The Saga Continues in My Evening Class

Hey, Y’all!

Remember last Thursday’s blog post, when I told y’all about my classmate Craig—the one who walks me to my dorm on the nights that we have Foundations of Education class, and the same fella who boldly gave me a kiss on the cheek last Wednesday evening?

Well, y’all—yesterday evening was no different!

So, check this out: Yesterday in class, my professor split us into groups of two, and in doing so, Craig and I were the last chosen. I could be wrong, but I think Craig may have cheered within himself; he tried his best to hide his enthusiasm, but his facial expressions kept telling on him… hahaha! It was so cute, don’tcha know. In any event, our group assignment (which was for the duration of the class) was to tell each other our weaknesses, then ask each other how we as a teacher would turn said weakness into a strength. Allow me to elaborate further: When I was in elementary school—which was not that long ago—I was incredibly shy, and I was scared to look foolish if I got an answer wrong. Well, Craig said that if he encountered a student with my weakness, he would call me to stay after school and counsel with me and my parents, as opposed to blatant out-and-out embarrassing me in front of the class. He also said that if he decided to call on me during class, then he would use an encouraging demeanor and help boost up my esteem.

It was my turn to talk about how I would handle Craig’s weakness. For one thing, I was surprised to learn that when he was in elementary school, he was more of a loner and didn’t want to make friends on account he was often teased and ridiculed. I announced that if I was Craig’s teacher and I knew of his weakness, I would talk to the class as a whole, then I would talk to the parents, and finally I would talk to Craig personally and let him know that he could always confide in me.

After class ended, Craig walked me back to my dorm like usual, and then he gave me a kiss on the cheek—but this time, he handed me an envelope with my name on it. “Hopefully everything will be explained in the letter,” he said to me.

Well, I read the letter, and it was quite cute. To sum it all up, Craig basically told me that he had a crush on me and he thought I was cute. My favorite line in the letter was: “I know I should have manned up and told you personally as opposed to a letter, but everytime I tried to tell you, I got all choked up.”

You know, that’s really sweet of Craig to think that highly of me. For all I know, Craig could just have  a crush on me—I say that because I do not plan on leading him on in any way shape form, or fashion; that has never been my style. And as long as I can help it, I’m keeping it that way!

I’ll let y’all know what develops next time, but until then, y’all take care.

Smooches,

Natasha

Chillin' With My Sweetie Pie

Hi, Everyone!

So, I’ve not long been back from my date with Ray, and… OH MY WORD!!!

Yes, you know it’s serious when I have to take a quote from my Gramma Jewel, but I’ve got one helluva send-off from my sweetie pie today.

First of all, he picked me up around 12:30pm PST this afternoon, and nothing changed—he still gave me two lavender roses, and he gave my mom a half dozen pink roses. And check this out: In addition to giving my dad a firm handshake, Ray also remembered that my dad likes cheddar flavored pretzels… let’s just say that my dad was well pleased.

By the way: The weather was very pleasant and quite warm, so I went ahead and wore my lavender and pink sundress with matching open-toed sandals. And just in case we would be out long and it got chilly, I brought along my mom’s lavender jacket.

Oh, yeah—and I also brought along my camcorder!

Anyway, on to our date: It was kinda ironic that I brought my camcorder with me because Ray and I visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he recorded me acting like Marilyn Monroe. Apparently, I have a sexy, naughty side to me, but I still kept it classy, because that’s what I do!

Afterwards, we went to California Pizza Kitchen—and I must’ve been some kinda hungry! I say that because I ordered the Caesar chicken sandwich, plus I had a couple slices of a pizza that Ray ordered. Then again, I only had a granola bar for breakfast, and that was around 8am… and then, too, Ray did say that I was welcome to as many slices as I wanted, so it was all good.

For the record, I only took two and a half slices—hahaha!

And to end the date, we went up to the Griffith Park Observatory to check out the view… and to kiss a little! By the way, history repeated itself yet again: Just like a little over seven months ago, the same security guard from last time took a picture of me and Ray. It was kinda funny because he looked us and said, “Hey there! I remember you two!”

By the way: I don’t know what it is about the way Ray holds me in his arms, but it really sends a shiver up my spine—a good shiver! I mean, I may have melted three consecutive times when he held me close.

But I digress… hahaha!

Well, that’s it for today’s blog post. I don’t need to tell y’all that I had a great time today because the proof is in the pudding. I will say this: It’s gonna be awful hard to remove the smile from my face, all things considered. Oh, yeah—I did invite Ray to dinner over at my Gramma Jewel’s, and he did make a promise to see me one more time before I left. His exact words were: “I may not be able to move Heaven and earth, but I will do my utmost damnedest to see you—as you would say—just one mo’ ginn!”

Awwwwwww, Ray is so sweet!

Well anyway, I had best get going, but I shall holla at y’all tomorrow—fa sho’!

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha