Fun Times with Ben :)

I decided last week that it would be fun to write mine and Brad's story down. Our little love story isn't exactly your everyday we-met-in-college kind of thing. We've got friendship, flirting, falling in love, cheating, religion, meltdowns, families against us, long-distance, near death health crises... needless to say, we've got ourselves some drama. I just thought it would be fun for Noah to have. He can see how much we went through just to get him here. :) Anyways, I keep running into some funny stuff in my old diaries, so I thought I'd share a couple.

I thought Brad's brother, Ben, would get a kick out of these. So here you go, Ben.

December 20, 1996
I just called Brad’s house twice. Ben answered the first time:

B: “Hello”
H: “Hey, may I speak to Brad?”
B: “Who is this calling, please?”
H: “Hailey”
B: “Oooh, Hailey. Hey Hailey, do you want to come over tonight?
We’re going to have a fire.”
H: “I’ve got to go to a party.”
B: “… and the lights will be out, and on the couch…”
H: “I’m going to a party.”
B: “…there’ll be a pillow for one.”
H: “I can’t.”
B: “Well, can you call Brad back in like five minutes?”
H: “Ok, bye!”

December 22, 1996
Today I saw Brad, but it was only for a second. I went by myself to see if he wanted to play. He answered the door and he looked fine! He had on a tie, khaki pants, white button up shirt, and his Mickey Mouse hat that matches his eyes. His eyes are gorgeous. They’re this grayish-blue color.
When he answered the door, everyone in his house started going, “Ooooh!! Go Brad!!” Brad just laughed and shut the door. As we were talking, Ben got a heart shaped cake pan and stuck it out the door. All you could see was his hand and the pan.

January 8, 1997
I called Brad just a second ago. Ben answered and went into another room to talk to me. He said that he's scared that Brad might be gay. He told me that I have a mission to make Brad not be gay. I have to kiss him. Whatever. haha.

January 9, 1997
I just called and talked to Brad. He said he had to clean up around the house before he could come over. Ben got on the phone a little later. This was what happened:

Ben: "Brad? Who is that?"
Brad: "It's for me."
Ben: "Who is it?"
Brad: "Ben, it's for me. It's Hailey."
Ben: "Hailey?"
Me: "Yes?"
Ben: "Did you do what I told you to?"
Me: "No, not yet."
Ben: "Are you going to?"
Me: "Umm..."
Brad: "What?"
Ben: "Do it ok?"
{Ben hangs up}
Brad: "What?"
Me: "Nothing. I don't know if I'm supposed to tell you."
Brad: "Well, Ben told me to ask you, so..."
Me: "Ok, Ben told me that he thought you were gay."
Brad: "Oh. Ben!" {starts talking to Ben in the background}
"I know. What? Kiss on her??"
Me: "That's what he told me to do to you."

There was a long silent pause after that.