Some more of Cube 5 and Me

Becca this is for you!!!! Here are my last 2 additions. If you missed something read the book when it comes out ;) hahahahaha!!!!!

Carly and I went for another walk. I really like here. I was not missing the sounds of the city. For a few moments I started regretting that I only had one day left before I had to return. Thanks to Carly I was pulled away from thoughts of returning to work.
“How do you like my family?”
“Well, as I said at dinner, I feel that I have known them for a long time. I hadn’t planned on asking your Dad if I could marry you within the first 2 minutes of meeting him.”
“Wait, you’ve already asked my Dad if you could marry me?” Carly said with a touch of irritation. “Why didn’t you tell me you’ve done that already?” This question came with a bit more irritation than I was comfortable with.
“I don’t know. It all happened so fast that I haven’t even thought about it since it happened.” I said with some regret.
“When and how did it come about?”
“Your Dad caught me out in your car cleaning it. He didn’t know you were coming for one thing and then to see a strange person rummaging through your car…” I walked quietly for a moment and then continued. “He’d said something about seeing if your family approved of me. I felt that your Dad likes things straight forward, so, I figured he knew why I was here and I came right out and asked him. We talked for a few minutes before we came into the house on Thursday. The wrestling was his idea. That surprised me, I didn’t take him for a prankster.”
“He doesn’t show that side of him very often, but he’s lots of fun when he does.”

“He asked me if I liked you, he said to listen the question carefully and I couldn’t answer him until Sunday morning when he and I are suppose to go for a walk.”
“You like me don’t you?”
“I love you Carly, you know that.”
“Brian you didn’t answer the question. Listen. Do you like me?”
“Yes, I do, but I don’t understand the difference.” I stated with more than a bit of frustration.
“Look Brian, you said yourself that my Dad seems straight forward. Answer the question and then tell you don’t understand the difference. Ask him to explain it to you. You might be surprised where it gets you.”
“Should I be nervous?”
“I don’t know I am the first daughter to get married; and unfortunately you are the guinea pig in-law.”
“Thanks.” With that being said I pulled Carly close and gave her a squeeze. The rest of the walk was done in silence; that comfortable silence that two people share.
When we reached the house I told Carly that I wasn’t ready to go to bed, and that I wanted to enjoy the night sky one last time before we headed home to the smog drenched city. With a kiss good night Carly headed to bed.

Thoughts on Dad

It was my turn to fix dinner tonight. I get to do that on Tuesdays. I fixed rice with hamburger gravy. I started craving some of Dad's rice pudding. There were several times that I asked for one of his recipes and all I got was, "...put a little of this, and some of that..." Did anyone else get this kind of a recipe from Dad? He certainly took some of his cooking secrets with him.
It has been strange to think of him as being gone. I still have to remind myself of that fact. I imagine that will get easier as time passes.
Another strange fact is that I saw a picture of Dad when he and Mom were on the beach. He had all of his hair then and was sporting something of a six pack. The strange part his that it is easier for me to picture him in the above description than with a bald head, etc. I never knew Dad when he had all of his hair, six pack, etc.

OLD Man

I'm Still Here

Hi All,
I am still here. I have been pretty busy with while working 3 jobs, baseball season, and plethora of other things. Brian and Carly are still hanging in there. I am thinking about finishing their story this summer, but it will still have to wait.
I played in a golf tournament on Tuesday. It was tons of fun. I played the best game I have ever played. My best scores are always when I play a four man scramble. The only requirement that I had to fill was to use one drive for each of the 9 holes. I accomplished that. I won some gift certificates to Cinemark and Mimi's Cafe in the raffle.
I've got to get back to work and the kids.
Bye!

OLD Man