Since I'm too lazy to set up my own blog (sorry Karen! :-)), and since all of you already know that Quentin has one, though he never writes about anything, I decided to use his blog to write my thoughts on when I first met the Boyle family.
At this time I had know Quentin for almost a year. He had always talked about me going to the Valley with him to hang out. In June I finally had a weekend off from work. Quentin was planning to go to the Valley so I called him up and asked if I could go with him just to get out of Thatcher. He will tell you that I TOLD him that I was going, but I didn't. :)
I can't remember but I think that I had to work mid-shift the Friday that we left so we didn't leave Thatcher until about seven o'clock. This was the weekend that Maria and Jake were at a resort so Quentin and I stayed at their condo in Mesa. Jake sent Quentin and I on a scavenger hunt for the key to the condo, just like him. LOL When we finally found the key and went inside the house, we found a letter from Jacob waiting for us. I don't remember what the whole letter entailed; all I remember is the last sentence read something along the lines of, "No making out on the couches!" In my head, I just laughed because Quentin and I were just really good friends and that was never something him and I would do. We then got ready for bed.
We woke up the next morning and Quentin informed me that his older brother John and his sister-in-law Kelly were laying sod in their backyard. He asked if I was okay with the idea of going over there. I was totally fine with it! I was really curious to meet Quentin's family; I had heard so much about everyone and was really looking forward to finally putting names with faces.
We pulled up to John and Kelly's house and I started to get nervous. I thought to myself," Why are you so nervous Felicia!? It's not like you're dating Quentin and you have to make a good impression!" I got to meet Kelly, Baylee, Quentin's niece, and Karen, his mother, for the first time. I had already met John once when I took Quentin to Globe.
We all then started working on putting the sod in the backard. I was kind of surprised that they did not expect me to help with the manual labor; I had no problem helping out. Being the oldest of five, I was used to working in the yard on Saturday mornings. I remember going back in the house a couple of house after we had started working and talking in the kitchen with Karen and Kelly. I don't know how the subject was brought up, but we started talking about the Boyle boys. Both Kelly and Karen told me that I had nothing to worry about with Quentin. He was the Boyle boy that never really complained about anything. To this comment I remember thinking, " Well this is kind of awkward! Here I am not even dating Quentin and his family is talking to me about how easy it would be to get along with Quentin!" In a way this freaked me out! Could I really see myself with Quentin? Hmm. . . . there's an idea. . . We spent the rest of the day at John and Kelly's swimming and having a good ol' time.
I'm trying to think back and remember when I met Mia, TJei, and Jodie but I can't remember! I think that it might have been this same Saturday but I'm not too sure. What I do remember is waking up Sunday morning and getting ready to go eat brunch with John, Kelly, Baylee, Karen, and TJei. When Quentin and I were getting ready to leave Jake and Maria's, they walked in the door from the resort. Heading out the door, I remember Jacob asking me how long I had been dating Quentin and exactly what I saw in his little brother. I quickly replied, "I'm not dating Quentin." Jake's response, "Sure." We dropped off Quentin's truck at his aunt's house and rode with Karen and TJei to go eat brunch. After we finished eating, we headed back to pick Quentin's truck up so he and I could head back to Thatcher. Quentin stopped at a gas station so that we all could get drinks. I was holding TJei's hand when we walked in the store. I remember looking at TJei and Quentin while thinking, " You know TJei has blond hair and blue eyes like Quentin and her hair is curly like mine. Someone is going to say something!" Sure enough while checking out a man looks at TJei and asks her if her hair was naturally curly or if her mom (me!) curled it. Me not knowing what to say stared at him blankly. Quentin informed him that it was naturally curly. We get our drinks and walk out; I start laughing and let Quentin know that I had a feeling someone was going to mention that we looked like a little family.
I had always has a crush on Quentin and I knew that he like me, but the whole time that we had been friends I never really considered seeing if him and I were ever more than that. The weekend that I got to spend with his family made me realize that I really cared for Quentin. It took me another month to finally decide that I was okay with the idea of dating him. A day before he left for Ohio we started dating. :) I love Quentin so much and am grateful that he is a art of my life. He means the world to me! Thank you so much to everyone in his family for being so nice and loving. You guys were the ones that helped me realize just how much Quentin meant to me. Kind of sad it took meeting the family to realize this; usually you fall in love then meet the family. That wasn't the case this time! Again, thank you for everything! I love you guys!
