The last few days have been very eventful; so much so that I haven't even had a chance to sit down in front of my computer and write. Last night I'd contemplated sitting down and taking the 15 minutes or so and just journaling, but one thing after another came about and Merlin ended up spending the night. The first three or four days of summer have been wonderful. So wonderful that I don't even remember if today is the third or fourth day of summer. Isn't that ironic? I love it.

Anyway, let me try to trace back in my memories and describe the last few days worth of events to you all.

I think this all started on Friday, when we went down to get Liz's passport. Yes, she decided to go to Australia for two weeks. I was very excited for her, and was looking forward to spending the time in the car with her. We got along pretty well most of the way, but at times she was in a lot of pain. She actually had to go through a lot of stress, which wasn't very good for her, but I suppose city driving is stressful for everyone and we just have to live through it. Her doctor told her she experienced a mild heart attack on the way home from the city. Both her and I think it was when she got really grumpy and got into a skirmish with me. It turned out fine, because we ended up getting along for the rest of the car ride really well, and things went great from then on; she even got her passport! (Wee!)

Saturday was a day I'd been looking forward to all week. For the evening, we'd made plans to go see The Sound of Music (my parents birthday present to Liz), and then I was scheduled to spend the night at her house. The show was definitely one of the best musicals I've seen put into action for some time, and being with Liz, and just holding her hand that evening was very nice. We would have gone out to eat afterwards with Jon and Sherri (and my parents) to Charro's, but Liz really didn't feel well so we decided to head back to her place.
At her house, the first thing we both did was change. After that, we went and played a game of pool, sat down, watched a movie, and then out of nowhere her cousin Chris called and was wondering if he could come over. While we waited for him to come over, Liz wrote her friends some e-mails. When he arrived, Liz and I played a little sexual joke on him - since they're cousins and everything, and she has a couch that has a high back, she pretended to be having sex with me right while Chris walked in the door. His reaction was hilarious. We must have laughed for five minutes. Chris and I went on the entire night cracking jokes about how he's gay (which he's not - he is one of the straightest people I know) - and we kept insulting each other. Eventually we ended up wrestling in the house. He weighs a lot more than I do and can really throw me around, but for my size and physical condition I think I held my own pretty well.

When he left around 5:00 in the morning, Liz and I finally had a chance to be alone and visit together before she left. We started off by talking, and then we started kissing, etc. Somehow, we accidently managed to break the bracelets I made her, so I'm planning on dropping by her house and fixing them while she's still in Australia. I want to be more romantic for her. I want to court her. I want to be the best boyfriend for her I can possibly be. Anyway, we once again went the farthest we've gone together, and she actually didn't pass out or anything afterwards. That night however, earlier, when Chris had been there, she had a horrible spell of passing out. She really wasn't feeling well that evening. I really love Liz, I want her to take care of herself.

Sunday was Father's Day. Since Liz and I were up until about 7 or 8 in the morning, and I woke up around 10, I was very tired. Sunday was also the day of Liz's departure. When I drove back home and spent time with my Father, I was tired, and groggy for most of the day. I eventually took naps - yes, naps - several of them. They were tiny, thirty or forty minute naps that left me even more tired than before because my body just wanted more. My Dad liked both my gift and my card though, and we spent a little bit of time together, so I felt good about the situation. That evening, Nick Wheeler offered to swing by and pick me up (and later drive me home) so that I could see Liz off at the airport. It must have been one of the most entertaining experiences of my life to be in that car with Liz, Merlin, Jon Paul, and Nick. We had a great time, and we made the last few hours of Liz being in our country for the next two weeks as good as they could possibly be. We had even more fun after Liz was gone though - and went to a McDonalds and told horrible jokes, and talked a bunch. Liz actually called from the airport and told us her flight had been delayed, so we talked for about twenty minutes. When I finally got home, I collapsed on my bed and slept until near noon on Monday.

Monday was also pretty awesome. I went job shopping, which was very cool, because I both want and need a job. I need the income because I'm slowly losing money, and yet there's quite a few things I would like to buy. It won't be hard for me to get a job, but the problem is that my job has physical limitations due to the problem in my Meniscus (the actual torn portion of my knee). Oh yes - the results of my MRI scan showed that my Meniscus had been torn on two sides, and that I need surgery which will require four to six months of healing. Yes, I'll miss Cross Country, but I can continue to work out over the summer, at least my upper body. I should also be able to do other exercises in physical therapy. It won't be too bad, but I'm terribly upset about the whole situation. That evening, I went over to Merlin's house, and then I drove Merlin over to mine and we watched Men In Black II with my parents and he spent the night. Merlin is one of the best people I know. He's always so supportive and playful. You know you have a good best friend when he looks out for you, and plays cheesy board games with you, and puts up with you when your angry or frustrated - but most of all when he both listens and criticizes you. Merlin goes beyond just doing that for me though - he also supports me. We had an amazing discussion that lasted until near 4:00A.M., where we talked about so many different things that I honestly don't have time to write down in here - but they covered a broad spectrum of my life. He told me how much he loves my girlfriend - emotionally though, not physically, and that touched me. I'm not jealous of the situation because I love Merlin as well, and the thing that's the best about all this is that my best friend and my girlfriend get along, which makes for some awesome get-togethers.

Today is Tuesday. Merlin and I woke up around 1:00 P.M., ate cereal and cinnamon rolls, went outside and played basketball, then he left around 3:30. At 3:45, my mom and I drove to a doctor's appointment for my knee surgery preemptive checkup. We finally left at 6:15. We had a great dinner, and I played some great video games. I should probably right those Thank-You cards, but right now I really don't feel up to it. I know for sure I'll finish them tomorrow because I'll absolutely force myself to do them. Maybe I'll call Ryan tomorrow and see what he's up to.

The highlight of the last four days was simple. Right before Liz left on the plane, I told her I love her, as I have been doing for a few weeks now. She had never told me she loves me - but rather that she doesn't want to have sex with me until she loves me, and that she doesn't love me, etc. etc. She would also say that she had feelings for me, but she didn't know what they are. She told me specifically, "I love you too", which meant a lot to me, especially since she is so careful with her words. She also spelled it out in an e-mail, which was nice to see both in print and to hear in my ear. It made me euphoric.

Team Sexy got three new members today. Good ones. Active ones. Expand the empire.

My friends - I am exhausted. I am going to sleep for many hours. But first, I must play both against and with Merlin in some insane Starcraft gameplay. Whoot!
Later all!

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