It's Official!
Phew! I met with the superintendent today, and she spoke with me as if, duh, I already had the job. "Have you introduced yourself to your building principal?" Ummm... no... because I didn't want to walk into his office and say, "Hi! I'm Jess, and I just might be a new teacher in your school!"
But anyway. Relief. And a touch of I Think I'm Going To Shit My Pants.
School starts in a week (OMG!) so I will let you know how it's goes!
*****
Alex and I went on a dinner cruise last night. It was just okay... mostly older people with a mediocre buffet and a cheesey DJ. It was kind of like a bad wedding. But on a boat.
We spent most of the evening drinking on the deck. Perhaps the most exciting part of the night was when I was cold and Alex offered me his jacket. As we were sitting there I happened to feel something in the pocket... a small, square box. I thought, Could it be??? Is he going to propose to me tonight???
And I waited and waited, and kept looking around giving people the evil eye so they would go away, because surely he was just waiting for some privacy.
And then the ship docked and we left, and I had no ring on my finger. Maybe he just decided that it since it wasn't quite what we were expecting, he is going to save it for another time? Still, I HAVE to see that ring...!!!
So when we got home, I waited until he went to the bathroom, and I snuck a peek inside the box, and...
It was a 5-year pin from his workplace that he received at last year's holiday party.
Hrumph.
But anyway. Relief. And a touch of I Think I'm Going To Shit My Pants.
School starts in a week (OMG!) so I will let you know how it's goes!
*****
Alex and I went on a dinner cruise last night. It was just okay... mostly older people with a mediocre buffet and a cheesey DJ. It was kind of like a bad wedding. But on a boat.
We spent most of the evening drinking on the deck. Perhaps the most exciting part of the night was when I was cold and Alex offered me his jacket. As we were sitting there I happened to feel something in the pocket... a small, square box. I thought, Could it be??? Is he going to propose to me tonight???
And I waited and waited, and kept looking around giving people the evil eye so they would go away, because surely he was just waiting for some privacy.
And then the ship docked and we left, and I had no ring on my finger. Maybe he just decided that it since it wasn't quite what we were expecting, he is going to save it for another time? Still, I HAVE to see that ring...!!!
So when we got home, I waited until he went to the bathroom, and I snuck a peek inside the box, and...
It was a 5-year pin from his workplace that he received at last year's holiday party.
Hrumph.
posted by Jess at 4:10 PM
5 Comments:
Ha.
One, congrats on the job.
And two, yay! engagement! I totally knew I was going to get engaged, had even gone looking at rings, but was still completely surprised by the time and place...which is to say: Do you know already? You totally do, don't you!
Christine - Thanks! And no, I actually don't know! I mean, we've talked about it, but usually when I bringitupwhiledrunk he gets all offended (because I make comments like, "Apparently we are NEVER getting married!!") and he spouts things like, "You don't know what my PLAN is!!!" So I guess there is a plan, but I dunno about no ring.
Oh, BOO.
HAHAHA!! Oh, that's just so anti-climactic.
I've been on one of those dinner cruise things, too, and i felt exactly the same way. Meh.
And congrats on the job!
Ah-haha. That is sad and hilarious at the same time. Well, the story is sad and your writing is hilarious. There.
Sometimes boys just take their own sweet time. It took seven years before i got a ring-- but it was more than worth the wait! (I do NOT recommend waiting for 7 yrs. haha)
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