This update is coming to you live from
Rowen’s bedroom. I’m doing a sleepover
at her house, and the twins – and Aiden – are all at Naomi’s house tonight
too. Mom and Dad are getting the
kid-free start to their Valentine’s Day to make up for the house full of kids
they’ll have with them tomorrow night.
I hope they’re having fun, but the details
are not required or wanted; so let’s move along. Please try not to think about that too much,
and if you do; don’t tell me about it whenever you’re reading this in my
future!
I’ve had an amazing day. There wasn’t really any school work involved,
since the morning classes were pretty much filled up with play time and there
were parties this afternoon. Michael,
Tim, Rowen, and I missed a lot of that fun while we first set up for the
seniors’ party for nearly half of the morning; and then we were at the church
fellowship hall with the band. Okay, Tim
wasn’t there with the band; but he did help out before and after the party with
the work; and then hung out with our classmates at the party the rest of the
time while we were busy.
Playing the oldies music was great, and we
loved helping everyone there to have a fun afternoon; but the highlight for me
was the duet that Michael and I did as part of the program – and we were a big
hit again this year. By the time the
party was over, classes were already out for the day; so we were late getting
started on our weekend while hauling our instruments and gear back to the
school and put away – though that was partly because only some of us stayed to
make sure everything was done. That wasn’t
entirely the fault of our band-mates, since the country kids needed to rush to
catch their bus rides home; but there were some town kids too that just
happened to disappear after their first trip to the school. Michael needed to get home right away and get
ready for the dance before moving on to help out at the Inn. He and Rebecca were both working there; which
is why Lucas and I met them there and had dinner in the back room with them
once they’d helped out with the dinner rush.
I could have helped too; but went home instead and took the extra time
to get ready for the dance – a fact that my boyfriend appreciated a lot even if
his parents would have liked the extra hands in the kitchen more.
Don’t take that last comment the wrong way –
Miranda pretty much gave me that line while teasing us about it after I got
there and she saw the effect I had on Michael.
She also kept him away from sharp knives for five minutes and continued
to tease us for the better part of a half hour before letting us off the hook.
Despite having our meal at the table in the
back room of a busy kitchen; the four of us still really enjoyed our meal and
dining entertainment; and then we moved on to the school and the dance in the gym. There was a big turnout for it, though the
one exception for my friends was that Jenny wasn’t there. She was again with Lance; and they were at
the dance at his school. I didn’t talk
to Jenny at all today, and Rebecca didn’t go into any details; but there’s a
very good chance that all is not well with Jenny and Lance – though that could
improve this weekend depending on how well Lance handles his first Valentine’s
Day with Jenny.
As always, there was some teen drama
because of Valentine’s Day, and while there are one or two couples in my class
that are not blissfully happy right now; there wasn’t any drama coming from any
of my friends tonight. We did witness a
few scenes; but I won’t document any of that for posterity in my journal. The personal news for the evening was that
Michael and I, and our best friends, all had a wonderful evening. We danced a lot; joined in for the rest of
the non-dancing fun and entertainment; and basically had an amazing teen night
out. The dance didn’t end until one, but
Rowen and I took Michael and Tim home with us to Rowen’s house by shortly after
midnight so that we could spend a little quality cuddle time with our
boyfriends before they needed to be home for their curfew at one.
We did get to have that cuddle time, but
Patrick had Scott staying over; they were playing video games in the living
room when we got there; and Michael and Tim ended up playing games too for most
of the time they were there. That meant
that the goodnight kisses weren’t anything to write about either; but I’m
hoping that we’ll make up for that tomorrow night when the sleepover is at my
house – and the boys will be staying the night too.
Rowen and I came up to bed after Michael
and Tim left; and we’ve been having some girl chat time since getting changed
and tucking ourselves in for the night.
Patrick and Scott are still gaming in the living room; but that just
makes things quieter for us with them doing that there instead of gaming in
Patrick’s room. We’ve mostly just been
winding down while I’ve done my nightly computer checks and dealt with a little
family business job that didn’t take long to take care of; and Rowen has been
playing YouTube videos from other Valentine’s Day school dances or love-themed
music videos. Those music videos were
mostly covers by teens, and some of them were comically awful; but we have been
kept entertained.
We are going to be babysitting tomorrow
night, though; so staying up much later is probably a bad plan – especially when
Rowen will be helping out at the computer store too. They haven’t been crazy-busy there this week;
but Rowen’s parents expect to have a bit of a rush tomorrow; since they’re one
of the few stores in town with last-minute gift options that won’t just leave
guys in the doghouse. I can see that,
since toasters from the hardware store or farm equipment from Landry’s just won’t
work for most girls! ;^)
Anyway, that’s really all of the news for
today; I’ve had enough fun; and it’s time to try and get some sleep; so, until
next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
