Hello everyone who cares to join me this time. I hope anyone that wanted to check out my poems/songs are getting a chance too. They will be up until Friday, May 10th and then they are getting pulled.

I had one of the best weekends in a long time. It was utterly amazing and that is why I titled this commentary is I did. I don't even know where to begin to talk about it. For the first time in many months I was a constant happy and I didn't even have to put on a fake smile once. It's amazing how quickly things can turn around for you once you learn to let go of the things that hold you down. I am going to try to attempt to describe my weekend, but I some of it is indescribable. Well, let me make an attempt.

Friday after work I had this huge plan to go home and do some stuff with the Bronco. I also wanted to do something with my friends after I got done, so I stopped by Mike and Toni's to see what everyone was up to. They said they thought I wanted us all to go to the premiere of Spider-man. I had mentioned this but no one had ever said anything else about it so I just kinda blew it off. When I found out everyone else wanted to go as well I was very excited and ready to go, but I had to get a cleaning done on the Bronco, so I haauled ass up to the car wash and washed it good and dried it off. Then I flew home to clean the inside. I got this done in about an hour which is pretty good considering how much more stuff there is to clean in the Bronco compared to the Cougar. Then I went over in the "Short Bus" (the Bronco, "Some people ride the Short Bus, but I own it") to pick up Mike, T-rae, and Dominic. Then it was up to Pat and Nicole's to get them. We got to the theatre about 10 minutes before show time and we were worried we wouldn't get in, but we did. Then we saw the best, most captivating, true-to-the-comic-book movie ever made. Dominic sat on my lap part of the show and every time Spider-man came on the screen we both had these big grins on our face and our eyes were as wide as they could get. I think all of us enjoyed the movie, and as Toni put it to my Mom, "I don't know who was more captivated by the movie Dominic or Adam." I think that says something for a movie when a 3 year old and a 23 year old are captivated by it. After we got out of the movie (I was on a natural high from a great movie) we went to McDonald's to eat. Dominic and I harassed everyone in our crew (and then Mike said I am a bad influence, yeah right look at my halo, hold on those are horns). Then it was the journey home with everyone falling asleep on me!!! We got back to town and no one felt like they had enough energy to go out so I went home and played some games. Then Ozzy showed up and introduced me to his new lady friend, Sweet, cute girl. Then he and I went out riding around for a while. We had a great talk as we always do. Then he dropped me off and I hit the sack for the night.

Saturday was my day to do some maintenance work on the Bronco, get my Motorcycle closer to being back on the road, and pull the stereo out of my old Cougar. I slept in until about 10:00 and then headed for my Uncle's shop after picking up some parts. I got a lot accomplished that day. I was supposed to go to a dart tournament but I was doing so good I didn't want to stop going, so I was late for the tournament and didn't compete, oh well. I ended up getting the Bronco done and getting the Subs and Amp out of the Cougar. I attempted to get the CD player then gave up and decided to just get a new one any way. John with a little help from me was hard at work getting the flames laid out on my bike. I think he enjoyed it at first but was tired of the hassle of masking by the end. Just seeing it as it was with the masking tape got me very excited about getting it done and on the road again. I know a paint job doesn't make it runner better or faster but it sure gets looks and compliments. While I was at the shop, I got a phone call from my Ma saying she had a date for me. Of course the first thing you think when your Mom says that is "oh great, here we go." So I said ak and asked who it was and she said I knew her and that the first time I saw her I thought she was gorgeous and I was like "oookk, so who is it?" Then she said Amy (last name excluded for privacy). I was like "ok, who is that?" and then she told me that she used to work at Hardee's in a town south of us and now she worked at a hospital. I nearly fell over. This was a girl that I saw once and was instantly infatuated with. I was so infatuated with her that I went to Hardee's for breakfast as much as possible. I had said something to a friend of mine at Hardee's about her and I guess she told Amy about me, but that was months ago. I had always wanted to say something to her but was too shy to do it and when she left I quit going to Hardee's. I had basically figured I blew it and that even if I had said something she wouldn't have cared. Then come to find out she had been attracted to me as well and wanted to meet me so much she searched for me. I was completely charmed by this and was anxious to meet her. Mom said she was going to be at a certain place that night and she wanted me to come down if I could. Like I said I was working and getting alot done and I was supposed to be in a dart tournament, but I knew I couldn't blow this second chance. Well I was all excited because she even gave Mom her number so I could call her. I got off the phone and looked at my Uncle John and he said, "I was going to say something about how much happier you have been in the last few weeks but this takes the cake." Then he walked off shaking his head mumbling, "Oh great, lover-boy is back." Well, all of these happenings just had me on cloud eight, not quite heaven but close, and I was just glowing.

So I finally got done at the Shop and then I headed to where the Dart tournament was to say sorry for missing it and to tell them about that night (as well as to try to con my support group into going with me). Well I was stinking and dirty and once I got them to commit to going down there me, I ran home and took a shower and talked to Mom for awhile. She hassled about needing to call so finally I broke through the self-consciousness and called her. It was busy. I tried again. It was busy. I waited a few minutes and tried again and it rang. I froze, I didn't know what I was going to do. Then the answering machine picked up and I was relieved. So I took off to meet my friends and then ran back by the house to pick up some things. I was ready to walk out the door and I decided to call again. This time it rang again and I thought the answering service was going to pick up again but this time Amy did. I almost freaked out from my nerves but I calmed down and told her I would be there in an hour and she seemed very happy with that. So I went to get Mike and Toni to act as moral support and headed to meet Amy.

We got there a little late but close enough to on time not to matter. We walked in and started looking around the place for her. I was looking the opposite way as to where she was. Then Bootie said "I think that's her there" I looked thinking how would he even know her and then I saw her with the most beautiful smile shining. I think the smile must have given her away to Bootie. I went over to join her and when began talking a little first. It was obvious we were both shy, but the more she flashed that smile the more comfortable I got. We bowled and talked and laughed and smiled and she even gave me crap about driving a Ford!!! Can you believe that not even there an hour and she was giving me crap about my choice in auto makers! That helped out alot too. You gotta be able to dish out some jabs and take some jabs around me and my group of folk. I was rambling because I was still nervous and I thought she has to be getting tired of me but every time I looked at her she was watching me, smiling, and listening. It made me feel so good. After we got done bowling we played some video games and air hockey. We chatted some more and thanked each other for the fun time. I offered her my phone numbers but my Ma had already given them to her. What a great Ma, trying to sit her son up with a cute sweety. We agreed that we wanted to do it again some time and I told her I would call her later that week. (Sometimes later is sooner than you think.) So we said our good byes and I started to walk away and Amy said "Goodbye, Adam" again and I turned around to wave and saw the beautiful smile on her face. It made the one on my face even bigger.

Then Mike and Toni and I went to Wal Mart to pick up Dalton's Birthday present and to spoil Dominic. After we left Wal Mart we headed home but stopped at the gas station. Mike got this great idea to try and catch a mouse. So as he is out chasing this mouse we take off and leave him. We go down a couple blocks and go back.....but there is no Mike there. So we wait a couple minutes and still no Mike. Then I decided to see if he would be walking. Toni and I didn't believe he would be but as we got to the edge of town there he was with a big crap eating grin on his face. He got in and said he only did it because he knew neither of us believed he would. So we take off down the road to head home. We get there with no problems, other than pee on the side of my Bronco (long story don't ask). Mike wants to go to the VFW for last call so we head down there but they are already locked up. After trying a couple other places we head back to his house and sit on the porch having a couple beers and talking. We sat there for three hours just shooting the breeze. We said a lot without really saying anything. It was a great way to cap off an extraordinary Saturday.

Sunday then came about and it was time for Dalton's 2nd birthday party. I did my usual birthday wrapping job, a Wal Mart bag. I ran over to Justin's to see the birthday boy before anyone else and rode Justin's Motorcycle so I could quench the craving I had been having all weekend. Then it was off to the party place. It was moctly family there except for me, but in a way I am sorta family by association. Thomas (Sally's cousin) was there to entertain as he always does. A lot of Sally's family was there actually. It was a cake and Ice Cream and present party with a Scooby Doo theme. I started the Scooby Doo thing just so everyone knows. After the cake eating mess, Dalton then made out like a bandit in the presents area. I hung out until everyone left and then headed back to Justin and Sally's with them. We all decided to go eat Chinese and did that. I was embarassing both of them by just being silly Adam, I was also entertaining Dalton by just doing the same. We then went back to their house to collapse and let food set, but I couldn't for long because I had to wash pee off my truck from the night before (once again, long story don't ask).

Then it was off to the Basketball courts with Mike and Pat to play basketball for the first time in over a year. This waswhen I realized how much I need to quit smoking so I am really going to try to quit very soon. I am also going to try and start doing more basketball again to help me get back in shape. Who knows maybe I will fix my bike and start riding that again too. Of course that is if my knees will let me. So anyway I played basketball and then played with Dominic on the playground. I had fun except Dominic fell off the Merry go round and although he wasn't hurt I felt like (excuse my language) shit because I was so upset with myself. I just wanted to die right then. Dominic was okay though and was fine as soon as we said we would play something else. I still felt like shit though.

So as dark approached we all headed our own directions. I went home contemplating on whether I should call Amy or not. I wanted to call but I didn't want to seem pushy, but at the same time I didn't want her to think I wasn't interested because I am very interested in getting to know her and who knows maybe someday being more. So I finally decided to call her and talk. So I did and it just took off from there. I am not going to say what we were talking about because it is none yo bizness, but I will say it was very delightful. We made a tentative date depending on how are schedules work out. She is going to call me sometime this week and I was happy to hear that. We just had a lot of cool conversations in our short time of talking, and she seems so sweet and honest it is hard not to be attracted to her. I don't know where anything is going to go from here but I just know I want to take it slow and enjoy the building of at least a friendship and maybe more.

Amy is younger than me but hell I have never cared about age. Some of my friends are a little afraid of me giving up a lot of things I enjoy doing with them because Amy couldn't do them with us. They are kinda jumping the gun right now worrying about that, but I understand what they mean. They are not saying for me not to be happy they just want to make sure I am happy and can do whatever I want to be happy. Like I said they are jumping the gun but I have told them that I learned alot this last time of sadness. Most of it had to do with how important your friends are, so I would never let anyone keep me from them and from our good times again. I know it wasn't that they were worried about losing me, they just wanted to make sure I didn't sacrifice myself for a woman again like I had in the past. They also let me know that they will support on anything I do as long as I am happy. That is why they are great friends. Even though I really don't know her completely just yet, Amy does not seem like she would be that way if we were to get together.

As you can see I had an awesome weekend that topped them all. That is really saying something considering all the great weekends that we have been having lately. I talked about the euphoric state I was in the weekend of the Zwan concert and the State Dart Tournament, well this weekend may have even passed up that weekend for euphoria. Maybe not surpass but it at least tied it. It's nice to have a smile that is not a put on again. My friends even liked seeing it again. I am not going to rush things along, like I said earlier, I just want to take it slow and enjoy as much as possible. She seems to want the same so it's time to relax and enjoy the ride.

Well I am going to end this long winded commentary on that note. Actually, I am going to leave you and myself with this:

Worrying about the past and the future is just a way of avoiding the present.

Take Care,
Coopedaddy

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