"I always wanted to be somebody. . . maybe I should have been more specific" -Lily Tomlin

This past Friday night my friend Jill and I were trading text messages about the sad state of our social lives (it was 9 pm on a Friday night and we were both already in our PJ's and the highlight of each of our evenings had been a trip to Vons. Seperately. In two different cities in two different states. Seriously, we're kinda the same person...it's scary)

Anywho, after realizing that I too, was a party animal like no other, I texted Jill, "Yeah, you know me, an inspiration to millions." Here's the crazy thing. I am a chubby, single, boring English teacher who is about to turn 34 years old. I have very little social life, and the highlight of my week is when those wonderful little red envelopes from Netflix arrive in my mailbox. The only time I have a man to gush about he's either a fictional character from an Australian Television show

( Alex! Nick!)
or Toby Stephens. . .

(ahhhhhhhhh Toby!)

I guess the point that I'm trying to make is that I'm kinda a sad sack. That's why it's so funny that I have a groupie. Her name is Lucy, or at least that's what I'm calling her. She's a student in my sophomore level honors English class, and A-DOR-A-BLE (That's like a hundred cutes according to my niece Samantha). She's also very popular at my school, fashionable, has tons of friends, etc. Meaning, she'd be one of the girls that tortured me in Junior High. For some reason, Lucy looooooooooooves me.

Now, I'm not going for false modesty. I know I'm a good teacher and my students, on the whole, like me. More importantly, most learn a lot from me. I just have never taught a kid with such a desire to be my best friend EVER!!

She stops by to see me at least 3 times a day when she's NOT coming to my class. She wants to

1. hug me
2. touch my hair
3. comment on my outfit
4. ask my opinion about her outfit
5. ask my opinion on the relative "hotness" of boys who walk by (icky!)
6. know what I did last weekend
7. know what ward I attend or if I think she should "Go Mormon"
8. find out my hopes and dreams
9. go to the movies or shopping together, and
10. be my best friend.

At first I thought she was kidding when she suggested we go shopping at the mall and then go and see a movie. I laughed. Then she looked at me, totally serious, and said, "No, I really want to go. I think we'd have so much fun!!" I replied, "Lucy, that'd be really creepy!" She responded, "No it wouldn't! You're cool! No one would think I was wierd if I hung out with you." I had to explain that I : 33 year old woman, would be the one the target of all the pointing and staring, not her: 16 year old girl.


All I have to say is this: Why can't an adult MAN feel this strongly about me? Huh? Is that too much to ask? Every guy I've dated has been pretty ho-hum about me, but this 16 year old girl wants to spend every waking hour at my side. All I have to say is ... Don't just pray to find someone who will love you... BE SPECIFIC. Heavenly Father has an interesting sense of humor.