I had a lovely day with Ryan yesterday. He called and asked what I was up to, and since the answer was "thinking about all the lesson plans I should be writing but not doing anything," I agreed to go to Alsip with him to pick up his new entertainment center. It's just so easy and enjoyable to be with him, and the whole day felt so... domestic, which is not something I'm used to with guys. Several people at Wal-Mart referred to him as my husband, which was awkward. While we were waiting for Ryan to get the car, this nice guy who worked at Wal-Mart started asking for love advice, and I wasn't sure what to tell him. He's been with a girl for 5 years, and she refuses to get married. What should he do?

We stopped at Portillo's for lunch, then went back to his place and assembled the entertainment center while singing along to country music. He dropped me off at my place to shower and grab a movie, and then we ordered pizza and watched Pineapple Express and enjoyed his new tv and surround sound.

During all this, not once did I pick up a relationship vibe. So I'm back to thinking we're just friends. The not-knowing is making me crazy, but I don't want to bring it up because then things would just be weird if he doesn't like me like that. Unfortunately, the more we're together, the more I do like him like that.

After leaving Ryan's around 11 (he had to be up early today to fly to Memphis), I headed over to Sarah's, where we sat on her balcony and obsessed and plotted for hours. I love her for being just as crazy as I am. She is usually pretty accurate in her assessments of relationships, and even she can't figure this guy out. And now he's in Memphis for the week, so I have to wait till next weekend to get more clues. Maybe I should just jump him next time I see him.