I was living in Rockford, Jimmy was living in Spring Grove. Spring Grove? Where the hell is Spring Grove. 😂 Life was life, we were both doing our day to day. We were “friends” as in we knew each other from school days but according to Facebook we were friends. We would keep up on each other’s lives by whatever each of us decided to share on social media. We had each other’s phone numbers and Jimmy would call me every once in awhile and he would try to get me to meet up with him and I would always have an excuse some legit some just lame. This continued for a few years until the conversations started to get more frequent and more fun and flirty. Finally I was in a position where I decided that I was going to stop being the queen of excuses and actually take the next step. So Jimmy and I met up for our first date. Now, he says that he didn’t think it was a date but that we were just hanging out as friends (whatever Jimmy) Anyway he came out to Rockford we went out to eat and to a couple of bars downtown and we had a great time. He went home and soon we found ourselves on date number two. This time we met in the middle going to watch a band in Huntley. Another fun night but when it was time to leave I felt like I needed to pull away a little. Jimmy was so understanding but I think a little upset too. He gave me space but he would call and check in with me once or twice a week (he really is sweet girls) and we would talk about relationships and things that we’ve been through and one thing he said to me was that he was tired of riding the roller coaster and just wanted to ride the carousel. This went on for about month. I would think about him every day and was always wondering what he was up to, when would he call again and did I mess something up that could’ve been really good? I just didn’t know what I wanted. Now here’s where everything changed at least for me. One day I woke up and I think I had a dream about him but I sat up and said to myself and maybe my daughter was there too but I was like “WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING”? I had an epiphany, something had changed in me and I texted Jimmy immediately and said “I’m ready to ride the carousel” and he immediately called me. From that moment on we have been on that damn carousel and sometimes it goes way too fast, sometimes it goes too slow, sometimes it stops, sometimes it just needs to be repaired or needs a little maintenance. It’s always going to have it’s ups and downs but most of the time it’s running smooth as silk. I love that carousel. 🎠

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