July 3rd, 2011
Jun 13, 2011 13:35:22 GMT -5
Post by Nathan Travers on Jun 13, 2011 13:35:22 GMT -5
July 3rd, 2011
It definitely sucks to be stuck in Kansas City without my girlfriend again, though I should at least be able to see her not too long from now. Probably gonna get myself a car rental for a week or two and drive up to Chicago for a bit, and then maybe try and convince her parent to let her come over to Oregon with me, since mom has been bugging me over and over to have her come and visit when I go. I'm not sure it's that great an idea, all things considered - it's bad enough that she keeps trying to push me to propose to her by offering me to use my grandma's old wedding ring and stuff like that, the last thing I want is for her to start making those kind of hints while Felicia is around.
I love her, obviously, but I'm pretty sure that's not a place we're at yet, not her nor me. Especially not her actually, I mean, she's only gonna be turning eighteen this year and that's pretty young to commit your life to someone else, especially someone you've only been dating for a year or so. Well, we started fooling around way before that but still, that doesn't count in this situation. It makes me wonder why both our parents seem so convinced that we're ready for an engagement after such a short amount of time, at such a young age. When I asked mom, she told me it was because of the way I look at her - I was definitely happy about that answer, there I was afraid she was gonna be vague about it.
I mean, in a way I do feel ready to commit to Felicia, and I can definitely picture a future with her. I just don't want to rush things, and I definitely don't want to rush her. I know she's not ready and I don't think it'd be a smart move on my part to pop the question and freak her out about it. No, some time will be the right time, I know that, and when it comes maybe I'll feel it or something. Besides, I'm pretty sure that she won't accept any type of proposal so it's not like I don't have some serious planning to do. And I don't want to have to settle for some cheap ring either, I want to give her something she'll love, something she'll be proud to flaunt around and show off to her friends or whatever it is girls do with engagement rings, I don't know.
Not to mention the fact that getting a career before we even start thinking of a wedding will be a good thing - then again, it probably won't be a short engagement but still, I know my girlfriend well enough and she'll probably want a nice big wedding or at least a fancy one, since it's not like either of us will have that many friends and family guests to make it oversized. Either way, none of this is something we're ready for, though I can't say the thought of our wedding night is a bad one to have at all, and so hopefully my mom will stop bugging me about it. I know she wants grandkids but that definitely isn't happening for a long long while so she'll have to settle for waiting.
Anyway, better get going now if I want to get my work out done before it's too late.
Nate
It definitely sucks to be stuck in Kansas City without my girlfriend again, though I should at least be able to see her not too long from now. Probably gonna get myself a car rental for a week or two and drive up to Chicago for a bit, and then maybe try and convince her parent to let her come over to Oregon with me, since mom has been bugging me over and over to have her come and visit when I go. I'm not sure it's that great an idea, all things considered - it's bad enough that she keeps trying to push me to propose to her by offering me to use my grandma's old wedding ring and stuff like that, the last thing I want is for her to start making those kind of hints while Felicia is around.
I love her, obviously, but I'm pretty sure that's not a place we're at yet, not her nor me. Especially not her actually, I mean, she's only gonna be turning eighteen this year and that's pretty young to commit your life to someone else, especially someone you've only been dating for a year or so. Well, we started fooling around way before that but still, that doesn't count in this situation. It makes me wonder why both our parents seem so convinced that we're ready for an engagement after such a short amount of time, at such a young age. When I asked mom, she told me it was because of the way I look at her - I was definitely happy about that answer, there I was afraid she was gonna be vague about it.
I mean, in a way I do feel ready to commit to Felicia, and I can definitely picture a future with her. I just don't want to rush things, and I definitely don't want to rush her. I know she's not ready and I don't think it'd be a smart move on my part to pop the question and freak her out about it. No, some time will be the right time, I know that, and when it comes maybe I'll feel it or something. Besides, I'm pretty sure that she won't accept any type of proposal so it's not like I don't have some serious planning to do. And I don't want to have to settle for some cheap ring either, I want to give her something she'll love, something she'll be proud to flaunt around and show off to her friends or whatever it is girls do with engagement rings, I don't know.
Not to mention the fact that getting a career before we even start thinking of a wedding will be a good thing - then again, it probably won't be a short engagement but still, I know my girlfriend well enough and she'll probably want a nice big wedding or at least a fancy one, since it's not like either of us will have that many friends and family guests to make it oversized. Either way, none of this is something we're ready for, though I can't say the thought of our wedding night is a bad one to have at all, and so hopefully my mom will stop bugging me about it. I know she wants grandkids but that definitely isn't happening for a long long while so she'll have to settle for waiting.
Anyway, better get going now if I want to get my work out done before it's too late.
Nate