Wow so it has been a long time! Well I got my mission call last month... Canada Toronto West! There is no better place! people talk about how its going to be soo cold but i say bring it on! Haha i may bite my tongue later though! I am so excited to go. I leave Wednesday the 16 of December in this wonderful year of 2009! You may wonder about this girl i kept posting about many years ago when i actually posted about my life! Well she is doing good! I took her to prom then stopped talking to her because leading up to prom I was hearing about this other guy talking to her he was tall blonde and athletic and at youth confrence when i saw her with him i was jealous because she seemed way happy to be around him. Well I felt at prom that i was getting in the way of someone better for her and that she wasnt that in to me. So i busied myself into work! I got this great job working as an IT for Klein I.S.D. Summer was fun Cousins came down to visit and I was enjoying working! And then I heard the news of Shanel dating the boy I heard about and knew I made the right choice. I normally know when i am loosing a battle for a girl and will step down! However sad to say boys are stupid, they make mistakes and I knew he would! So it wasnt a too big of a surprise when Shanel's mom texted me to tell me he broke up with her the day of her homecoming game. the text was shortly followed by a call from Shanel. At this time i was watching my brothers, because Mom and Dad were out to see Jared and Rachel's new baby girl, Victoria Mae Allen "Tori Mae." Well I took the chance and jumpped into action. I made sure Dillon and Alec were where they needed to be and drove myself up to a Homecoming game to be a friend, and that was it. I knew she wouldnt be ready to be in a relationship, but i wanted to be there for her. The game was way fun, dont remember if the Magnolia Bulldogs won or not, but it was still fun. Even though I was druged up because of a back injury, I gave that night my all. I screamed for the Bulldogs and got to know her friends and was there just to make sure Shanel had a good night. The next night was her Dance... It didnt take me long to find a shirt and tie to go with her dress, then found out we werent dancing but going out to have a fun on the town. We had dinner at P.F Changs... gross, but i didnt show i hated it! haha! I gave that night my all too. It appeared she had a good night, which made me feel I did my job. Her friends asked me that night if i liked her... inside i was like heck yes!, i mean what guy drops everything he is doing to see a smile on a girls face, that he doesnt like! However friends love to talk and if i told them yes it would get around to Shanel, and I knew she didnt want a relationship... So I lied and said no, we are just friends! Well as Fall came Shanel and I spent a lot of time together. Lots of fun random dates. We went to the Opera for my birthday... yet once again I felt her pushing away! My mom would tell me Derek you said this girl drived you crazy... I know you didnt like prom why are you hanging out with her soo much! I never answered her questions... but she was right Shanel did and still sometimes does drive me crazy... yet something always tells me to not give up and brings me back to her! Well on November 15, 2009 she did it. She addmitted something I was waiting for her to say... I love you! So now I have something I told myself I wouldnt have... a girlfriend when i go on my mission. Last weekend we went to Hillary Jones wedding! Wow being with her so much i thought i would get annoyed with her...however it did the opposite... I am soo crazy about her! Yet my mission is coming! I leave in 6 days and I know I have to leave her behind. Will she wait... I hope so! Will I be sad if i get that letter... YES! Will life go on... Yes! I know I will be doing what I am suppose to... and if she finds someone else it means i can too! So yes I love her, but I am ready to be a Missionary!
