So, I'm going to do this in chronological order, because as an engineer - or at least a person who's been trained to think like one for the past year, nearly - that makes the most sense to me.
1. I told you that Salvio and I were kind of going out.  Well, on Friday, he asked me to meet him at the church - he was leaving for the weekend in another hour, and we were going to hang out a little bit before he left.  When I walked in with Penny, he was playing piano.  He didn't say anything until we were up there next to him.  Penny introduced herself as "the annoying third wheel" and left soon after.  At that point, I leaned against the piano, and asked him what was up.  Still playing, he nodded his head towards the other side of piano.  That's when I noticed the flowers and the card sitting on the piano.
That's all the detail you're getting there.  Suffice to say that he asked me out officially.  Since then, he's been better to me than anyone else ever has been.  I'm crazy about him.
2. I got baptized this last weekend.  My pastor was great.  I'm so happy about my whole life right now.  I'm also very tired.  But it's worth it.  God is good.

So many amazing things...
1. I got baptized yesterday morning.
2. Salvio asked me out officially.
Details soon to come on both happenings.

Since Monday...

I'm kind of happy with the way things are going.  I'm kind of happy with Salvio.  I think he's rather happy with me.  That's all I can write about without getting too excited. :-)

Swoony?

For the past couple of hours, my gut has gotten this weird feeling.  I went to Wal-mart with Salvio and after that we stopped by the guys dorm lobby, the one that's pretty much empty all the time.
And now I think about it and my middle goes all swoony. :-D

Heh heh heh...

Well, I have an interesting bit of news.  Salvio and I have been hanging out pretty much every day for the last week and a half, and I have been developing a sort of crush on him, and apparently it's been mutual.  Tonight, we took a long walk where we did NOT gush our feelings out, and instead denied them to the furthest extent of our ability.  Then we got to the playground near the school and sat down on a benchy sort of thing that was under the monkey bars, and he leaned his head against my knees, which was totally unexpected.  We just sat like that for a long time.  Then he asked what I was thinking about and I said nothing.
"No, that's a lie.  I'm just thinking... you are seriously flirting with me, aren't you?"
"Yeah, sometimes.  But I get the feeling that you are too.""Yes."
We didn't really say a lot after that.  We just sat.  After a while, we started playing on the monkey bars and acting like we were before.  Then we got into a sort of tickle fight, and as soon as he got me on the ground, he flopped down beside me.  "I win."
"Yeah, right."  We stayed there for a half hour or so, holding hands, and then we started walking back, arm in arm.  We stopped by the guys dorm so he could pick up what he needed to do his homework, and then we stopped by the girls dorm so I could get my stuff.  Faye was standing outside and she saw us walking up with the most confused and shocked look I have ever seen on her face.  I told her we would talk later, I got my stuff, and we headed to the coffee shop to study.
Speaking of which, I have an ODE test at 8 to study for, and Faye just now came in...

Childhood doings.

So um.  There's this house.  Or bunker/tour-headquarters.  Salvio and I aren't entirely sure.  Whatever it is, it's been out of use for years - the calendar on the wall says 1999.  It was all boarded up and everything.  We had just about given up on getting in when Salvio started pulling up on another window - and it creaked!  So I helped him shove it up, and we climbed inside.  It was a bit dirty - dusty, with piles of bird poop everywhere, and pieces of broken ceramic with the name of the local police department on them.  We've decided that we're going to just put everything like that in one room and ignore it, and clean up the rest.  Because of course, we're coming back.  How could we not?

"All she wants to do is dance"

I want to dance.  That's it.  I don't want to do engineering.  I just want to dance.  Maybe I could start a school or something... I don't know.  But that's what I want to do.

Make me some sense.

I had a long talk with Salvio tonight.  Turns out he used to like me.
Here's the awful thing - I'm getting discouraged.  I am 90% certain that nothing's going to happen with Ace.  And as much as I've sworn that I won't settle, I'm beginning to slip.  And I could swear that Salvio and I almost had a moment.
Two days later -
Okay.  Not going to slip.  I won't I won't I won't.
Riley is driving me insane.  He keeps trying to get me to set him up with someone.  And the funny thing is that at the same time, he is totally okay with propositioning me.
I need a break.  I firmly believe that school is going to destroy me.

I want strawberries.

I'm so tired.  I didn't sleep last night.  When I got home today I slept for about three hours, but now I have to eat the Passover dinner (always a long affair) and write a short article review, and fill out a cost estimate, and write up solutions for my Calc4 written assignment.  And I have to read 120 pages of a very large book which promises to be fascinating, should I be awake enough to enjoy.
Perhaps you're getting the wrong idea.  I do not begrudge the Passover it's moment.  Okay, upon further reflection, I guess I do.  I don't want to though.  I have no excuses.
I would be very happy to see Penny or Lisa or Eric or Ariel or Ace or Christian right now.  Although, to be frank, what I want is a hug.  Penny would tell me to snap out of it, and then we'd begin a Doctor Who marathon.  Lisa would give me a very enthusiastic hug.  Eric would do the same, and then drag me somewhere on campus to practice dance (which I would be completely okay with).  Ariel would say, "Oh, Crazy, I'm sorry", give me a hug, and then suggest something cheerful.  Not entirely certain what Ace would do, to be honest, but we would probably end up talking about something completely different.  Christian would get this look in his eyes, the I'm-sorry-for-you-because-you-look-like-you-have-been-utterly-destroyed-both-physically-and-mentally look, and make me laugh somehow.  I have no idea why I have such affection for these people, but they are all amazing.

Yes, really.

It’s kind of strange when something happens, and you think it’s momentous, but when you reflect on it, you realize how small it really was.  For example (and of course, this is what started this train of thought), tonight, when dancing with Ace, we messed up near the end, and when we finished, he said he was sorry, and touched my back.  Now, that seems so ridiculously small, but he’s never voluntarily touched me except when dancing.  This coming right after a night where we waltzed and our faces almost touched – only because we were concentrating so hard, but still breathtaking.
I’m not saying he likes me – I doubt he does, but I hope he at least thinks of me as a friend, and I think it’s safe to hope he does.
Also, Ariel said I was sexy when I danced. :-) I’m okay with that.

Hip hip HOORAY!!!

Three cheers for Christian, the most extraordinary man I have ever met!

Thoughts

So... I never know quite what to think anymore about anything or anyone, but clearly I should never trust my first judgement.  Faye is great, she really is, but I'm not sure how well I'll handle having the room so spotless that it practically squeaks.  It looks so cold.  But she's a great roommate, so I think I'll deal with it.
School is fantastic.
You know, I just realized that I say basically the same thing every time I write here.  School is great, I love my friends, I'm so busy, dancing is spectacular, Ace is awesome.
I guess, all in all, I lead a great life, but it's not really interesting to read about.  Perhaps I should simply write thoughts of mine instead of happenings.
So.  Thoughts.  I must find thoughts to think.
Annnnnddd... the only thoughts I am finding are about the amazing sunshine here (divine, but not particularly interesting) and the... nope, that's it.
I just need to remember, no matter how great things seem, I should never let my guard down with some people.  Gut instincts don't typically lie.