February 2007 met me grinning from ear to ear as I travelled from New York to Florida to hang out with two of highschool besties. Why was I so happy? Well I had just completed all the criteria necessary for me to graduate, ie there was a new doctor in the family!
I am failing to mention that as I am travelling down to Ft Lauderdale, Florida I think about how Mr Allen was in Miami, Florida. For the first time we were in the same state at the same time...well as far as I knew. However, he was doing a study course so meeting him was of course out of the question.
We of course texted each other and called each other all the same. This my friends however were all about telling me how they never knew I "giggled". I did not giggle, just merely laughed with a more musical tone when talking to Stephen.
So on this one night my two friends and I wanted to go to out and we decided to go and watch a movie at Aventura Mall. On the way there I get a text basically asking me if I were free we could meet up for dinner. Now, I can say years later I had a panic session in the back of Ori's car and laughed histerically and said No I am not gonna meet him. Which Ori and Arona (two of my besties) simply said oh yes you will! To this day I love them for the moment they talked me down from wanting to climb the outside of the Aventura Malls building to calmly going to meet the man of my dreams(literally!).
I wont say it was love at first sight because I was too freaked out to even remember I could see. Stephen was sitting down on a bench waiting for me. I saw him before he spotted me and I stood behind a pillar and would not move. (Remember this is the young lady who is soon to become Dr. Cooper!) My friends did not even realize I stopped walking with them for a few seconds. I called Stephen on the phone and let him know I was there and that I saw him. I quickly lost alot of my nervousness as I burst into laughter when shortly after introductions Arona threatened Stephen if any harm came to me. (Gotta love her!!)
My besties went into the movie theatre and we went over to the Cheesecake factory right across the street. I would lie to you if I said I remembered every word that was said every intonation. Not at all. I do remember the butterflies and our first kiss, a stolen one it still makes me giggle.
Another first in our journey. First time being in the same state, first time meeting, first date, first kiss! First time I realized just how much Stephen gave me indigestion (yup thats what im calling it for now).
Saturday 14 May 2011
New Years? Your Place or Mine?
It was quickly drawing towards the end of 2006 and the year was a world wind. I met "this guy" named Stephen. I was preparing for my Final Exams. I was counting down the weeks to finishing my elective rotations, and I would finally meet Stephen.
Yes I said I would finally meet Stephen. Well or so I had hoped. At this point we were a fixture in each others lives and family and friends knew our names. Despite communicating daily and living literally three hours away from each other, we never met...physically.
Stephen and I were star crossed lovers of the future. We internet dated! We did the instant messenger, video chatting, constant text messages and never ending phone calls daily! We just did not get to that fork in the road where our paths crossed, rather than only our stars.
At this point I will admit I started having romantic feelings for Stephen but I denied it tooth and nail. I had suitors telling me that it was a fictional relationship based on a fantasy of who we believed each other was. (of course they would say that!) Was this true and if it were who cared right? I surely was not interested!!
I will say today that my constant fighting of what was right in front of me actually helped form our relationship. Had I consciously seen Stephen as a suitor I would have questioned everything about our relationship and ran for the hills, but I didn't.
So why didn't we meet? Well there was alot of back and forth about who would come to where and when? So we finally decided we would bring the New Year in together in Times Square, meaning he would travel to where I was at the time.
My roommate got tired of hearing about this mystery man and I think she was more excited than me to meet him. Then I got the call, or the instant message not sure which one anymore. He couldnt make it something came up, he would make it up to me. Now the girl that is consciously making an effort to pursue a relationship would have said "ANOTHER WOMAN." Instead I said "Its ok, I didn't really want to be in a crowd on New Years day anyway."
So instead New Years 2007 I lay on my bed in an apartment in New York in an empty apartment, chatting to Stephen online. I did not understand my mood until almost a year later, I was deeply disappointed. I lied it was not ok, I really did want to be in a crowd watching the Ball drop, but I wanted to do that with Stephen! He owes me a New Years in New York so I can watch (for the first time) the ball drop in Times Square!
Yes I said I would finally meet Stephen. Well or so I had hoped. At this point we were a fixture in each others lives and family and friends knew our names. Despite communicating daily and living literally three hours away from each other, we never met...physically.
Stephen and I were star crossed lovers of the future. We internet dated! We did the instant messenger, video chatting, constant text messages and never ending phone calls daily! We just did not get to that fork in the road where our paths crossed, rather than only our stars.
At this point I will admit I started having romantic feelings for Stephen but I denied it tooth and nail. I had suitors telling me that it was a fictional relationship based on a fantasy of who we believed each other was. (of course they would say that!) Was this true and if it were who cared right? I surely was not interested!!
I will say today that my constant fighting of what was right in front of me actually helped form our relationship. Had I consciously seen Stephen as a suitor I would have questioned everything about our relationship and ran for the hills, but I didn't.
So why didn't we meet? Well there was alot of back and forth about who would come to where and when? So we finally decided we would bring the New Year in together in Times Square, meaning he would travel to where I was at the time.
My roommate got tired of hearing about this mystery man and I think she was more excited than me to meet him. Then I got the call, or the instant message not sure which one anymore. He couldnt make it something came up, he would make it up to me. Now the girl that is consciously making an effort to pursue a relationship would have said "ANOTHER WOMAN." Instead I said "Its ok, I didn't really want to be in a crowd on New Years day anyway."
So instead New Years 2007 I lay on my bed in an apartment in New York in an empty apartment, chatting to Stephen online. I did not understand my mood until almost a year later, I was deeply disappointed. I lied it was not ok, I really did want to be in a crowd watching the Ball drop, but I wanted to do that with Stephen! He owes me a New Years in New York so I can watch (for the first time) the ball drop in Times Square!
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