new chapter

June began a very interesting and complicated chapter in my life. I started hanging out with a new guy of whom I am very fond. I won't mention names here to protect the innocent, so we'll call him Will for my story telling purposes. Anyway, Will and I seem to have a lot in common. We both just went through very similar experiences and so it's a relief to be around someone who understands what I've been going through.

He asked me for directions to a trailhead one day and after that it was all downhill from there. He helped me move a desk to my house that I bought at work and the next day I went home to Preston. I stayed up until 5am texting him that Friday night and then Saturday I drove to Linz's house to eat yummy yummy yummy salmon from the Garland Fire Department's Annual Fish Fry. When I got back to Preston that night, I was up til 4am texting him again. This is like high school all over again people. Except the texting part. Cuz we didn't have cell phones then.

We planned on getting together that Sunday night when I returned to Ogden, but I didn't get home til late so we decided to postpone for one more night. Monday, I made plans to hit up the golf course with the Hancock boys (Mark, Shad, and Jason) and man, was that a treat. Those guys are a bunch of characters. I've never laughed so hard in my life on a golf course. But it was a blast. After that, we went to eat some pizza with the Turkey Banquet guys & I got introduced to a long lost cousin Mr. John Leonard.

And then it was time. Mr. Will came over and it was the best--I was giddy for the first time to be around someone new. I don't know what it is about him that is so intriguing to me. Maybe it's that he could honestly be the most selfless person that I've ever met. Maybe it's because he has no fear and does things in his life that I would NEVER EVER dare do. Maybe it's because we are at a similar place in life--despite our obvious differences. Maybe because he's genuine. Maybe because we talked about things that night that I've not talked about with hardly anyone. Maybe it's because I could see how good he is and what kind of a heart he had from the very first moment I ever met him--which was actually a long time ago.

But whatever it is, I am hooked. Even though I can see how complicated this is gonna be.