Squeeee!! BRB, gotta do my Snoopy happy dance! You know the one – arms wiggling, feet tapping, pure joy explosion!
Okay, I’m back! And OMG, you guys, I am SO flipping psyched!!! You will not believe what happened!
Our school’s holiday dance is this Friday night, and yes, you’re totally right to think I’m excited about going with Brandon. He’s awesome, and duh, that’s a HUGE part of my happy dance fuel!
Zoey and Theo
But honestly? My Snoopy happy dance is NEXT LEVEL today because of Zoey! She’s been in a total funk lately, like a black cloud was following her around. Why? Because NO ONE had asked her to the dance! Can you even imagine?!
Seriously, she’s been SO down and out, walking around school like a zombie from a bad movie. Her usual sparkle? Gone. Her hilarious jokes? MIA. It was like someone replaced Zoey with a cardboard cutout version.
In the library this morning, it was so bad I actually tried to jumpstart her brain with a banana. Yep, you heard that right. I took a banana out of my backpack, held it to my ear like a phone, and then handed it to her all dramatically, saying, “Your energy called, and he wants you back, ASAP!”
I know, I know, a banana phone? Super corny. And why didn’t I just use my ACTUAL phone for this joke? Probably because fruit is just inherently funnier, right? Don’t judge my logic.
But get this – it could have been a diamond-encrusted iPhone flashing a text from Harry Styles himself, and she STILL wouldn’t have noticed! She literally took the banana and put it on the shelf between The Giver and Harry Potter, like it was overdue library material! A BANANA!
I felt so incredibly bad for her. My heart was practically breaking… until lunchtime, that is! Lunch changed EVERYTHING!
So, picture this: I’m in the cafeteria, being my usual graceful self, throwing gummy bears in the air and attempting to catch them in my mouth (professional level snacking skills, people). And wouldn’t you know it, my amazing hand-eye coordination failed me spectacularly. I accidentally beaned someone in the back of the head with a rogue gummy bear. (And for the record, his head was NOWHERE near my mouth… my aim is tragically bad, okay?)
The guy turns around, and in my head, I’m bracing for full-on rage face. But then I saw who it was. THEODORE! Zoey’s mega-crush! And he was not angry. Not even a little bit. He had this HUGE, goofy, totally adorable grin plastered across his face. Like a real-life emoji come to life!
And then, in the middle of the noisy cafeteria, he said the most unexpected thing. “That’s a beautiful sweater, Zoey.”
Zoey, bless her heart, was completely flustered. She stammered, “Thanks. I like your…” and then she just froze. Like her brain short-circuited. She was clearly having a major fashion compliment malfunction.
Seconds ticked by, and the awkwardness level was rising faster than the cafeteria noise. Chloe, being the amazing friend she is, subtly coughed the word “shoes.” Operation Save Zoey’s Compliment was officially in motion.
Okay, Theodore was wearing seriously beat-up old sneakers. They were probably older than me. But someone HAD to say something! Anything!
Zoey, finally recovering slightly, finished her sentence with, “…shoes. They look really…durable.”
DURABLE! LOL! Of all the words in the English language! Durable!
He must have been just as nervous as Zoey, because his response was equally…interesting. He replied, “Yeah. They are. Yours look durable, too.”
OMG. Were they seriously having a conversation about the durability of their footwear as a form of flirting? This was both painful and hilarious to witness.
But it got even better. Zoey, digging deep for more shoe-related compliments, said, “Yours also look really…thick. Um, what kind of socks do you wear with those?”
And Theodore, bless his awkward heart, answered, “Um, just the usual kind. Unless I’m in gym. Then I wear my gym socks. Because it’s gym.”
This was officially the world’s most AWKWARD conversation. Like, record-breaking levels of awkward. But you know what? It didn’t matter. Not one bit. Because while they were talking about sock thickness and shoe durability, they were staring at each other with HUGE, googly, puppy dog LOVE EYES! Seriously, the kind of eyes that could melt glaciers.
After that epic exchange, Chloe and I decided to give them a little space. We figured they needed to continue verbally co-writing their masterpiece: Random Facts About My Footwear, a totally dorky yet undeniably flirty endeavor.
I knew giving them space was the right thing to do, the mature friend thing. But I REALLY wished I could have magically shrunk myself and crawled under the table to eavesdrop on the rest of their conversation! No, it wasn’t because I was dying to hear more about heavy-duty laces or arch support. I just had a feeling that the “durable shoes” conversation was just the beginning, and it would EVENTUALLY get REALLY good!
And guess what? I was RIGHT!
The SECOND I saw Zoey in last period gym class, I knew something totally awesome had happened. She was practically skipping down the basketball court, and she was smiling so big her cheeks were practically glowing. I could hardly even see her eyes, her smile was so huge! It was like the sun had decided to shine directly on Zoey’s face.
Before she could even get a word out, I squealed, probably way too loudly, “What ELSE did you guys talk about?!” My Snoopy happy dance anticipation was at DEFCON 1!
And guess what? I totally knew the answer already, but hearing it out loud made my happy danceometer explode!
Theodore asked her to the holiday dance! He ACTUALLY asked Zoey to the HOLIDAY DANCE!
I am SO unbelievably excited for her! Seriously, if I could only get ONE thing for Christmas this year, it would be to see Zoey this happy. Her happiness is contagious! It’s making ME want to do the Snoopy happy dance all over again!
(But luckily, Christmas wishes are usually more than one thing, right? Because I REALLY, REALLY want that sweet turquoise watch I saw at the mall, Just Dance 2015 for Xbox (dance-offs with Brandon, here I come!), and a sparkly iPhone case that screams “Dork Diaries chic!”)
Squeeeeeeee!!! Happy Dance Snoopy, everyone! Happy Dance Snoopy!
