A Summer Well-Spent

My day was very short lived. I woke up at 11:15AM, only sleeping in because the guy I love urged me to. I'm always willing to wake up early like it's school for him. I took my shower and got dresses. Before leaving, I was looking at property listings online for places around Belleville. I would love to move into a 3 bedroom apartment at a $1,500/month rate rather than what I deal with now. A run down, 2 bed, small apartment ain't worth jack. Around 1PM I got a ride from my brother over to the other side of Belleville to hang out with Jacob. The weird part about my leaving the house was that I didn't lie to my mom and she let me go. I just got dressed and told her I'm going out. Maybe it's the assumption that if I'm getting ready, it means I have to be somewhere. When I ask to go somewhere, though, theres the option to say no.. Yeah, let's not think to hard into that. From the high school, I walked towards his house when I actually met him half way. I was so happy to see him. It is the same feeling every time - whether I'm happy, sad, or mad, I know my heart is better off being with him. We first went to the barber shop on across from the Middle School so he could get his haircut. He previously mentioned it wouldn't be safe for me to go in because the barber familiar with him and a few other JWs. So for about 45 minutes, I wandered through Walgreens looking at makeup, hair dye and other things. I found myself also reading through a "Short Hair" magazine, looking for tips in styling my hair. When he was cleanly cut for his big religion-based gathering this weekend called Assembly, we proceeded on to JPs Dry Cleaners to pick up his suits. Then, we settled at Taco Bell for a while, with a nice, casual meal. We are both broke hoes and spent our last bucks on our meal combined. I look back on today and I should have felt happier. Today was making up for yesterday's distance and it was just the two of us! I did feel happy, but I think my hormones at this time of the month messed with me. At times, I was very cherry with him while at others, I was bleh. The mood swinging was not helpful in feeling how I wanted to feel. Today, it was realized that summer's coming to an end, especially because band camp is just around the corner. That will mean all the less days to spend with him until afterwards. As much as I can grieve at the thought, I can't help but feel happy with the summer I've spent with you. Photo is of the magazine I looked through today.