Scorpions

So picking back up where I left off.

We spoke of many things. I don't remember most, but I do remember talking about Giant Scorpions....

Why, might you ask, do I remember a random conversation about scorpions that occurred over a year ago. Well, I will tell you. I hate scorpions. HATE them. I have been stung several times. One incident, which left a particularly deep scar occurred when I was but an impressionable 15years old.

I was sleeping all cozy like in bed when a sharp pain in my side awakened me. And before I was fully awake, as I started moving around trying to figure out what was causing the pain, the little bugger had stabbed me a full 6 times!!!

He ended up being the Rasputin of scorpions, taking a swim with turtles, a squashing, a stabbing, and finally being drowned in alcohol to kill him.

So needless to say I do not like the creatures. So Jason and I were glibbly discussing my dislike. We went our separate ways, he out with his compatriots and me back to my little barn apartment for the evening. I got there late, having talked with my parents for a while, went on my run and come back to shower. I undressed and walked across the room towards the bed. My foot was suddenly on fire!

I squeeled and hopped on my good foot across the room to make sure I didn't put my other foot down on the surely scurrying creature. For there was no doubt in my mind what caused the pain. A scorpion! There were dead bodies littered around my apartment each time I cleaned and I'd found a few alive. I fell to my side and dramatically clutched my aching extremity.

I called my mom to ask if she had any meat tenderizer and for sympathy. She sent my brother over with some ointment, no meat tenderizer, and some benedryl, cause I am allergic minorly and my tongue had started to swell.

My brother left and I texted the young man I believed to be responsible for my misfortune. I had no ulterior motive. I swear....

He did exactly like a knight in shining armor is supposed to do! : Oh that's terrible! I wish I could make you feel better!!!

So come over and keep me company. I suppose I will be up for a while now...

Sure! And I will bring some meat tenderizer with me. I am already at the store.

Excellent.

So I of course put my clothes back on and brushed my hair and waited.

He arrived and made the paste for my foot but gave it to me to put on, somewhat tentative to touch me.

We sat and chatted through most of the night. Me giving him all the hints that I wanted him to make a move on me, him ignoring them. Finally, after putting my feet purposefully in his lap and leaning over to touch his shirt to "inspect the fabric", he finally broke down and told me that he really liked me and wondered if we could go out some time. When I said yes, he asked for his first kiss. It was so romantic and sweet.

And the rest is history! We have been dating ever since and pretty much inseparable.

Next I will include a few tidbits about some of our other adventures but first I wanted to include some cute pictures of my big kids! The horses were out about the house a few weekends ago and got curious about what was going on behind those big tv screens called "windows". I don't know what they saw, perhaps their own reflections? But this is what we saw.