a year...

A year ago I was in South Carolina to be a bridesmaid in my good friend Melody's wedding.  A year and a half ago I was talking with a friend I hadn't seen in nearly 5 years and joking (only sort of) about how I should bring him as a plus one to this wedding -- I mean, we were both friends of the bride from high school and I wanted to catch up with him again at some point anyway.  What better place than a wedding?  About a year and a week ago I drove up from Texas to Arkansas to pick up my friend for the wedding.  He made me food and we sat and ate and talked, then drove.  Through the night.  That was my idea.  I sort of wanted to see if we could, you know, drive straight through.  A personal dare to adventure.  I drove for awhile, but he ended up driving through most of the night, good because I become a raving lunatic at about 3am after no sleep.  (Ok, not raving lunatic, I just get really silly, and I probably would not have been a safe driver.)  We talked the whole 12 or so hour (I don't remember how long it was) drive.

This was the beginning.  We started talking.  In November we started dating long distance.  We haven't stopped talking.  I really like this guy.  I'm glad all the pieces have come together to let us be where we are right now.  This last year has been an interesting turn of events, a fabulous whirlwind.  I hope the next is just as wonderful and mysterious, but mostly wonderful.