Survey Says....

....Amazing boyfriends are Southern Gentlemen from my neck of the woods. =) I want to update about this week, and that is wonderful because it means I have total bragging rights for The McFarlin boys as well as Mr. Thompson. (aka:Tom, Ben, and Davey dating me, Lacey, and Kristen Bos.)

Monday:
I went shopping with Tom all day long, which was a lot of fun, although we were supposed to be shopping for him and it seemed like when we went into stores he chose, he was too picky and I ended up buying something I had forgotten I needed. So in the end, I had more stuff than he did. That was not how it was supposed to go, but oh well. I learned that Tom is really picky about shoes, but that is something I should be learning from. Shoes are a weakness of mine, and I tend to own way more than I should. At least, I can claim that a ton of them are flip-flops, which do get a lot of wear from me bc I LOVE flipflops, so I need to get them in every color to get with every outfit. *wink* While we were shopping, Tom treated me to lunch- as well as drove everywhere. Take notes, guys: ask girl to shop all day, offer to drive, pay for lunch. That's how it's done. =)

Ok, so Monday was Lacey's sixteenth birthday, and Ben was at home BAKING HER A CAKE- something he had never made before (but it was really good)- as a surprise, when Tom and I left for the mall. He also knew she wanted a "True Love Waits" ring, so he already had that. But in order to keep her guessing, he gave Tom some money to get her a T-shirt at PacSun. He was throwing her a surprise bday party that night (SO SWEET...Tom did that for my 17th bday), and he planned to give her the shirt then, and then the ring when he dropped her off at her house that night. Now that is what I am talking about. Throw me off by buying me two presents rather than one anytime you want. *wink* So at the mall I picked out 4 shirts I liked, and we sent pictures to Ben via Tom's phone and Ben picked out the second shirt. That night he took her out to eat, then came home to a surprise party, then gave her the presents (turns out she had wanted that exact shirt when she had gone shopping w/o Ben but they didn't have it in her size- so he really knew her taste), then ate the cake he made her, then we all hung out before going home, which is when he gave her the ring she had wanted. A+ Ben!!

Tuesday:
I was supposed to go to Atlanta to help Tom and Ben assist Davey in cleaning and painting his bedroom at their house, but I ended up staying home to finish the final cleaning of my closet and room. I took two huge black trash bags full of stuff from my room to the dump, and I have more stuff to take still. I also filled two of the same size bags with stuff to give away or sell at a consignement shop and hung up about 150 things to take to the shop. good gracious. OK, so instead of making me feel bad about not being able to come, Tom told me he understood then sent me sweet messages and some pictures of the updated apartment via our phones throughout the day so I could see what I wasn't there to see. He also made a short video of Davey's painted room so I could see how it looked. Awww. Kristen drove into Atlanta that day (she and Davey are going Sunday to Mississippi to see her extended family, so she needed to drive), and Tom and Davey had planned a suprise double date for us (and they had been planning several such dates for us for about a month, but I had plans to babysit Thurs and Friday this week, so it threw some of those plans off...oops).

So, about 8:00, I am getting into Tom's car and happened to glance down in time to see there was something in my seat and jumped back out before I smushed it. What was it you ask? A single long-stem rose (red- my fave color for roses, plus romantic, ahhh). It was absolutely beautiful and it smelled divine. I have a picture of it on my moblog, so check it out. Ok, so then Tom and I drive out to Davey's mom's house and there we had fondue with Davey, Kristen, Laura (d's sister) and Mrs. Anna (his mom). IT WAS AWESOME. What was there to fondue you ask? Steak, chicken, shrimp, broccolli, bread, apples, strawberries. To fondue in? Oil, Cheese, and Chocolate. There was also ice cream and cookies to go with the strawberries and chocolate. I never knew that Apples would taste good in melted cheese, but it's true. They were awesome. I didn't eat the shrimpies bc I don't like seafood, but I had a lot of steak and bread, some chicken, and a couple pieces of broccolli- which I normally hate, but it was good when smothered in cheese. After dinner and dessert, we were supposed to go to Davey's dad's house to go sit on the dock and star gaze (how sweet is that??) and I think they said something about a telescope too, but we ended up eating and talking for so long that it was 11:30pm, and Tom and I decided to head home. Now, girls, that was impressive, wasn't it? Tom and Davey making plans while talking online an ocean apart (Davey was in France when these plans were made) and what were they planning to do? Treat me and Kristen to a series of sweet dates. Getting writer's cramp guys? Don't stop taking notes yet...

Wednesday:
For my birthday (in June), Tom knew I wanted a Warped Tour ticket SO BADLY, and I didn't expect to get one, honestly. But I did, from Tom, and Warped Tour was Wednesday. I was incredibly excited about it because I knew MXPX and Relient K would be there, and I love those bands!!!!!! When we got there, there were a gazillion ppl milling about, and a lot needed to put some more clothes on, but that is not the point. Anyway, Ben and Lacey came along- Ben bought her ticket as well as his so she could come. None of us had anything to eat all day, but we kept buying powerade and water and drinking that because it was REALLY HOT and we were trying to stay hydrated. We headed over to listen to Relient K around 12:00 (they played at 12:20), but when we got over there, we saw signs saying that MXPX was signing stuff for free right there, so we got in line. About 20 min later, we were meeting Tom, Yuri, and Mike, getting pictures (moblog) and getting a free poster signed! I cannot even explain how awesome that was, and I mean, if I had done nothing else that day, that would have been an awesome birthday present! =) So when we got done posing and talking to them, we headed over to Relient K and they did a great show.

We took a break in some shade then went to listen to MAE perform. On the way we were....forced to listen to some other bands...ugh. I mean, the bands had talent, but they needed to get rid of their singers. I use that word liberally because most of the guys sounded like they threw up on the mic, and the one chick band that we heard....well I couldn't tell if she was speaking English in any of the songs. And she was American. It was weird and annoying. But anyway, Mae was awesome, and I am gonna buy their cd sometime soon, I hope. Props to Lacey for wanting to hear them- they are one of her fave bands.

At 3, we went and met Relient K and got autographs and pics (again moblog) with 4/5 of the band members, and it was so cool, because I realllly love their music! After that we went to listen to MXPX perform, and we managed to get right up to the front where only one girl was between me and the rail in front of the stage. That crowd was crazy, with lots of jumping and crowd surfing and shoving, and it was so fun! I was glad to have that girl between me and the rail because I got pushed into her so much, and it would have hurt to stand where she did. (she was cool about it though) And the show? IT ROCKED MY FACE OFF. MXPX did a good sampling of their music drawing from several cds, and then they made my day again by telling the crowd that they would be coming to Atl again in the fall with Rufio and Relient K!!!! YAY!

After MXPX performed, Lacey and I bought some t-shirts, then we all headed back to Ben's truck. On the way home we stopped at Blimpies, in Conyers near their house...I love that Blimpie guy! He knows who we are and he asked how UGA was going, he asked my major and how I liked it. Such a sweet dude (he's old enough to be my dad). Ok, so then Tom handed me some money and said to get whatever I wanted, which was really sweet...especially since I had no money on me after getting a t-shirt, but I was going to pay with credit, then I didn't have to. *smile* That was a really awesome day. And the guys drove and paid for everything (except the shirts and maybe a drink or two, which is cool with me). Awesome, right?? That night we hung out with Will at the McFarlin's before heading home. And that's not all...

Thursday:
Thursday, Tom, Ben, and Davey all decided we should go to Factory Shoals to eat lunch and swim. For those of you who aren't from Covington, FS is a river that has rapids and ends in a lake. (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/3372/). Well, that morning I was taking stuff to the consignment shops, so I wasn't able to get any food before heading out there, so Tom made me a pb&j and brought me a Sprite (bc he knows I can't have caffeine often or my kidneys get infected) and he also packed some chips and an oatmeal creamed pie. Now that is sweet! April came by to say hey to everyone since she lives about a mile down the road, and then after she left, we all got in the water. You have to be careful out there for the rapids and the snakes. People drown out there every year, and you don't wanna get caught under a rock or slip and hit your head on one. Obviously we were all just fine, and we had a great time, too. We all slipped a little, but it was more funny than anything. I thought it was sweet for the guys to plan it.

Thursday night I babysat in Athens, and today I am going to run errands with Mom. Tonight I am babsitting in Covington. That pretty much has you up-to-date. I had really good reasons to brag on those guys, and you know that if you read the book I just wrote on them! haha. Well, I have to go finish getting ready so mom and I can leave.

Adios!
Love,
Meghan