i talked to brian more about the email thing and he said that what happened was that he was single at the time and she emailed him and was saying things about how she missed him, and because he hadn't had a girlfriend in a while, he fell into the trap of thinking "what if"s and wondering if he made a mistake before, etc. but then when he realized the magnitude of what she had done to him and what they were doing (because she was married with a kid), he stopped emailing her. the emails support all of that completely, and i've been in the situation before where you have a person you just can't get over and you keep going back to them, hoping it will be different this time. so who am i to judge? and moreover, i'm choosing to believe him.
mcwriter, i read your email and i am taking it all into consideration but i want to believe him, because i want all of this to work out. it may result in getting my heart broken, but i don't want the rest of my relationship with him to have a shadow over it about this, so i'm choosing to believe him and stop worrying about it.
that said, tonight was picnic night. he was very surprised and grateful that i went through all the trouble. i made ham&turkey sandwiches, fruit salad, and pasta salad, and i brought soda, chips, and tiramisu. my uncle mowed a patch of grass for me, so we ate our food on a blanket and then watched the sunset. it was very romantic, despite the fact that i opened my soda too soon and it fizzed allll over me. =p but the night was really good, and i'm glad, because it looked like it might rain and i thought it might not work out but it did, so yay. =)
tomorrow i have to open and jon comes in at 1 and we're getting SEVENTY EIGHT CASES OF SHOES (that is 138 pairs of boots and 73 pairs of women's casuals) aejkdghdflkhjlfghkertihjflhkj. flail. buuut brian is making me tater tots and cheeseburgers for dinner so i guess it all works out. <3