Monday, April 14, 2014

Not So Good AIM

I've been trying so hard to think of the next awkward memory, and middle school is surprisingly an era in which I can't think of too much. Therefore, the next one is another jump, this time to seventh grade. I apologize for this, but I promise that as the timeline of my life gets closer to the present I'll remember more.

When I reflect back on being thirteen, one of the most prominent memories is a little thing we liked to call AIM - don't act like you don't remember AOL instant messenger. We all did it. We all had a cheesy screenname and a nicely decorated profile with stupid quotes about love (because when you're that age you definitely know what love is; you could tell by the profile sections dedicated to boyfriends. Example: "You and I collide... Ilysm Luke 4/28/06 forever and always <33333" which was of course posted a week after the romantic start of their "relationship"). You did it. You know it. Be embarrassed for your 13-year-old self. On a side note, anyone else have the "bloop" sound of receiving a message going through their head now too? Because I freaking do.

But I digress. One day, I was chatting via AIM with my friend Errin aka SincerelyxoMe (you know, the one I was sad wasn't next to me when I blew snots in 3rd grade? ps. Errin, what even did that screenname mean?) We were talking about my current crush of the week, whose name was... let's call him Billy. We sat next to each other in language arts class, where every super romantic relationship begins. And no, I didn't sneeze all over that desk too thank you very much.

Anyway, as Errin and I were discussing my undying love for him, who sends me an AIM message? You got it - Billy. I nearly fell off my chair and concussed as my heart pounded like a jackhammer. So what would any other girl do? Message the other friend about it in absolute freakout mode. And this is what it looked like.

mollayyyx22: omg errin. billy messaged me
mollayyyx22: hes so hot
mollayyyx22: im so nervous im sweating like a pig :x
mollayyyx22: he said hi. wut do I say?!

And guess what? Errin never responded. Why? Let me guess. You think I'm going to say I sent the whole thing to Billy himself.

Well good for you for guessing right because that's exactly what happened.

So of course, my word vomit was followed by

mollayyyx22: omg... Im sry. I sent this to the wrong person.
mollayyyx22: just forget that ever happnd

I really wanted to die, partly because I had just told homeboy I thought he was hot and that I was sweating profusely because of it, and partly because I couldn't even completely spell out "sorry". But you know what? It didn't turn out so bad because although it was super embarrassing in time period it took for him to respond, it was very relieving when he did. He ended up saying "lol its ok I think ur really cute too."

WELL BE STILL MY HEART IF THAT'S NOT THE SWEETEST THING ANYONE'S EVER SAID (MESSAGED) TO ME.

And that's when our very serious, romantic, kissless two-week-long relationship began. And no, I never got to the point of having his name and our anniversary with a sappy song lyric in my profile.

And yes, the last sentence was a complete lie.

My point for this one is, sometimes things don't go the way we expected them to - they end up being even better (not that the result of my story was of a pressing trial followed by a complete miracle from God, but you see my connection. Here's my first example of a teensy stretch I said I would make at times, but it's still relevant!). We freak out about our huge exam next week only to get an A. We get rejected from one job only to receive a better one. We send messages to our crush by accident only to find out he likes you too (alright, well not anymore. But sometimes he does end up liking you back and telling you IN PERSON). Things do go our way!

Romans 8:28 is one of the most reassuring verses in the Bible. It reads, "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Trials are inevitable. They're going to happen. But they happen for a bigger reason. Sometimes one thing goes wrong so that something better can go right. When it's hard to understand why things aren't going the way you planned, trust that God has something even better in store for you. The result will be beyond anything you'd ever expect!

Anyone who knows me well knows I'm quite the fan of EDM music. Today I bring you my most recent love from the genre. Hope it's a head banger for you: W&W's take on "U" by Gareth Emery featuring Bo Bruce.




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