One Of My favorite Places

18 Apr 2000 - One Of My Favorite Places
I was trying to figure out what my favorite place is. There are plenty of places I enjoy but the first thing that came to mind really isn’t a place. It is in the car. I know that may be odd. I don’t just mean in the car every time I am in the car. But I started thinking about being with Calvin and riding somewhere. We spent the majority of our dating time riding around. For the 2 and a half years we were dating we got to have a real date only on Saturday nights. We would go to a movie and out to eat. Then On Sundays we would go to church together, then eat lunch, and then spend the rest of the day riding around. Because of our different work schedules that was it for alone time. We didn’t even get to be on the phone much because we lived in different towns and calling was long distance. During our Sunday afternoon rides we would visit people sometimes but the vast majority of the time we just rode around. We would drive through communities of pretty houses and yards. Or we might drive through the country past farms and groves of trees. And we would talk and talk and talk. Calvin is very hyper he can’t sit still. So to talk to him outside of a car you have to follow him around. And you end up talking to the back of his head. But in the car he is sort of trapped. LOL. I don’t mean in a bad way, but he is comfortable because he is doing something, driving, and I don’t have to chase him around to carry on a conversation. Driving around on Sundays was where we got to know each other. We talked about everything. I told him my life story, he told me his. We found out what we have in common and how different we are. Even to this day our best conversations are alone in a car. We have the homeschool conference next month. We leave the kids with Mom (thanks Mom). It is about a 2 hours drive. I am looking forward to the time together. It will be nice.