- eating a spinach salad with grapes, strawberries, and bananas
- jokingly yelling at Bob about the state of things, or un-state of things, calling each other "you fuck!" at the same exact time
- finishing up the Crown bottle in 5 perfect sips back and forth, poking fun- "You're gonna tell me you love me and we'll never mention it again. We'll end up getting married and have no idea how it happened." "You'll probably propose to me while you're drunk and wake up the next morning having no recollection!"
- Brooke giving me gifts of pencil skirts and sweaters and lovely tops
- Kevin randomly drifting his car into a parking lot, nonchalantly walking into the restaurant
- eating a giant bag of raisins, grapes, and berries at lunch time
- "Is he ever happy?" "No. Only very, very rarely.", followed soonafter by, "You're right up his alley."
- "CHUCK'S HUNGRYYYYYY"
- hungry kisses and a firm back massage followed by compliments on my skill
- cooking creamy tomato soup with orzo and onions in Bob's kitchen while picking at a loaf of Italian bread and fresh mozzarella
- "Are you happy?" "Yes." Feeling a ridiculously strong sense of peace
- protesting "I don't want you spending money on me." And then after hesitating, he blurted: "You're perfect."
- red dress, charcoal suit, drinking Fireball and making out in elevators
- driving around looking at condos
- enjoying a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream with hot fudge
- working extra long days
- "Oh ye effervescent poo hound!"
- bringing Bob tomatoes from the garden
- having a giant spinach wrap with turkey and salami and provolone
- "You're gonna lie down with me and we're gonna have this conversation once and for all."
- bleak skies and misty rain, sliding into Darrin's red Corvette
- having a night alone, doing 3 loads of laundry and organizing my wardrobe between two closets
- fantastic things happening at work, hearing my boss say "I'm so glad we hired you."
- "What are we doing Sunday?" "Apparently getting married."
- making pasta sauce for Bob while he watched ESPN on the couch, him being unable to believe how nice I am.
- driving to Fort Lauderdale to meet Chuck Wendig, getting my picture taken with him, buying him a gin and tonic
- eating pears with almond butter and peanut butter
- crying into Bob's shoulder in my car.
- sharing a white pizza with applewood smoked bacon over our long goodbye, eating gelato in the parking lot, squeezing his hand, exchanging long and sad looks
- overhearing "Hang on... Somebody's at the door."
- giving Tyler a "manly basket" for odds and ends and milk chocolate-covered blueberries, talking about exploring Vermont
- "What do you want?" "You."
- "my life sucked until I met you."
- road rage - "Look at this douche!" "Your New York is showing."
- going over the plan, being given the fleece - "This way when I'm freezing my ass off up north, I have something to remember you by." "Send me a postcard. I'll be at the beach."
- lunch at Ted's, laughing at the sugar monsters and entertaining the potential comedies of Maryland
- "Called Dave... he's laughing his ass off and wants to know when to expect the moving van."
- listening to Fleet Foxes while journaling
- going to sleep with my head buried in your fleece, waking up alone
- pulling a Lisbeth Salander
- driving to Marco Island in a red 2013 IS, dancing on the highway
- "I'd give you the world if I could."
- making banana bread from scratch and eating it fresh from the oven
- smoking cigars and drinking Crown Maple with Tyler, Brandon, Derek, etc
- going to BJ's and buying a ton of fruit, then buying local tomatoes and strawberries from the side of the road
- "Take as much time as you need and I won't be mad." "You're a good man."
- walking into work- "You've been crying." "Not yet."
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