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It's 10:00 o'clock, I love you.
I think it started when I was a freshman in college and J was a senior in high school. We were about 180 miles apart and it just about killed me. That was back when there were no cell phones or friends and family plans. Once a week we would set a time, and one of us would call the other on our parents' dime.In between calls was the toughest. Don't get me wrong, I loved the letters I received from her during the week telling me how much she missed me, but it wasn't the same as just spontaneously telling her I loved her. So we set up a plan.
Every night at 10:00 p.m. we would each say in our minds, "It's 10:00 o'clock, I love you." Now, believe me, I really don't believe in this telepathic communication thing. I mean, at least, I don't think I have that skill. But every night as hard as I could I would think that phrase, and it comforted me that 3 hrs. away she was saying the same thing to me.
Even over the past 30 years, I have said it in my head at 10:00 o'clock, desperately hoping that somehow, wherever she was, J would know that I was thinking of her. About four years ago, I started thinking it on a regular basis. Who knows, maybe she heard me because here we are! And now at 10:00 p.m., I can simply roll over in bed and say it outloud, "I love you, J."
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Another Meme from Joey's Pad
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
In the Texas Hill Country on a river
2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
Jeans and a T-shirt
3. THE LAST CDs YOU BOUGHT?
No clue.
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
6:30 a.m.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
Dehydrator. Don't have one at the moment.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
The guitar. I used to be pretty good at it.
7. FAVORITE COLOUR?
Purple
8. WHICH VEHICLE DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR, MOTORCYCLE, OR SUV?
Sports car or motorcycle, of which I have had neither. I drive a Saturn Vue.
9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
Absolutely
10. FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK?
The Sun Shone Down on the Elephant. My mom bought it at some discount store. I would love to get a copy of it. I remember that To Think That You Saw It On Mulberry Street used to stress me out.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON
Fall, from mid-October to mid-November. Hey, we’re almost there!
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
Never got one. Petrified of needles for any reason.
13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
To be invisible.
14. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
I took juggling lessons in clown school. Failed it big time.
15. ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
My paternal grandfather, to tell him I’m sorry for not making him feel special.
16. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
A shoe keeper full of shoes we don’t wear.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
Friday, when the work week is over.
18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger, hands down.
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
At home, shrimp scampi or broccoli cheese soup. Out to eat, Mexican food with a good margarita.
20. DESCRIBE YOUR PJS.
One of J’s nightshirts – Underdog or Sponge Bob
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?
Eggs and grits.
22. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
In high school band
23. SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
Take an Alaskan cruise or go to New York City
In the Texas Hill Country on a river
2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
Jeans and a T-shirt
3. THE LAST CDs YOU BOUGHT?
No clue.
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
6:30 a.m.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
Dehydrator. Don't have one at the moment.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
The guitar. I used to be pretty good at it.
7. FAVORITE COLOUR?
Purple
8. WHICH VEHICLE DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR, MOTORCYCLE, OR SUV?
Sports car or motorcycle, of which I have had neither. I drive a Saturn Vue.
9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
Absolutely
10. FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK?
The Sun Shone Down on the Elephant. My mom bought it at some discount store. I would love to get a copy of it. I remember that To Think That You Saw It On Mulberry Street used to stress me out.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON
Fall, from mid-October to mid-November. Hey, we’re almost there!
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
Never got one. Petrified of needles for any reason.
13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
To be invisible.
14. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
I took juggling lessons in clown school. Failed it big time.
15. ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
My paternal grandfather, to tell him I’m sorry for not making him feel special.
16. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
A shoe keeper full of shoes we don’t wear.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
Friday, when the work week is over.
18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger, hands down.
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
At home, shrimp scampi or broccoli cheese soup. Out to eat, Mexican food with a good margarita.
20. DESCRIBE YOUR PJS.
One of J’s nightshirts – Underdog or Sponge Bob
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?
Eggs and grits.
22. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
In high school band
23. SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
Take an Alaskan cruise or go to New York City
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