Random Thoughts

Oh, such a very long weekend.

To start with, I took off Thursday to do some laundry, get the oil changed in my car, and generally take care of a few things before I left. Went to Jiffy Lube (where I always get my oil changed - plus I had a coupon) and they suggested I changed my fuel filter as well. As it was on sale, I said sure. More on that story later

Anyway, I had a great weekend with Kirk. We went to the North Carolina Zoo and walked forever, I think. I did take a few pictures of the animals, but I haven’t uploaded any yet. I may get around to that this weekend sometime. I also got to meet Kirk’s family. They all really liked me, although they did tell Kirk that I was “quiet.” Wait until they get to know me! But we had a good time together, had a nice lunch at a Mexican place in Charlotte, and spent a few minutes in Kevin’s store. (He manages a Dollar Tree.)

Kirk’s cat, Cuddles, fell in love with me completely. She spent as much time as she could either on my lap or rubbing against me in some way. Apparently she’s not like this with anyone else, not even Kirk. Not even other women. Just me. Huh. It’s nice to know, however, that both his family and his cat like me. That’s a good thing!

Anyway, I left Tuesday morning around 7AM and long story short: the guy at Jiffy Lube put the fuel filter on wrong and I was pouring gas out of my car onto the freeway. Pulled off, called a local guy (suggested to me by a different guy in the gas station I had pulled off at - who wasn’t answering his phone) and then I called Kirk. He had just arrived at work, and then I call him and ask him to come help me … because I am a helpless female apparently. Anyway, he came out, called a garage and a tow and we followed the tow truck a few miles down the road to the shop. There is nothing more pitiful/depressing/pathetic that watching one’s vehicle being towed down the road.

Anyway, they got it fixed by 10:45 and after a talking-to from Kirk about not having a cell phone and a second “discussion” about who was paying for the repairs (he eventually did, for which I feel like a total leech) I finally got underway. Then I missed my exit out of Charleston, WV by 35 miles and ended up spending 80 minutes longer in my car than was necessary. To top it off, when I stopped in Dayton for gas, I cracked my head on the car as I was picking up some litter from the floor of the driver’s side. So I have a nasty bruise on my head, and I’m completely exhausted. I was supposed to get in around 5PM last night … got in at 9:30 … didn’t get to sleep until 11. And went in to work this morning. Even now, after the work day is over, I’m still wishing I’d called in sick this morning. *yawn*

Even after all that, I’m still driving back down there at the end of October to see him again. Yes, he will eventually drive up here to meet my family, but as he won’t have enough vacation time until after the first of the year, it’ll be a few months.

I never thought I’d find someone with whom I’d have such a connection. We have so much in common, and we enjoy so many of the same things … Doctor Who being one of them. I’m not so naive as to think that it will always be like this, and there are things that we don’t have in common. He loves horror movies, I don’t. But we have so much that we do (and can) share. It’s really very wonderful, and I can see myself spending my life with him. I know we’ve only met a couple of times, but we talk every day on the phone, and isn’t conversation really the best way to get to know someone?

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