January 18, 2011
So, I haven’t updated you about John at all yet. On October 9th, John and I met on a date for the first time. We went on a few more dates, and I was really apprehensive (for once) about pursuing John as a potential – gulp – long-term boyfriend. Well, I decided to keep on truckin’ and I just continued to be amazed! John is the man’s man type of guy who likes to fish, and hunt, and do everything outdoors. He is the Director of Parks & Recreation for our county and is extremely social, which I love! Now, I know you’re thinking that this statement is contradictory to one I made in a previous post – and it is, but John is extremely social in ways that do not make me feel like I have to compete or like I am boring him, or that what I have to say isn’t important. He is the absolute sweetest, most caring, understanding man that I have ever dated. I know that I don’t have anyone here to tell me to shut-up, so you can go ahead and mumble it now…
John and I decided early on that we would make sure to be completely honest with one another, and we were. We also decided that we would take things very, very slow, and we have. In December, just after I arrived in Michigan for Christmas, John asked me when we would be official (this was after two-and-a-half months of dating), and I responded that whenever he was ready was great. He then asked if we could talk about it when I came back to NC, and I told him yes. After that, he text me throughout every day, and called me every night for the eleven days that I was visiting my family for the holidays, and he even called one night, knowing that I was at Busia’s house – and talked to Busia!!! Busia was the last person that I wanted to know about John, because Busia is very honest and upfront about everything. She also does not hold her opinion in – ever. But guess what?!? For the first time, she immediately liked the man I am dating!!! For those of you who are fellow-pollacks, you know that this is a true victory regarding my choice to ‘go steady’ with John.
When I got back to NC, we did talk about being “boyfriend & girlfriend” and our facebook official anniversary date is January 8, 2011, but I feel as though we were boyfriend & girlfriend since right after I got over the ‘long-term boyfriend’ thing. John is such a wonderful man and a great person to be around and have in my life. He cooks me dinner, attempts to cook my over-easy eggs as well as my dad, brings me food for lunch the next day, meets me for lunch, picks me up to go out, helps me with Atlas (who has gotten huge, by the way), takes me to do fun things with him, flaunts me around, sits on the couch with me, comes to Monday Night dinners with Ashley, Joey, Big T, G$ and baby Jackson, meets my friends – in person and via Skype, can identify my friends by name & location, spends entire weekends cutting and splitting wood for my fireplace so I don’t have to buy any more EXPENSIVE heating OIL for this house, comes over and stays longer than he should – even though he’s allergic to the cats, understand me, likes me for who and what I am, and makes me feel like I am the most important person on the entire planet.
One of my co-workers asked me today whether I was happy, because I’d been humming for awhile this afternoon…I responded that yes I was, but I was humming because it’s a habit I’ve got and not because I was particularly happy, and the other co-worker replied “Yeah, she’s always happy lately, I think it has something to do with John…!” Wink-wink… I didn’t even know someone other than myself could make me as happy as I am when I’m with John. I hope you find that too.
Peace & sweet dreams...
<3 Meg
John & I before Christmas - Dec 2010
John & Atlas at Mayo Lake: Roxboro, NC - Jan 2011
Reading this made me so happy that I almost cried. I guess that means I love you a lot!! And I guess THAT means that I love who you love and I love John because he makes you happy... Meg, I am sooooooooooo happy that you are happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Megan Van Sipe | 01/19/2011 at 06:33 PM
Awww...thanks Meg. I love you too, and I'm glad to BE happy with someone who isn't ME! Hahahaha, John sure does make me happy - almost as much as you do...maybe someday he'll figure out how to make me happier than you do! ;)
Posted by: Megan Smith | 01/20/2011 at 05:26 PM
John sounds like a great guy. So happy for you!
Posted by: Account Deleted | 01/26/2011 at 09:27 AM