Everyone is not going to be happy for you

"Everyone is not going to be happy for you.'' These were the words that came out of my boyfriend's mouth yesterday and in that moment, I realized that he was right. After celebrating the Christmas holiday with my honey, I was floating on cloud 9. The morning started off with him calling me to tell me Merry Christmas. Later that morning, he came over and greeted me with a big hug and lots of kisses as we exchanged gifts.

For weeks, he has been telling me that he was buying me pots after I told him gifts should be something that the person needs. So, the pots thing was kind of our running joke! So, he says, "Are you ready for those pots, " and hands me two boxes and a bag and I give him his gifts. I ask who should go first and I end up opening first. He bought me two beautiful sweaters (that I have already worn multiple times) and a teddy bear and candy. Apparently, my honey is making it a holiday tradition to buy me teddy bears. I thought it was too sweet. Now, I have three bears from him. I feel like a little girl again.

Then, he opened his gifts. I bought him a wallet (which he desperately needed) and a polo shirt. Additionally, I made him a scrapbook with photos from the beginning of our relationship until present and I made him little "coupons" for dinner, hugs, kisses, etc. that he can use year-round. It was awesome! He seemed to really love all of my gifts.

From there, we went to his family's house and had linner...lol. It was in between lunch and dinner time! His family is very traditional, so, we sat around the table all together and ate and were served rolls by his niece. It was hilarious because his sister's boyfriend and I were clearly very hungry and we kept sneaking food before they said grace. Then, we went to my family's house and had drinks and laughed with all three of my brothers, their kids, friends and significant others.

It was awesome. After all of that, my family decided to do a little visiting, so, my honey and I went as well! We visited three homes of family and friends and ended up at a local bar. My oldest brother and the boyfriend hit it off! I kept telling them that they had a bromance going on! LMAO...so, all in all, a great day!

Now, to what happened yesterday that convinced me everyone isn't going to be happy for me. I usually post a lot of stuff about my honey on Facebook. Including pics, status updates, etc. and yesterday, I received two nasty responses to one of my status updates from two women that I thought were my friends. It really hurt my heart, because if no one was happy for my relationship, for me being in love, I would think it would be my friends. But, it's a lesson learned. Everyone isn't happy for me and my line sister told me this morning that sometimes when things aren't going great in your own life, you become very sensitive to stuff like that. I thought about the two women who decided to spit the venom and realized that they aren't doing that great in their own personal lives and I could see how they could not be happy for me. One of them has a husband who recently committed suicide and the other has a relationship with a man that she often complains about. So, I guess I should consider the sources. But, I am going to be happy anyway and stay blessed in 2011. I am looking forward to the new year and I will continue to spread my happiness globally on this blog and on my new social media venue...Twitter. I think I need a Facebook break! Brouhaha!