talked for another hour, 4:00 a.m. So, I'm thinking he'll never kiss me. It was going to take 3 or 4 hours to get one stinkin' kiss!!

So, then we were talking about something, and he was making fun of me so I said I was going to strangle him. He said, "I'd like to see that!" So, I reached over to strangle him, and he pulled me to him and kissed me. It was really sweet. And so continued the kissing. He was very gentlemanly - no shoving his tongue down my throat or groping. I was impressed.

Then, after a while he asked if he could officially call me his girlfriend. To which I (of course) said yes. *giggles*

I finally went inside a little after 5:00 a.m. The next morning, Justin and Dad gave me crap because Dad has woken up at about 3:00 a.m. to go to the bathroom, and Mom said as soon as he left the bedroom, he came back in to inform her that I was still not home. So, he then went downstairs to investigate, where Justin was sleeping. Dad was looking out the window and Justin woke up and it scared the crap out of him. He screamed. I laugh!!

I did ask Brad if he was going to kiss me the last time, until Justin showed up. He said yes. I knew it!! *shakes fist at Justin*

In other news, we gave my mom new curtains for Mother's Day. She loved them. It was fun because my sister came down from Green Bay and all 4 of us kids actually went shopping. I made the boys pick out a card for mom so they got her a really pretty card. Of course, it was all in Spanish. So. Stinkin. Hilarious. My mom laughed so hard. It was the best.

It Just Keeps Getting Better and Better

I totally had the weirdest dream about April last night. And I think it's odd that it was all about April, because when we dream, don't we usually at least dream about ourselves a little? (And by the way, if this dream comes true, I expect to be one of the first to know!!)

I'll try to explain it as well as I can:

Brad (April's uncle) was driving us somewhere as I was visiting April, and he was in the driver's seat of the car, I was in the passenger's seat and then my mom, April's mom and April were in the back seat. April was being grumpy and moody, and I was kind of concerned because she's not usually like that, so I turned around in my seat and demanded to know what was wrong.

So, my mom looked at me and said, "Krista, it's obvious that she's pregnant!" *gasp*

And (this cracks me up) April looked at me and said, "Yeah, I'm just a little promiscuous."

So, of course I asked whose it was, and then April's mom looked at me and said, "It's Todd's" (Yeah, your stepdad's....ick.) But as Darla was saying this, April was rolling her eyes because she had just told her mom that to piss her off and show her what an ass that Todd is.

So, we ended up going to a farm where Brad had to do chores so he left us and we went to a party that was going on. And there were a ton of people, lots of boys, but April wouldn't tell who the faher of her baby was.

So weird!

In other news, Brad just keeps getting better and better. I hope that all of a sudden that it doesn't just blow up and I'm left broken. That would royally suck. We're going out on Saturday. Should be fun!!

I'd miss you even if I never met you

I read the book The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg (Kristen gave it to me to read) and I thought it was pretty good. I had it sitting on the coffee table and my mom goes, "The Art of Meddling, hmmmm. Sounds like that book is right up your alley. You don't need to learn how to meddle, you do it so well already."

*I gasp!* Thanks, mom! (I do think it was funny, though, because my mom is always messing up words. Phonics wasn't taught in her one-room schoolhouse!!)

And this is hilarious!! When I was staying at April's house, I had a dream that Burger King was having a promotion for a new sandwhich. Now, I don't know why, but to get to my house on my road, I had to cross the stage (which was in the middle of the road) which was having this promotional concert. When I got up there, they made me sing a song, so I sang "You Raise Me Up." In the middle of the song, I realized I was dreaming and thought I might be singing out loud in my sleep and I didn't want to wake up April's grandma, so I started to hum. (And yet I was still sleeping through this whole thing....cracks me up!!)

Anyway, on Saturday I went to town and got a Whopper for the drive home, and as soon as I unwrapped the darn thing to start eating, what song came on the radio? "You Raise Me Up"!! I was laughing so hard I couldn't eat it until I got home. Coincidence? Or Prophetic Powers? Hmmmm. Maybe Jeremy will end up witha Chloe!!

I had another date this weekend. Another seven hour date. I think that's quite a bit of time to spend with someone, but I suppose we don't see each other during the week and you can divide it up to be an hour a day. That makes it seem less huge.

We went bowling with one of his co-workers. I tried to make him mad by insulting him, but he wouldn't let it bother him. *sigh* I shall just have to try harder. He has a great sense of humor, though. (I say this because it matches mine). After dinner and bowling, he drove me past his house, so now I know where he lives, and then he took me home. We sat in his truck talking for about 1 1/2 hours and then he walked me to my front door, where we talked for another hour in the rain. We talked about everything. And he even talked about his mom, which I thought was probably good for him.

So, then we were kind of winding down our conversation, minimizing the distance between ourselves, and I was preparing for a kiss. So, who comes tearing up the driveway at 2:30 in the morning? Justin. What a poopstain! He parks his truck so that it's pointed directly towards us, and then proceeded to talk and laugh really loudly on his cell phone. Needless to say, there was no kiss. Oh, well.

It was cute, though, becuase while we were talking in the truck I was asking him about his dating history, etc. and he said how he wasn't a "ladies man" (which in and of itself is really amusing to me......obviously, right?!), and then he rushed into asking me to go to a wedding dance with him in 3 weeks for a coworker of his. I said yes and I think he was super relieved. To me, it was cute.

So, anyway. He works this weekend, so I probably won't see him until next weekend. I think that's good, since we spend so much time together when we do see each other. I don't want him to get sick of me. (Because we all know that can happen....don't comment, girls!!!) Yeah, he's still super sweet. I think I kind of like him.