November 29th, 2006 (man, I keep a good calendar).
I meet him at my place and we get in his car and drive around, a lot. After getting a little lost, we get to a concert venue. Already running late, we race to our seats. Running along the outside of the stadium, I hear these opening notes.
I should also add that the Barenaked Ladies are my favorite band. I had already listened to the CD 'Wind It Up' was on so much that I knew the lyrics by heart. Steven Page leaving the band has me a bit heartbroken, but that's another story. So this guy I'd been dating, semi-long distance, took me to see my favorite band. And the show was amazing. I remember sitting way up in our see watching the tiny performers rock out, and I thought how I was damn luck to be with this guy.
Later that night, curled up and almost ready to go to sleep, I decided to doing something terribly rash. I wanted to tell Craig I loved him. Seemed in part a ridiculous idea to tell that to a guy I'd only dated 4 months. Plus, I'd been hurt before telling that to guys I'd dated much longer. So I thought, I'll wait. Probably till he says it first. But still... I was so happy, and wanted to share it with him. I went ahead. The conversation went something like this.
B: Honey...
C: Yes?
B: I have something...to... uhhh.... tell you...
C: Yes?
B: I.. uhh.... think I love you.
At which point, Craig said the second best thing someone could say in that situation.
C: That's awesome.
Then he said the best thing someone could say.
C: I love you too.
Happiness all around.
:)
P.S. Looking for a good 'Wind It Up' video, I found this amazing fan video. It has puppets. Enjoy.
