Like a light switch.

I met John's aunt and uncle tonight, Suzanne and Eddie. They're both really cool. And I met John's dad, too. I really hope Terri's ok with the whole "April thinks you're mean" thing. Just because I don't like her that much doesn't mean I want her to know it.

I work my first shift at Bi-Lo tomorrow. I'm not too nervous though. I'm actually looking forward to it. Thursday, I met Maria, the co-manager that I'll be answering to most of the time. She looks young, maybe early 30s...but she's cool. I really think this job is going to be a good thing.

My mom and I went shopping for a prom dress today. We went to Spartanburg after all, but The Castle was actually a little disappointing. I was expecting a big store - something like...David's Bridal or something. But the place itself was really small. They had plenty of dresses though, but none of them were really...my style. And the bigger the size, the fewer style choices they have. So Kellie didn't miss out on anything. Anyway, after we left The Castle, we decided to stop by the WestGate Mall. I'm glad we did. We went into Dillard's, and I found several dresses that I really, really liked. But there was this one...man. I love it. It's not something I would normally wear, but I love it. Right now, this is my first choice: If I don't find anything else, I seriously think I'm getting this one. I love it!

I'm not mad at John. He thought I was mad at him about what he said to his mom. But I'm not mad. When he came up to my car when I was in the parking lot at Bi-Lo, and he asked me if I was mad, I realized I wasn't. I had been, earlier. Well, not really mad. More like....frustrated. But for some reason, seeing him then and hearing him ask just made the frustration go away. By then, I just wanted to make sure his mom didn't hate me or anything. And besides, he would have to do something worse than that to make me really 'mad'. I mean, if telling his mom that I think she's mean is the very worst he can do, then I could never be truly mad at him.

I went to his house tonight. He wanted to take a shower and change clothes before we went over to Naia's. It felt a little weird being there at night, since it was just us in the house. But then again, once we were in his room, it felt like we were in our own apartment or something. He's talked about that before - that sometimes he feels like he's in his own apartment when he's in his room. Now I think I know the feeling he was talking about. Anyway, I watched the first few minutes of Sweeney Todd while he took a shower. It seemed pretty good. But I got distracted when John came out of the bathroom shirtless. (Yeah, I know how middle-school I sounded there, but whatever). It was just that...I'd never seen him like that before. But he looked good. Really good. Just the way he was - shirtless, the jeans, the wet hair - I just liked it. And I'm glad he felt comfortable enough to let me see him that way. Granted, he's a guy, so being shirtless isn't really a big deal, but still. I'm glad he's comfortable with me.

Anyway, tonight was just a really nice night. I had a feeling that things would be really awkward at Naia's, but for once, that feeling was wrong. And John and I went to Waffle House after we left Naia's. That was fun, too. But Waffle House is always fun. And we went down Frontage Road again. I wish we could've hung out a little longer, but he has to open in the morning. Actually, in about five hours.

So, on that note, I'm going to call it a night so I can get some sleep and meet him on break in the morning. I'll post again tomorrow.

Oh my gosh, it's the first day of February.

Goodnight.