Green

Green has never been one of my favorite colors. I mean I only like a few green things, money, grass, trees, fatigues, etc. But, until today, I never knew why.

When I was in high school in IL, my boyfriend had this AWESOME lime green Camaro with white pinstripes. He was a freshman in college. Bob Nelson, tall blond and handsome. I was in love. I don't remember how long we dated. But I do remember when we broke up. The next day I skipped school and hitchhiked (not a wise decision) to my friend's house.

The car that pulled over to pick me up was a  lime green Camaro with white pinstripes. As I got in the car, I told the driver that my boyfriend had the same car. Then I looked at the driver. It was Bob! He was surprised that I did realize it was him. Don't ask me, maybe I blanked out for a second when he pulled over. I swear I did not know it was his car. I asked him what I had done and he told me that he had proposed to his high school sweetheart.

I cried for a week, then went on with my life. The day I got my driver's license, I totalled my mom's car. The car I hit spun around and up into the yard hitting two others. I may have been speeding. When the police got there, they noticed one of us had sheared off a "No Parking" sign. My unintentional target had been illegally parked and had it not been there, I would not have hit it. I didn't even get a ticket.

The following summer I was working at McDonald's and who should walk in? It was Bob... He was no longer married and did I want to go out for old times sake. I said sure and agreed to meet him after work. I thought it was fate that brought us back together.

When he picked me up, he was driving this yellow, rusty. P.O.S  The ugliest car I have ever seen. Turns out, while he was "cheating" on his girlfriend with me, she was cheating on him with someone else. Then he told me what happened to the car. He couldn't keep up with the payments after his new wife wiped out his bank account.

It seems she bought a car for her boyfriend. The boyfriend had been playing football at a buddy's house when his car was stuck. He was parked in a "No Parking" zone, his car was totalled. I laughed so hard, I wet myself and had him take me home. It was fate! I needed the closure.

Today, I am driving down the highway and I see a NEW lime green Retro Camaro. It was GORGEOUS!

Oh yeah, I am SO over the Green thing!!

Hugs,

Julie

The Irony of Chronicles

Hello Readers (note the optimism),

I came up with this name for the Blog years ago when I was thinking of writing a book... like that would ever happen. Then today, I looked up the definition of Chronicles (Angst, I got). It said " a chronological record of events; a history." 

Huh, Chronological?  "Arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events."  Yeah, that's also not going to happen! But, the name stays. However, the blogs will be randomly placed; based on my memories... which are also, random. And mixed in will be things I think of, in the moment... chronologically.

So we will begin with today and traipse through the rest! I hope it brings enjoyment. But, then again, I am doing this for me. You just get to come along.

Hugs,

Julie