Day 1

6/21/12

So, this is how it all began, from my point of view. Maybe one day you will write yours on here too. I'm at work- and I decide it is my daily eleventy time to check Facebook. This time when I get on something is different. I have a message from a "friend" who I recently added back (sorry you didn't make the last nonfriend purge cut) and it was the typical message we normally have. How is your knee? My FB archives say you asked me that a lot in 2006. But this time, for some reason: something was different.

 I can't explain it- ok well I can. ...coming out of the hell I had been in the past 6 months- seeing your pretty face on my screen made me smile. Really- seriously- why on earth would your silly knee surgery friend cross your mind? In my moment of "please God- show me what you want for me and take all of this crap away from me"- in you walk. Or pop up I guess. (that's what she said). You asked how work was. I asked where you were stationed and said we should get together if you were ever in Milly. Little to my surprise- that reunion would be on its way in a very short period of time.  reasoning. 

A lot of facebook messages later, 7, to be exact- and you had somehow convinced me to meet you for lunch the next freaking day and give you my phone number. Aren't we the sneaky one?

That night- we texted and talked and talked and talked and talked. Til 2 am. WHAT?! Did this really just happen? Is this real life? In the back of my mind I am scared to death about having lunch with you. What if I mess up? I havent done this in so long- what if there is dead silence? What if I have food in my teeth? WHAT AM I DOING on the phone with a guy at 2am? Why now? What is he thinking? Why did he even ask? Oh my gosh. Can you say STRESS?

I give you fair warning I will be a hot mess- literally because of Orientation. I somehow slept a little different that night. Maybe with a big ol grin on my face that tomorrow I was having lunch with a hott guy- at my favorite place!!