Well, now you tell me!

I was talking to a friend recently, and they made comment about how the city I am living in is very cliquey. 

So it's not just me that feels this way?!? I thought it was just me that was having a hard time feeling like one of the crowd.  

Just yesterday I walked into a ward activity and turned to my roommate and asked, "is it just me, or is everyone looking at us?"  Her response was, "no, because they all are!"  

I thought that once I got out of high school, that I wouldn't have to deal with petty people. How wrong I am. 

The Review

I saw this weekend, the long awaited movie, Something Borrowed. 


Can I first off let you know that this man, is BEAUTIFUL!

Total Dream-Boat!


But...


I still LOVE this man-

My opinion on the movie? I loved the actors, some of my favorite. But...  They try and take something TERRIBLE (cheating) and make it into something romantic.  It was a roller coaster ride, deciding whether I like the Dex character or not. In the end, I just didn't know how to feel about the whole thing. But, I am pretty practical, and the disturbing circumstances of the whole movie made it hard for me to love. 

My advice: don't pay 9+ dollars to see it in theaters. 

SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN IT!!!

Now for more of my feelings about specific things:

Did I call it about Ethan or what?! Ok, so he really isn't gay, but  he DID pretend to be! I laughed so hard when he said that he was!

They make you love Ethan and then he ends up with no one. Personally I was over Dex by the end. He was a coward, a good looking one, but one none the less. Rachel should have realized she loves Ethan, the one who puts her first, and pushes her to be better than she is.  This is the major reason I'm not in love with the movie.

I also felt really bad for Rachel. Darcy is a WITCH, and Rachel should have called her out on it, but always just endured. Like Ethan said "if the roles were reversed, Darcy wouldn't even hesitate." 

PS- the F bomb was totally unneeded in the show. 

And the whole scene at the Hamptons when you can hear the love birds upstairs, was sick and wrong. If Dex didn't love Darcy why was he still with her at all?  

eNErgY

I've been told that guys can tell when you are available. Like you send off this signal, that even if you haven't talked in ages, that they can pick up on. You don't even have to make contact, but they just know. 

Well, I think I can attest that this is truth. I was really stuck on Ed, I know, I'm pitiful, and seriously since then haven't gone on a single date. 

Then last week, I realized that I needed to really just move on. I was holding onto this false hope, a hope for something I didn't really even want: Ed. (once I get attached I have a really hard time letting go...)

So as I decided this, all these guys have been giving me attention. One guy who has known me for a while and then out of the blue asked me for my number, and is now pursuing me. Another guy randomly called me up and asked me if I could do something with him when we have never hung out in the past year of knowing each other. And yet another guy has come into my life, and told me he wants to take me out sometime.  

Seriously, around this place it's feast or famine. I actually would love a nice long dating experience. Instead of this roller coaster ride of dating periods. Though as I'm on the uphill, I'm not complaining.  

All the Single Ladies

I have a new favorite:

Click here: The Mormon Bachelorette

For those of you who are wondering if this is for real, it is, and it's great. To explain how it works read this post. Aubrey was the first, she was coaxed into it by her roommates, the producers of the blog. And guess what?! Out of all craziness... it worked for her! See here.  

So now they are accepting applicants for the new bachelorette...  (any of you single ladies brave enough to sign up?!)

As you can tell, I have done my research, and find it super entertaining. Join me as I follow along on these dates, and give my view on how they went. As for right now, I don't know how they are going to pick the new bachelorette, they all seem so amazing and deserving! 

inspire

"Some blessings come soon, 

some come late, 

and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace 

the gospel of Jesus Christ, 

they come."

-Jeffery R. Holland

FATE

I don't believe in signs, but I do believe in God's tender mercies. That as we make hard decisions, He gives us sweet gifts to help ease a burden. These gifts can be things like random acts of kindness, or a coincidence that makes a trial easier. Whatever it is, I know that they are given to us to help us in our time of need. 


I also know that God has a sense of humor. Some days it is more apparent in my life than others, just look at some of these dating experiences. The task is to see the humor in it all. 


I've been told that there isn't such a thing as a "soul mate."  As nice as it would be to have the cop-out of saying that I'm waiting for the "one," I know that each relationship has problems, and some rough edges. That no matter who I marry, if we are both striving to make things work, to grow and progress together, that I will be happy. That we will be happy. And that love, that true, pure love -a forgiving, evolving, patient love- can last, and I can find and have it.