mr. shy is the nicest boy ever. fyi. we had a very good time and talked about lots of stuff and things are very positive at the moment. highlights include "you're only going to one store. i uhh i don't know what to do, i've never experienced a girl who could go to the mall and only go in one store." (there are two factors here, for those of you who know me as a shopping maven. 1. there are only a handfull of stores worth going in at the bangor mall. 2. i'm broke and i'm trying to make an effort not to be stupid). "that was the best burn out i've ever seen" although really he has no idea how much better the driving thing is. it's worse when i have an audience. (holly noted that i say "woohoo" every time there is a squealing of tires, jerking of any kind, and she seemed to think it was hilarious. fortunately.)
he took it all very well, and apparently he did pick up on the many hints (wimp wimp wimp) so it's all good for the moment. (sappiness ahead!) he said he felt lucky just to know me and if it turned out we'd just be friends that would be ok. awww. i definitely think i can talk him into teaching me to shoot stuff now. score!
in other news, i got grace the cutest little dress and a tiny jean jacket . only the one i got has girly embroidery on it and they don't have a picture of it. and if my sister hates it, there's a gift receipt. it's all good. we had a bit of a discussion on whether or not you get a one year old a birthday card. is it for the baby, no, it's for the parents really. the baby doesn't care. but we picked out a cute one, a big piggy face with googly eyes. which, if i was one, i would totally love and probably chew on in my adoration so i'm sure it's the right choice. the next question though, how do i wrap it? should i just wrap the box so you can open it really easily (pop the top off) or do i wrap it as normal so she rip the hell out of it(do they make babies try to open their own presents??? anyone?). gripping stuff, isn't it?