Fourth of July had the makings of being an uneventful day that included working...and, that's it. The excitement began and ended with the fact that I was the opening shift at work. I got home around 8:30 pm and talked to Little D. We both were pretty unimpressed with the idea of heading down to the lake for fireworks so instead it was decided that I'd go to her place and we'd make frito pie.... yeah, we totally kept it classy. Little D had also procured $120 worth of fireworks so we had great plans of going the top of her parking garage and shooting them off. Again, we're awesome and classy. After getting sweaty from running around setting things on fire, we settled in to watch Troop Beverly Hills, which might be the best movie EVER. I met up with KY to say goodbye before she headed off to Europe ! We said our goodbyes around midnight and headed home.
In typical Katie fashion I wasn't tired and contemplated sitting in bed and watching Bones. Instead, I packed my bag and left for Waco at 1 am. Probably not the smartest idea to get on the highway on the night of July 4th, but I figured that most people were still drinking, downtown, and not getting on the highway for another hour...
I started on the road, singing to my favorite songs on my iPod. then got a text message from my dear Aggie. We sent a few text messages back and forth and as if my iPod knew who I was in contact with played "Wonderwall" by Ryan Adams and then "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. I know, cheeseball. The icing on the cake was a song by a group I just started listening to -"Far More" by The Honorary Title. Little background on Aggie: I've known him since 7th grade and have had a crush on him since. We were best friends in high school and became close again when he started law school. We've had our canoodling moments and I believe that I could marry him and be the happiest person in the world. He's been away in Georgia training and will be moving to Europe in the fall.
While texting about what we did for the Fourth, I ask when he'll be back home and he drops the "Oh, I'm home right now." bomb. Um, hello. Did it not cross your mind to let me know this? In his semi-defense, he was home for less than 24 hours. But seriously, wtf? Upon realizing that texting and 70 mph driving isn't exactly safe, Aggie called and we talked for the next hour until I got into our hometown city limits. And if this couldn't get any cheesier, I saw a shooting star while talking to him. I ended up going to his dad's house and we drank wine by the pool. We talked about what's been going on since we saw each other in February, next summer when I plan to be in Europe and visit him, and why in the world he would ever want to go to Iraq. The thought of him going to Iraq makes my stomach turn and my chest tight. We floated around the pool looking for shooting stars and talking....it was splendid.
For a day that started out like an average day, it ended up being one of my best days of the year. Good friends, tasty food (go frito pie!), lots of laughs, and seeing Aggie.
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"I love you and I miss you
What else is there to say?"
