Isn't it funny how random things can bring the past crashing into the present? I was standing in line at the grocery store yesterday when a man got in line behind me. He smelled heavily of Polo cologne. I wondered to myself if he had spilled the entire bottle on himself that morning, his odor was so overwhelming. I was instantly transported back in time to my 13th year (1988). Willie Riggle, my first boyfriend, wore Polo. It will forever remind me of a silly redheaded boy running into my house and heading straight to my panty drawer in order to make me blush. I'm not sure why my mom allowed him to do this, he did it the entire time we were "dating" if you could even call it that. He would pick out the ugliest pair and run around the house screaming "granny panties" while I blushed from head to toe. A God awful nightmare at 13. I happened to be incredibly naive at 13 and our dates consisted of this panty fiasco, movie watching under my mother's watchful eye and Six Flags with large groups of friends. Willie was my first kiss and it was one I will never forget. I'd never thought much about kissing at this point. The last date we ever had, we went to Six Flags once again and I guess he got brave. We all climbed in boats to see the Spelunkers Cave which resembled a modern day tunnel of love with weird little spelunker guys. Half way through the ride he leaned over to kiss me and all I remember is the overpowering scent of Polo and entirely too much tongue. I will forever be scarred by this experience. I kid you not, smelling Polo in line yesterday all I could think of was Willie Riggle's tongue. Eeeekkkkkkkkk! Sorry to bore y'all with that tale but I can't quit smelling that damn Polo. I'm in much better spirits if you couldn't tell. I've had a come to Jesus with myself and I refuse to be mopey. Earlier this week I managed to delete 50% of one of the novels I'm working on. At first I was devastated but I realized, what was the point of losing my mind over something I couldn't change. Not two days later I had a huge idea of where the story could go instead and I wouldn't have thought of it had that part not been deleted. :) So everything has it's purpose. If I haven't visited your blog lately I will be in the next day or two. I'm trying to get caught up after much soul searching. I really appreciate all the comments on that. And oh yes, today Master Henry is 4. It's amazing to me that it has gone by so fast. I wish I could say that 4 years ago today was a blessed moment for me but other than his birth it was one of the worst days of my life. If I get the nerve up I'll tell y'all about it. Hope everyone is having a great week. | 
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Happy B-day to your 4 yo and glad you're feelin better!
