July 9: No-Bummer Summer

That's what my dad likes to call it. He keeps saying, "You're going to have a No-Bummer Summer!" You know, like nothing too lame or awful or whatever is going to happen to me all summer long. I hope he's right. It's been pretty great so far but I have to admit I was a little worried right after the 4^th of July. That's when I got together with Bryan, remember?

I was telling you about that last week in my blog. And, yeah, we met for ice cream on the Fort Lauderdale beach just like I knew we would. Here's what happened. As soon as he sees me Bryan starts with all this goofy stuff about how beautiful I am and everything. Eeeww. I'm kinda like, "Yeah ok - uhm, thanks. Let's get some ice cream." So we walk up the street to this good gelato place and he takes out a $50 bill to pay for it. For gelato that cost like a whole $6.45! Whatever. Except it was SOOOO totally obvious he was just trying to impress me.

Which was definitely NOT happening. You girls know what I mean, right? Like I care he has $50 in his wallet. Because I don't care. Bryan's some rich kid and he's already in high school and oh, like, big wow! He just thinks I'm going to date him because he's older and because he drives and because he has this fancy car his father bought him. Yeah, right!

But it was so great just walking beside the beautiful Fort Lauderdale beach that I tried to ignore him and have fun anyway. We walked along the sidewalk and then we finished eating our gelatos. And then he suddenly tries to hold hands with me. In the first half hour on a first date!! I'm like, "Huh? NO!" This is when I started to really worry that maybe Dad is wrong. Maybe I would have a "Bummer Summer" after all!! So what could I do? I'm stuck on this lame date. I just watched the gorgeous blue ocean coming into the beach in pretty white waves. And I was soaking up the rays and looking at other people walking around. And Bryan totally doesn't even notice that I'm soooo bored with him and he keeps talking all about ... guess who? Himself! "Me, me, me" like all the time, ya know? Major eeek!!

Except then you know what happened? I got lucky because we bumped into these two guys he knows and I know one of them too. His name's Francisco and he was born in Colombia. He goes to my school and I've seen him around the halls a million times but we never talked even once. But guess what? We'll both be going to the same high school next month, which is kinda cool.

Anyway, Bryan starts talking to the other guy - whose name I totally forget! But then I just start talking to Francisco about going to high school and I found out he's really nice. Pretty cute too! LOL. Dark hair and great dark eyes. Bryan is just like going on and on talking to this other guy about whatever. So you know what I did then, blog buds? I asked Francisco to text me this YouTube link he told me about. (Just so I could get his cell number! HAHA!!!)

So he texts me while we're standing there and I have his number now and Bryan doesn't even know or anything. Bryan also doesn't know I write a blog because he never asked and so he'll never read this. He also doesn't know I'm never, ever going out with him again. I just told him I had to go home almost right after we walked away from Francisco and the other dude.

Bryan? Totally stuck up jerk. Francisco? Hmm, interesting! :-))) I'm glad it's all over with Bryan. Because next week I turn 15 years old!!! Yay!!! I think Dad is planning something but I don't know what. But I do hope one great birthday wish might come true - because then I'll get to see Francisco again really soon. I'd like to go some place totally fun with him the first time like maybe Riverwalk or Las Olas. Wherever. Yes, blog amigos, I think Dad may just be right. This really will be a "No-Bummer Summer" - for sure! TTYL!!