Dear MTV, I hate you.

I just ran across the street to the bank... and as I made my way back... two young boys that had to be somewhere between the ages of 8 and 11 hollered (or hooted) at me and said....


"Hey Hey! You're lookin good from over here!"

To which I yelled back... "You guys are like 8 years old, don't say stuff like that!!"



Who will teach these boys to be men? TV wont. The media wont. Their dads probably wont. Who will do it??


That question plagues my heart in a surprisingly big way...

Love me, love me.. say that you love me...

I have an extremely romantic boyfriend. and I absolutely love it. I would love him if he didn't do the little things he does but I love that he does. and he loves that I love it. It's a beautiful circle :-) However, I can not stand people and their annoying comments such as the following:

"Ohhh yeah, I remember when my husband used to do stuff like that! Enjoy it now, it won't last forever"

"Those were the days.."

"::sigh:: To be young and in love again.."

"oh you're so lucky to still be in the 'infatuation' stage"


I feel certain that this is not just a phase, that this is not just attempts to win my heart that will end as soon as I walk down the aisle. I feel like my certainty is viewed as ignorance or some kind of naivety. I feel like I shouldn't doubt Joshua because everyone else's man stopped pursuing their hearts. I feel like people should keep their mouth shut and not rain on my parade because theirs ended a long time ago. I refuse to accept their mediocrity and lower my expectations for what everyone else is living. I don't want to be like everyone else and I never have.

Wow. I didn't realize how much that bothered me until about 2 seconds ago.