Summer 2000-
I had a job working at Creekside Charity Bingo. I had just turned 17, and really wasnt allowed to be working there, but the manager was cool with it, we just lied. It was a hot hot summer, and my immediate memories of that time, is being sweaty non-stop. I had met my first and only boyfriend; a quiet, tall, and skinny boy. I didnt have a car yet, so he took me to work almost everytime i needed to go. When i reached for his hand one day, behind the building with the creek running by, he pulled away. All of that was extremely awkward, but eventually led to some of the best times ive ever had, with him. We didnt kiss for probably 3 weeks, so innocent. We just lounged around on the couch, cuddling in every possible way, until that day. On the days i wasnt working, he took me downtown every chance he could, to all the places he loved, all the places i had never been. We both had a love for music, so we hit up all the record stores and spend way too much of our money and time there. We spend hours at Whole Foods, eating taro chips and drinking the strawberry milk. Next door was Bookpeople, the most awesome bookstore in the world. Its three stories full of adventures, and there is a kids section with the neatest hats, toys, and just goofy things. Outside of our town adventures, he knew some of the bests hiking and outdoor places. We would drive there, and sweat our asses off in our big baggy jeans. We were huge potheads so when we went to these places we always had a joint around. We'de hike, smoke, then be fucking lazy and whine about having to make it back to the car. Oddly, these outdoor smoking adventures are some of the mose vivid i have, and will always treasure. I consider this some of the best times of my life, not just because of this boy, but just overall. Things were so wonderful. Ive been thinking about this time in my life a lot lately. Im not sure what to do with these feelings that come with this nostalgia. I dont want this to be an "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" thing.....but it just makes everything going on right now, so much harder. I know things will get better, but it will never be Summer of 2000 again.
I had a job working at Creekside Charity Bingo. I had just turned 17, and really wasnt allowed to be working there, but the manager was cool with it, we just lied. It was a hot hot summer, and my immediate memories of that time, is being sweaty non-stop. I had met my first and only boyfriend; a quiet, tall, and skinny boy. I didnt have a car yet, so he took me to work almost everytime i needed to go. When i reached for his hand one day, behind the building with the creek running by, he pulled away. All of that was extremely awkward, but eventually led to some of the best times ive ever had, with him. We didnt kiss for probably 3 weeks, so innocent. We just lounged around on the couch, cuddling in every possible way, until that day. On the days i wasnt working, he took me downtown every chance he could, to all the places he loved, all the places i had never been. We both had a love for music, so we hit up all the record stores and spend way too much of our money and time there. We spend hours at Whole Foods, eating taro chips and drinking the strawberry milk. Next door was Bookpeople, the most awesome bookstore in the world. Its three stories full of adventures, and there is a kids section with the neatest hats, toys, and just goofy things. Outside of our town adventures, he knew some of the bests hiking and outdoor places. We would drive there, and sweat our asses off in our big baggy jeans. We were huge potheads so when we went to these places we always had a joint around. We'de hike, smoke, then be fucking lazy and whine about having to make it back to the car. Oddly, these outdoor smoking adventures are some of the mose vivid i have, and will always treasure. I consider this some of the best times of my life, not just because of this boy, but just overall. Things were so wonderful. Ive been thinking about this time in my life a lot lately. Im not sure what to do with these feelings that come with this nostalgia. I dont want this to be an "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" thing.....but it just makes everything going on right now, so much harder. I know things will get better, but it will never be Summer of 2000 again.
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thearcanecircle:
hey, i couldnt find that journal entry..i prob wasnt mad though,..from the sound of it you were write..i needed to get over her..hell sometimes i still need to..ohh well
vidalwolf:
thanks for the compliment. yeah i have one of those summers to the summer of 2002 for me. think i had just about everything i ever wanted then; course, like everything it all fell apart in the end. it is getting to be almost 2 years later and now i'm just starting to rebuild. but maybe things are on the up again. to quote the crow, "It can't rain all the time...." 