September 29, 2000
Today was our Southern Virgina College choir social at the Spees house! I’ve really been looking forward to this party to get to know a few people in the choir, one in particular! He and another girl in the choir were in charge of getting things ready for this ‘social’. When Dr. Bradshaw announced ‘who’ the two new social event planners would be… he said to the two of them, in front of the whole choir… “Be careful, the last two I pared up ended up getting married!” (there were a lot of Ooos and Awwws!) (oh, please!) I had noticed him a few weeks ago… and right then and there I thought… “He’s not going to marry her!” I didn’t even know his name, but I was going to find out who he was!
I went to Wal-Mart with some friends of mine, to get something to bring to the party. Perfect: a Pound Cake! So, looking cute as ever, seeing as I would try to real in my husband-to-be… I carried my pound cake across the large field to the ‘off campus/on campus’ house! Justin was the R.A. for the Spee’s house and that’s why the social was there. When I arrived I noticed him right away… he was battling some wild flames on a pretty scary grill on the front porch, sweating like CRAZY!
I thought, “Ooh here’s my chance… I walked in the house set my goods on the table… and walked outside to see him struggling with a spatula and more flames, flipping burgers and hot dogs. I went up to him and said “Hi! I’m Amanda! You look like you could use a drink? Can I get you one?” He wiped his brow with a towel, and didn’t even look at me… and said “No Thanks, I’m good!”
Wow. He didn’t even look at me!? ouch.
Later I ran into someone who was telling us that we need to write down our most embarrassing moment down on a card… it was to be used later for a game. I was having trouble remembering one… but wrote down something anyway and handed it to Justin! It was time to play the game… and I sat there thinking ‘Ooh, he’s going to read mine, and I’m going to get so embarrassed’… But my card was the only card he didn’t read! I was so bummed that he didn’t read mine, I really wanted the chance to get up and play the game… and then have something to talk to him about after!
Right before we were about to leave the social, he was talking to a group of my friends… I jumped in and they were talking about eye color… I remembering Justin looking over to me, and said, "Wow, you have a really interesting color of eyes… they’re pretty… "(I was pretty much drooling inside!) and then my buddies skipped off to get ready for the 80’s dance, so i followed!
Sara and I have been really exited for this dance. We went to Good Will to find the wackiest 80s clothes we could find. Actually it was quite scary! And after we were all ready, we walked on down to Chandler! We met some buddies in Main, and then walked through the ballroom and down the little hallway, where there is another door for people to come in… and Who walks in right as we are coming down the hall… Justin, Travis, Trent and a few ‘baseball’ buddies… One look and I thought I’d die… Justin did a double take and made a weird face… and then looked away! He saw me… Dressed like a wacky 80’s wanna-be… it wasn’t even ‘cute’ or ‘nice looken’ 80’s! oh, the whole night I wanted to run up to him and say… DANCE WITH ME!!… but I looked like a weirdo… so I just watched him from a far… he was with a group of girls… one he danced with a few times during the slow songs… (I just kept thinking… she better be enjoying this why she can, because that’s my husband she’s dancing with!)
Anyway, I felt like a dork. But at least I had a good time with my buddies!
Sara Boo and Amanda Panda decked out! Yaoww-saaaah!
...To Be Continued... WHAT HAPPENED NEXT???
