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First and foremost: I got the okay from Kim's mom! For those of you who don't know, Kim is my girlfriend and we'll be getting engaged very soon, so it was important to have her mom on board. Today I had recruitment practice til about 3:30; Kim moved in today but had work til 3, so her mom agreed to stay after and put away some of her things. Well, I started talking to Kim's mom when I got back to the dorm. We talked about different things, one of them being that although Kim won't be getting into her dream college that it's probably for the best. It would have been really hard and she gets overwhelmed really easy. Then I took a risk and said that she could see what Kim's ring looked like if she wanted to, and although she seemed uneasy she agreed. When I showed her the rings I told her the story of how we found them, which she hadn't heard yet. Afterwards she asked why I was paying so much (basically, why now?) and I told her all the things I've rambled on and on about on here before. I told her my proposal plan, and I stressed how much I love Kim. She said that over the summer she could tell that we had taken our relationship to the next level, because Kim was so much more secure than she had been the summer before. She told me that she knew that I really loved Kim, and compared it to her relationship to Kim's dad, which is basically the highest honor. It was just so nice that she supported us, because I knew that she had been waffling about the marriage thing before. And it was nice to be like, "I honestly want to spend the rest of my life with your daughter," because I do.
I also mentioned to her that Kim is scared to come out to the rest of her family, and that doing so is a heavy burden to bear. But that it needs to happen because one day we'll have kids and her family will want to be in their life. I think now her mom sees how short sighted it was for her to encourage Kim to keep it quiet. But everything is a learning experience.
Tomorrow is the first day of rush, and I'm ridiculously nervous. It was honestly easier to rush than to be the one rushing others. When you are rushed, you go in, talk, and be yourself. You decide whether you like that sorority, then you choose whether or not you want to go back. As someone who is rushing other people, I'm in charge of making sure that they never feel awkward, while simultaneously memorizing ever detail they tell me. It's overwhelming. I met my big, Megan, on the first day of rush, so I might meet my little here. It's just crazy. Exciting,nerve-wracking, and crazy. Wish me luck.
Sidenote: It's hard to respond to comments on my phone, so I will when my internet gets turned on. But thanks for all of the messages!
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