Well guys it was 6 months yesterday since Mr. Facebook and I started dating, I can’t believe how fast it has gone by! So to celebrate I thought I would put together a little video of past 6 months to mark this small milestone in our relationship. It was so much fun to put together… I think I spent two days working on it. But in the end I’m really happy how it turned out. Hope you enjoy seeing all the pictures of us!
In thirty minutes I will be boarding a flight to Madison, Wisconsin with a stop in Milwaukee. With my excitement at a high I was not able to sleep at all last night. Surprisingly, I was able to pop out of bed with little hesitation and my drive to the airport was quicker then I had anticipated. I think traveling for me could be compared to a dog wanting to stick it’s head out of a moving car. I absolutely LOVE traveling and sometimes I think I should of worked for an airlines.
But the real reason I’m so excited is that I’m going to be visiting with my girlfriends Brittny and Holly once again. (The same girls that I went to visit in VA, Beach for Springbreak). We are all going to be celebrating Brittny & Char getting married this weekend! I can’t believe she is getting married on Saturday. The thought has just blown my mind, plus it has also made me realize we are all growing up.
So this weekend should be… no wait… I mean will be Wicked Fun! I will be sure to blog about it when I get back in town on Sunday, I think they are just about to board my flight, so I have to go. Wish me luck I’m the maid of honor and I have to make it through my speech without crying!
This past Friday Mr. Facebook and I decided last minute to go to the Dave Matthews Band concert. I was super excited when he called me after work and told me be at his house around 6pm. Friday night was gorgous and what a better way to spend it then go to a concert outside? Walking up to the gate I couldn’t believe all the baby faces I was seeing. I feel like every year the crowd gets younger and younger. Maybe that is to the fact I have to face getting older? Was I really one of those little punks running around like that when I was their age? It kind of scares me to think at the moment, ahh.
Besides the forgetting a blanket, we were able to find an awesome spot on the lawn (shown in the photo above). Which unless you get there early is pretty hard to do. So I think Mr. Facebook was really pleased. As the night went on a few of Mr. Facebook’s friends met up with us along with Mr. Facebook’s sister. (By the way his sister is so sweet, I really enjoy hanging out with her!) I think it was probably one of the best times I’ve had at a concert. Great music, being around friends and one beautiful night, we couldn’t have asked for it to get any better! So Mr. Facebook gets major props for deciding to get tickets.
I also love the fact when I’m hanging out with Mr. Facebook and his friend, I feel like I fit in. In past relationships it hasn’t always been like that. I felt like I was trying to be someone else around them, trying to keep up with their standard or something like that. But with Mr. Facebook’s friends I feel like I can let go and be myself. That is how it should be isn’t it, right? Looking back even as early as three years ago, I realize I wasted so much time trying to impress people with who I thought they wanted me to be, instead of just being myself. I think this behavior was a side effect of my first boyfriend. He was always telling me to modify the way I talked, looked, dressed, etc… I guess at the time I didn’t know any better. I just thought that is how realtionships were. Boy was I ever wrong and the sad part is that I’m just figuring this all out. I mean my next two boyfriends after that weren’t any better. I think Mr. Facebook is the first guy who has never once wanted to change anything about me.
Honestly, it has been so refreshing and pretty life changing. I mean that is one of the biggest reasons I was so nervous about getting into another relationship. I was scared of having to put on another relationship facade. Maybe, you have been through this? I was so brainwashed for such a long time into thinking it was normal to change for others, I never bothered to stop and look at what I really wanted out of the relationship. I think that is what is so different about Mr. Facebook and I really admire him for it. It takes a lot of self control to sit there and say I don’t want to change one thing about you, I like you just the way you are.
I may itch my throat and ear at the same time, not think in the most logical manner and have a rediculous laugh that everyone makes fun of me for; But that is what makes me… well me! Don’t let anyone ever change you, I had to find this out the hard way. However, if I had to go through this all over again just to be in the same place I am now, I would do it in a heart beat. There something about the struggle that makes us appreciate the good times when they happen.
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” -1 Peter 1:6
Last night as I watch Mr. Facebook’s face light up, you could tell he was in his glory. We went to a Incubus concert downtown in Circle City. It was suppose to rain but we lucked out and It ended up turning out to be a great night. I love watching him get all excited about something he enjoys. It had been a long week for the both of us and it was a nice to take a break and do something fun together.
It has been neat to see our relationship blossom over the summer. Dating him was probably the best decision I have made in a while, I’ve been extremely happy and content with how things are going lately. Even though we both have had stressful situations going on these past two weeks with work, it has been really helpful to have someone to sit and talk things through with. That is what a relationship is suppose to be like, right? This is a great change compared to some other guys I dated.
As I look at the framed photo of us sitting on my coffee table I realize how much I’m starting to care for Mr. Facebook. All this time I’ve been trying to hold back and slow down the process of going to fast. But in reality I’ve been building up some strong feelings for him. I think taking our time has made me like him even more and I have so much respect for not rushing me into anything. I know that I would miss him terribly if something were ever to happen between us. He already has pieces of my heart.
“To see you when I wake up
Is a gift I didn’t think could be real.
To know that you feel the same as I do
Is a three-fold, Utopian dream.
You do something to me that I can’t explain.
So would I be out of line if I said “I miss you”?
I see your picture.
I smell your skin on
The empty pillow next to mine.
You have only been gone ten days,
But already I’m wasting away.
I know I’ll see you again
Whether far or soon.
But I need you to know that I care,
And I miss you.”
Is anyone else wondering how it is already is July 1st! Are we really getting close to the middle of the summer? Seriously the 4th is in just three days… you have got to be kidding me! By the way that reminds me I probably should figure out what to do for that. (Mr. Facebook is on vacation right now but comes home that afternoon, so we can hang out that night) Anyone have some fun ideas of things we can do for the fourth? Or do you have a great recipe you could share? I would appreciate the feedback… I need help, I don’t have much time! I guess this really shows you what a last minute planner I am.
Anyway, even though the summer has been going by quick and my weekends are pretty much a blur; I’ve been enjoying it so far. From weddings, Festivals, baby showers, birthdays, etc. on the weekends the summer feels like a never ending party. I think I’ve spent way more then I should have on gifts for other people. After two weddings in June, a babyshower and a birthday; I’m glad for a little break. It will gear me up for the three back to back weddings I have coming up in August!
Mr. Facebook:
Just thought I would recap and say Mr. Facebook and I have had a steady relationship for almost FOUR months now! This is a huge deal for me considering my last two relationships didn’t last over three… so knock on wood I really like how this one is turning out. Now I know I said I’m taking it slow in my last post and I that still rings true. I’m just really happy that the past four months have been so great between the two of us. He is just as sweet and caring as the day we went on our first “real date“. I’m starting to really love our history together; I don’t want to jump the gun yet but I feel Mr. Facebook is someone I’m starting to see a future with.
Italian Street Festival:
Some summer activities have included going to the Italian Street Festival downtown with Mr. Facebook and even though it was raining, we still had a great time! I had no idea they had this 
Italian festival in Circle City until Mr. Facebook suggested we go to it. Even though the food was great and the weather could have been better I wouldn’t of had it any other way. Because for the very first time I saw a diaper made in to a make shift hat. That is right you heard me… a DIAPAR, haha!!! As we were standing under this tree trying to wait out the rain, a family was sitting right next to us. Low and behold the mom pulled out a diapar from the diapar bag and put it on her head! I couldn’t believe it! I guess when your hair is getting wet and your a mom you could care less what is on your head. So I pulled out my camera and took a picture. Why? Because who in a million years would catch an adult woman wearing a diapar on her head… willingly. I think this has been one of my favorite highlights of the summer thus far.
Weddings:
Now for the past two weekends, I’ve attended two weddings! Thus the reason I have not had a moment to sit down and write. Both couples that got married are great friends, of whom I’ve kind of grown up with over 
the past 7 years, Kristen & Joel and Ryan & Tory. I can’t believe all four of them are now married and all grown up. I got choked up watching Kristen & Joel say their vows. And Ryan & Tory could not have looked any happier. I’m honored I could be a part of both of their special days and I wish them both the best as they head for marriage bliss.
Birthdays:
Now that is not all these past week… I also had a birthday party for Ashley to go to! Where I caught up with Erin and a bunch of other girl friends I hadn’t seen in awhile. I was happy we were all finally able to get together, because like I said earlier the summer is going by fast and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to hang out with everyone. Plus I think I’m getting to the point where I’m starting to feel older. I can not stay out like I used to. When eleven rolls around I’m about pooped for the night, haha. But one late night on the town won’t kill me right?
Well I think I need to think about what I’m making for dinner… but hope you enjoyed the fun update of what happened in my life these past two weeks. Hope you have a great rest of your week and an awesome 4th of July weekend!
Chicago Weekend
Spring is finally here! And to start it off right the 1st weekend of May, Mr. Facebook and I went to Chicago for the weekend to see the Cubs play! I was so excited because I had never been to a cubs game before and I was looking forward to going back to Chicago. I think the last time I had been there was about two years ago for one of my friend’s wedding. The whole weekend was amazing! We had a great time together seeing all the sites and the weather was perfect.
I’m actually really glad we traveled together somewhere. Because traveling with someone you are dating really tells you a lot about their personality. It takes them out of their normal day-to-day living environment and most of the time you can tell how they would naturally handle situations. In the past with some previous relationships I have done this and found out a whole handful of stuff I wasn’t to happy about. But Mr. Facebook passed with flying colors and he was a perfect gentlemen. He not only handled everything well but he was pretty calm. Which is a great plus when your traveling with someone. He made sure not only did we see everything I wanted to see but he made a big effort to make sure I was enjoying myself. Which I think makes me appreciate him even more.
With every day that passes Mr. FB seems to grow on me more and more. I truly enjoy his company and hanging out with him is a ton of fun! From hanging out in a big group to just being with eachother, I haven’t really seen any warning signs that I’m worried about. I’m really happy that he gets along with my friends and I get along with his. And most important is that he comes to church with me! It has been nice to not having to play the dating game with someone for a change.
Golfing Fun
I love the fact Mr. FB can be serious but be silly too. Like yesterday, we went to hit golf balls at the driving range. Well…I take that back, he hit golf balls. While I just was tried to make the ball go somewhere. Haha, but being such a great sport he made it fun and felt natural to laugh and joke with him while we were there. He didn’t try to show me up or anything but I like the way he would sit back and grin at me while I was trying to line up my driver just right. Or he would chuckle when I looked back at him after I would swing and the ball would be still be sitting there. It was cute and put me at ease.
Meet the Parents?
So in two weeks my parents are coming to Circle City and I asked Mr. Facebook if he would meet them. This will be the “real test” because by then we would have been dating about two and a half months. I know to some this might be early but considering the time frame I don’t know when else he would have a change to meet them unless we made a trip to Florida together. It will be interesting to see how he acts around them because up until this point I have only met his sister. However, he did mention that his mom is wondering when we were going to meet, so possibly soon? Even though we haven’t really done any family things yet, I’m not really worried about it because I want him to be ready when he does ask me. There is no point in pushing the subject because it is still early in the relationship and I don’t think it is my place to do so. But hopefully in two weeks when my parents meet him I will have more of a feel for things and be able to tell where our relationship is headed.
Tonight is the night for my birthday bash… I’m turning 24 at midnight! The weather is going to be amazing… looks like in the 60s and clear skies which I couldn’t be happier about. We should all have a ton of fun and I’m excited Mr. FB is going to be picking me up to take me to the party after work. We will see how many of my friends can make it out tonight. I’m sad though that my family couldn’t join in the fun, I think that is the biggest downside to living in another state. Boo.
Man, I can’t believe how much time has flown by… I still remember my 16th birthday bash. Wow… that was 8 years ago, okay that is making me feel old. I’ll stop talking about that now. Anyway, I’m sure there will be some fun stories to tell after tonight. Be sure to look for a blog post about my birthday after this weekend.
Lastly, Mr. FB told me last night that he has reservations tomorrow for dinner somewhere… hum I wonder where he is going to take me? hehe… I love surprises! Eeee… Can’t Wait!!!!
So the last you read I had a date with Mr. FB on good old St. Patty’s Day… WHOA hold up, has it really been that long since I’ve neglected to tell you what happened next!!! Where did the time go… ???? Well at last things have finally slowed down where I found some time I could write about it. (However, it was fun to see how many people actually read this! Considering I got a lot of questions/e-mails about what happened to me, thank you for your interest in my crazy world… you know who you are).
This past month has been insanely busy… from going out to visit my girls on VA Beach, keeping up with my new job, managing a dating life and trying to plan my big birthday coming up I just haven’t been able to keep up with it all!
VA Beach & Job
What an AMAZING time I had out there. It was so good to see the Brit and Holly. It had been far to LONG and a much needed trip after my first publication went out. I worked a crazy 19 hours straight right before I left for the trip and couldn’t wait for a little R&R. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE my new job so I don’t mind working that much but I was really happy for the break.
I miss these girls so much and it is beyond wonderful to have their ongoing support and friendship over the years. I appreciate all the fun memories we share and the the laughter that comes from it. To start off the weekend Brit picked me up from the airport and Holly was able to join up later that night. We went to EVERY seafood restaurant in sight and didn’t stop running around the entire weekend. So from Classes, Chocolate Factories, Shopping, Playing on the beach (Both rain & shine), Restaurants, Basketball Games, Surprise birthday parties, Church, Going to Waa Waa (turns out this is a gas station not a coffee shop…oh Holly, haha), we even managed to squeeze in going to a Law School Dance! What an a CRAZY fun 3 day weekend!!! I think though when things are planned on a whim like what happened that weekend things just couldn’t get any better!
The only downside to the whole weekend is that on the way home from VA Beach I had a layover in New York that was only suppose to be 2 hours, which turned into 5! Gate 25 how I loath thee!!! I was sad that I didn’t know this before hand because I definitely would have gone out and explored New York for a bit if I did. Instead I got stuck to a wall with my cell phone plugged in (due to my battery dying) and keeping my sights on an old guy with a guitar that was on the same flight because I was scared they were going to change the gate and I wouldn’t know.
However the layover wasn’t all bad. I got to talk to Mr. FB for most of the layover and we really a great time chatting the few hours away. I got to learn a lot more about his likes/dislikes and how much he LOVES the Cub’s baseball. At this point I really started to like Mr. FB… he kept telling me how much he missed me while I was gone and told me he talked about me to some of his friends/parents. Wait hold up… friends/parents… this is BIG!
Mr. Facebook
Since then Mr. FB and my relationship really started to bloom… you could say we almost have been inseparable. He got me flowers the very next day I got back from VA. Beach and is always staying in touch with me. Wanting to know how my day is… so on and so forth. Which is something I haven’t had a guy do in a long time, but I really like it. His consistency, sweet personality, communication skills and honesty have been huge for me! Besides that he goes to church with me, which is the most important of all! To me this is amazing that we can share this together. I’m really happy for I found someone who is treating me the way I’m suppose to be treated and not like a piece of meat to munch on every once in awhile.
I’ve really enjoyed all the time I’ve spent with Mr. FB and can really start seeing a future possibly. Of course I still have a lot of time before it comes to that but the thought has crossed my mind and I can see it happening. As far as right now we are dating just each other, we don’t have any titles on it yet but I’m not really worried about that. We will just see what happens over the next month or so, I’m just putting everything in the Lord’s hands.
Turning 24
This week I am turning 24! Crazy isn’t it?!?! I can’t believe it myself… time has really flown by. I’m having a big party this Friday downtown in Circle City and hope everyone will be able to make it. But no matter who shows up it should be a good time.
On my actually birthday (Saturday) Mr. FB asked if he could take me out to dinner! Yayayay I’m so excited… I can’t wait to see what he has planned up his sleeve. I loved being surprised! So I will be writing more soon to let you know how that goes.
So…I have many more stories about Mr. FB and I to tell soon but they will have to wait till next time. This is getting pretty long right now and I have to run. Hope you enjoyed the long over due update and again sorry for not being better. I’ll write again soon… but until then I will leave you with this amazing verse I hold dear to my heart.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and will bring you back from captivity…” -Jeremiah 29:11-14
Well… Mr. Facebook and I not only had our 2nd date at Mama Corolla’s this past Friday night but we also went on another date this afternoon to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire at the theater! Both dates were awesome and went much…much better then the first one! Good thing I didn’t go with my first impression of him. Whoa… wait did I just go on three dates with Mr. Facebook in one week!?!?
Friday night: Mr. Facebook showed up on time and could not have been more of a gentlemen. He held open the car door and was very polite. Paying full attention to me he seemed genuinely interested in who I was and what I was all about. This made the evening conversation effortless and an enjoyment to have. We got the best seat in the whole restaurant right next to the windows. (the main window in the photo above is where we sat) The food was out of this world and I have to say he was absolutely right to say Mama Corolla’s is the best Italian food in Circle City!
After dinner we headed back to my apartment where we popped in the movie Blood Diamonds and had a glass of wine together. It was so nice just to hang out with someone with no expectations. When the movie ended as he was about to leave he gave me not one hug but two! Now I thought this was kind of cute… but kind of made me excited for the next time we might see each other.
Saturday afternoon: he wasted no time to ask if I would like to go to the theater to watch Slumdog Millionare Sunday afternoon. Of course after the good time I had on Friday night, I couldn’t help myself but say yes. Plus I really have been wanting to see this movie since it came out… it has had some rave reviews!
Sunday afternoon: Mr. Facebook and the movie were awesome…I would highly recommend the movie if you haven’t seen it! Again he was a total gentlemen and after the movie was over he asked to hang out for a little. So we just sat around my apartment and talked. We also got out the photo albums and I showed him a bit of my upbringing/family. Which I was pretty impressed he wanted to look at them… this would normally scare most guys.
After we finished my hands were cold, so being a stinker I put it on his face. Shocked at how cold they were he held my hand it between his. Which lead to him holding onto my hand for a while. So I think “officially” we have held hands. haha This all sounds so grade school but actually I really like it. I love that Mr. Facebook isn’t pushing anything and taking things slow. I’m perfectly happy with holding hands right now and I think it is going at a good steady pace.
There is no rush for anything but I am defiantly starting to like where things are headed. I haven’t seen any red flags come up yet so everything is in the clear so far. We will just have to wait and see but as he was leaving today he already asked if we could see each other this week. Man, so in one weeks time I’ve been on three dates with Mr. Facebook and considering my three date rule, I think I’ve made up my mind to let this play out a little longer.
Now if you haven’t heard of me talk about the three date rule that is usually when I make the decision to either continue to see the person or cut it off. It is a usually a good breaking point for me. Giving me enough time to see if I’m interested and if I find I’m not I don’t lead them on. However, right now I’m really interested to see where things could lead with Mr. Facebook. I haven’t been on more than three dates in a long time…so who knows what could happen next.
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Should I Video Blog?
So I have an important question to ask all of you. Would you be interested if I started video blogging every once in a while? Would you watch it? I realized this past week how much I love watching video bloggers. I figured if they could do it, so could I. Now mind you this is my very first attempt at making a video EVER… so I’m sure they will get better as time goes on. But if you like the idea of me starting to do that for SingleintheCircleCity… please comment below, on my YouTube channel or send me a tweet @CircleCityGirl with your response. Can’t wait to see what you guys think!
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