So Turkey Day was spent first with Melissa's family and then with mine. It was a pretty good day, all things considered. The most important thing that happened was that while Melissa and her mom were distracted I pulled her Dad aside and talked to him.

Lemme tell you, that had to be hands down the most nerve wracking conversation of my life. And I know he knew what I was going to say but he sat there and eye-balled me and made me say it. Fair play, I would have done the same thing. It was a kind of "Ok kid, do you have the stones to do this?" situation. Heh.

And what sucked was the second I said "Hey Dell, do you have a minute?" I knew I was commited. I didn't have any backup discussions in case I chickened out. He just turned around and stared at me and in my head I basically had the following internal monologue.

"Oh god... here we go... fuck... you know maybe this is bad timing and I should have done it another day... but he's expecting to hear me say SOMETHING and I cant just sit here silently... I better just do it... did I just tell him that I have a good and stable job BEFORE I mentioned that Melissa and I are happy together? ... Oh this is not going to end well..."

But anyway, after fumbling and stuff I finally managed to ask permission. He gave his blessing and said I'd make a good addition to the family. We chuckled a little bit about how that was the most awkward discussion I've ever had, and then I asked him to keep our conversation between us because I didn't want Melissa to know for sure. You know, to maintain at least some of the surprise. He asked if I was sure she was going to say yes. Not wanting to take anything for granted, or to jinx anything, I said "God, I hope so." He agreed to keep our conversation between us.

Well, that lasted for about 30 seconds. I cannot... CANNOT... keep a secret from that woman. I saw her and spilled immediately and was kinda giddy about it. Heh.

So there you have it. It's probably the biggest news I've ever posted on LJ.