Dating....or lack there of

So, in one of my earlier posts, I talked about how much I hate holidays because it is a constant reminder that I am single. I have no prospects. The dating world is kinda bleak. I know people think I may 'date' a lot. BUT, as I thought about it this weekend, I have realized that I have been asked out by a boy in person only five times my whole life. 

1. I got asked to Prom my senior year. Mind you that this was the first dance I was EVER asked too.

2. I was asked out by a guy in my college apartment. It was a ward activity where you had to bring someone in the ward. My date was in charge of it...so I didn't even see him.

3. Then, there was a guy named Nahinu from my college ward. We went out, but I didn't think he was interested in me. We did go out a few times. I didn't think it was anything until my roommate (trying to console me) told he that he said that "Megan isn't the kind of girl you date to date, but the kind of girl you date to marry". Oh, that is sweet...but then he added something like "but her weight would get in the way" So..he didn't want to date me because I am fat. Ugh.

4. I went out with this guy named Neil. He was nice and attractive. The date was at a BYU event. It was kinda weird...and it got even weirder when boy #3 showed up and became part of the date. Then, the next day at church, he made sure that guy #4 knew he liked me. Kinda awkward.

5. Then, there was a quadriplegic guy. He was funny. We went to Salt Lake. The sidewalk was closed, so he asked me to walk in the road so if a car came, it would hit me and not him. Yup, true story.

So, other than that...I have dated guys from online and a few blind dates. Nothing that has stuck. Dating is very discouraging, especially when you are 'fat'. I told this to a guy once I was meeting online and he sent me the picture below. He makes a good point...but unfortunately, boys/men don't think like this.

SO, in the mean time, I will keep these two saying in mind. That I will have to date a lot of guys, meet some guys that suck and break my heart, but when I find the one, I will not even think of the guys from my past that I didn't mean anything too.

Just Random Things

 Well, this is what you get when you ask a three year old to paint your toe nails...you get your toe nails, toes, and your feet painted. haha...bless her heart. Oh, and there is Brutus. He loves me...and I love him sometimes..but not when he gets diarrhea and I have to pay the vet $93 for a vet visit and medicine and then am told he is just stressed from getting boarded. Ugh.

Brutus loves his cousins Hank and Jake. What he doesn't like is that all they do is hump him. I don't like that very much either. But, I take him over there anyway. They are just dogs. 

You know, I have loved boys before, but there was this one boy that I really loved. We ended things because 'logistically our relationship wouldn't work". I had a really hard time getting over him. In fact, I don't know if I am really over him even though it has been a year. So, he lives in Minnesota...well...he moved..so I think in one of the Dakota states now. Anyway, even though we don't talk and I don't see him...I get constant reminders of him...like seeing this guy getting out of his truck in a 'Minnesota Wrestling' truck. I didn't think anything of it...until I looked at the truck. Yeah, he is from Minnesota. talk about a double whammy. Ugh.

Deer Creek

So, I hate holidays. Not just Christmas, Halloween, Easter, or even the 4th of July...but all major holidays. Why do I hate them you ask? Well, with every holiday, I am reminded that at 27, I am still single. So...this last weekend was rough for me. However, Saturday, we went boating and I had SO much fun. I didn't think once about being single. It was nice.

Our boat is not the biggest boat. In fact, it is pretty small:/ But, this trip didn't have too many people. There was just my dad, mom, sister, sister-in-law, four kids, Scott and I. It was perfect. My dad and Scott got their earlier and saved us an awesome beach on the North West side of the lake. The was was about 73 degrees and the weather was super great. 

This is Prescott. She is our newest addition. She didn't go boating, but she enjoyed the sun..under and umbrella. But, she did rock some awesome sun glasses. 

 Well, to the right we have my sand castle. I tried to get water around it...but I didn't do so well. But, I did it all by myself. To the right we have a giant fish that Scott made. While we went boating, Jacyi added some 'under-water' things. So, it was a fish on the ocean floor. She even put eyes on the fish. It turned out SUPER cute. So, I wrote my name in the sand. I'm cool too.

So, lets just say my worse fear came true. I HATE swimming with fish. Our beach was SO nice. It was sandy. Because of this, I was in the water and played in the water with the kids. It was fun. Then, I looked over and THERE WAS A DEAD FISH IN THE WATER!!! My biggest fear is swimming with fish in water...and there was a dead fish. I was so sick! Jayci just played with it. Gross. Oh well, she is just little and doesn't know.

So, my family got me out of the house, I enjoyed boating, the company, and the sun. Then, to top off the night, I went to a BBQ at a friends house and loved it! So, after having a really bad 4th of July, Saturday more than made up for it:)

It's Cabin Time!

I LOVE going to Shelby's cabin. It is SO fun up there. We just relax, eat, and ride 4-wheelers. The scenery is always nice, but what is even nicer is NO dogs and NO kids. I love it!!

 This was just taken on one of our many rides. It SO pretty!

 We always go to the lake and sit and talk. This guy kept singing SO loud. Shelby was laughing SO hard. We had to leave because she was laughing too much. He was drunk, sang random words of songs, and just didn't make much sense.

 Shelby's Grandma made her some sweet tea. I guess Shelby was too cool to get a cup even though there is one right there. That is how she drank he tea.

 So, it was late. I decided to take a picture and see what came up on the other end. It was Shelby on her phone. Classic. And her cousin holding the bed. Hmm. So, that got them moving and such, so then I took another picture and Shelby looks like she is going to kill her cousin. Haha. Candid pictures are the BEST!

I don't know why, but here we are in their Rhino. Usually, Shelby and I go on 4-wheelers..but maybe her parents took the 4-wheelers...so we were left the with Rhino. We are cool.

This is me just waiting on the 4-wheeler to go on a ride. Sweet.

Herriman Days

My friend, Shelby and I, took my nephew to Herriman Days. It was a lot of fun. It was one of those nights that made me feel like I was work a million bucks because of things that happened, like: having a lady search me out of the crown to compliment my shoes or having a guy give us an unlimited pass to Grayson for rides, and a carnival worker letting Gray ride on a ride that he was just a little too short for. So, it was a pretty sweet night

Grayson on the swings. Just as the ride started...the fireworks started to go off. 

 Ha ha...he is just SO cute!

If you know Gray, if he has to get from point A to B...he takes about 100 different ways to get there. So...instead of just sliding down this slide...he rolled down. He started quite the trend.

Before we were given the wrist band, Gray only had 10 tickets. He wanted to ride this ride again, but with only three tickets left, he decided not too...but the carnival worker said he could ride again for free. Awe, that was nice.

This is me and Shelby. We are neat.

I don't want kids....

I try to think I am a good aunt. I do things with the little ones. I try to be patient with them...but sometimes they make me SO angry!! Like the time I came home and realized they used my bedding to practice their coloring. They not only got my pillow, but my sheets, and then left the markers lids off on my comforter and the markers bled all over my bed. So...I'm a little mad. Luckily for them I could was it all and it came clean for the most part.