I don't know where to begin. I'm so giddy I can't even think straight. Mr. Brown Eyes, who will hereafter be known as Moby, did the unthinkable--he asked me out. Yes. This has never happened to me before. I have never had the experience of being interested in someone and then having them ask me out. Never. I've gone out with guys I wasn't interested in, and in a rare instance gone out with someone and then got interested, but this scenario has never occured.

And I never thought he would do it. I was nearly ready to give up on him altogether. But then at a church activity last night, he paid so much attention to me. As luck would have it, we played human foozeball in a big group, and we ended up on the same team. This game requires everyone to hold hands, and he somehow managed to be standing right next to me. Huh. So yeah, I held hands with my crush for a long time. And boy did they get sweaty.

And the evening progressed with him talking to me almost the whole time. (And we weren't so awkward together as we have been in the past.) He caught me off guard twice--once when I went down the hall to get a drink, and he came after me doing his velosa raptor (sp) impression. Totally scared me. Then when he beckoned for me to come over to him and asked me what I was doing Tuesday or Wednesday and if I wanted to do something. I was nearly speechless. He said he didn't know what we'd be doing yet; he needed time to think about it. I don't care what we do, just doing anything at all is more than enough.

I couldn't fall asleep last night, thinking about it. This morning when I woke up I felt sort of sad, as if it were all a dream and I had just woken up and ruined it. But it's not a dream, and I've been on a high all day.

And to top it all off, my boss informed me today that the raise I asked for has been approved. I was absolutely sure that it wouldn't be, what with budget cuts around here and all. And at first they told my boss it wasn't possible. But she values me enough that she kept trying and made it happen. That makes me feel appreciated. I'm glad I have such a good boss.

What have I done to deserve such good things? I don't know, but I sure am thankful.

Wow. I feel like Cinderella at the ball.

Song on the soundtrack: Reasons Why, Nickel Creek

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