Still nothing from xrm...woohooo...I'm going to do a little victory dance.

Just got off the phone with H. He called me because he missed me. I had sent him two cutesy messages earlier--one text (ILY, in Spanish) and a sappy vmail.

H told me that the dog had been good when he took her back to my place. He also said there was a "suprise" for me at my place--but he wouldn't tell me what it was. I asked if it was cute, and he hemmed and hawed. Which probably means it was an Act of Service--his primary LL. (I'm hoping now that he cleaned out the litter box... )

He also mentioned he picked up some more classic games on PC (Clue and something else), so we can play on the computer together. He must really like the suggestion he made about putting the loveseat over by the computer in the little dining area (sorry, no dining table--it was bumped in favor of my computer ) so we could mess around on the computer together. He keeps coming up with cute/sappy things we can do together...

I mentioned to him that I am eating with my parents once I get off of work. He hedged around that one, as well. I told him I knew he didn't want to go--then provided him with an easy out, mentioning he wouldn't have time, since he has to go to class later. I offered to get him some take out, and he liked that idea.

Which reminds me. I need to figure out a way to smooth over the edges between my parents and H. (Especially with all of the recent talk of having a baby.) They've had a problem with him ever since he called him them up and told them to come help move my stuff.

As weird as it sounds, I've been planning on snapping at them the next time they make a snide comment or give one of those looks. I realized that I had started doing the snapping thing with H because that has always worked with my parents--in a weird sort of way, it makes them stop and actually think. With H, it does the opposite--puts him on the defensive. Duh, different approaches work with different people.

So I've been waiting for a good opportunity to have a crack at my parents. I've had different responses cooked up in my head to various situations, but haven't been able to use them yet. No more playing nice for me, so I don't "ruffle any feathers" on some sort of "special occasion"--since that's pretty much the only time I spend around my parents, anyway.

Besides, I don't want my mom treating H the way she does my brother's gf. She badmouths the gf in front of my brother's S3--which is completely inappropriate. She's not going to do that with my kids. And if I think she might, she won't get to watch them without one of us around.

But that's way ahead.

Anyone else have advice in this area? I'm sure it's got to be a problem for more people than me.

[color:"purple"]Nevanna[/color]