You're exhilarated.
Every union has their Days, those Times when every shared experience screams perfection, and it's a scream so loud that you have no choice but to assume the floor and become its servant. She is your King.
This is one of those times. Together, in the car. This is It.
You watch her as she drives; sometimes you know the route, sometimes you don't. It makes no difference--every road, whether previously taken or never before experienced, is new/different/better when traveled together.
You can see her reflection in the window; her laughter echos throughout the car, moving in tandem with the radio--a perfect example of when life seems scripted.
You feel her touch. Her fingers? Mouth? You'll accept anything--it's Her.
And you begin to wonder what would happen if this arrangement were to falter, to exit from your realm of what's Normal.
You wonder--you remove yourself from the exhilaration that is this Present.
Try not to make a habit of this. Stay where you are.
Later you will remember the roads you traveled, the destinations reached; you'll remember the smell of her car (what a mess), the way she drove (confident), the way she talked the whole way there. Or didn't. It never made any difference--in each scenario, you were Both There.
And you'll remember the way she sang, the way she used her seat as a dance floor.
You'll remember the way she looked at you, like you would always travel these roads Together.
And then you'll smile.
Thats beautiful! what is that? i'm glad you made a blog so now i can share all the adventures we are having. although i am missing the northwest, i am growing fond of all the opportunities that are presented here. I am working as an aide, a waiter, and an assistant basketball coach. inbetween all that i have time to hang out with emily and the gang. The time right before i left must have been the sadest. scared of change, and scared of losing touch. it was differant then the other times when i wasn't around playing video games or hanging out with emily. it was like i was REALLY going and that you guys weren't just an hours walk away. not going to be there at the up to shoot pool. i am working on getting some good photos, its beautiful in its own way up here. the holiday was good. lots of great food and i made my "cheesy/yummy potato's". lots of cabernet. the gang here is good, only not as crude as the enumclaw gang... kinda miss that... the kids are great. the younger ones (k-8th grade) all look up to me, wanna be my friend. but high schoolers are way differant. what is it about reaching high school that makes you have to turn into little terds that just wanna disrespect their elders (insert old man joke here). So coaching the high schoolers is still difficult.. you think its that the age gap is to small, or do i need to just give it a little more time. theres no good beer up here (or that i have found yet). everywhere has unlimited supply of miller, miller light, bud, bud light. it sickens me, where is the pbr?!?! i bike around town, everyone asks me "are you that guy who rides his bike everywhere?". flowers here are EXPENSIVE! $10 for 3 carnations! well, missin you all, and hope to hear some responses- Rich
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