This Is Me Not Blogging About Mr. Anonymous

I really really really like Mr. Anonymous (not to be confused with Mr. A who posts on my blog all the time). So much in fact that I decided pretty early on that I would be selfish and not share him with the world. And I've pretty much stuck to that decision...but he's such a sweet person with a great spirit and I'm so happy I know him that I had to share just a teensy bit of the joy of knowing him.

He's the only guy I've told about my blog who thought it was "wonderful that I could use my writing to make people laugh and lift others' spirits" instead of being shallow and worrying about when he was going to be on it and how I'd make him look.

He's the only guy I've told about the hurtful experience of my first love who thought that my "ability to care so deeply about another person was one of the most beautiful things about me and made me more desirable" instead of assuming that I'd be bitter and jaded with the whole experience.

He does the sweetest, most thoughtful little things...and they're always unexpected and bring a smile to my face.

And most of all, he's my friend (who I just happen to like a lot and wouldn't mind if he was more than my friend...LOL).

But as yall know, I gave up hope that anything more would ever happen because Mr. Anonymous is a turtle - an even bigger one than Original Turtle.

We'd often talked of traveling together, since it was something we both like to do. But the slower he crawled, the more certain I became that it would never happen. Until last week.

When he suggested we take a trip to another continent, I couldn't call to book fast enough. It didn't matter that it wasn't the part of that continent I wanted to visit on my first trip there. I didn't care that I needed to get three vaccines, a visa and God-knows-what-else. I didn't check whether I had enough money in my account to cover the reservation. I didn't ask for the time off from work. And the tentative travel plans I'd made with the Original Turtle went straight out the door. It didn't matter that we were only going as friends. I just booked. I think I now hold the world record for fastest booking ever (in your face, Orbitz!).

So in a few months, I'm off on a friendly trip with Mr. Anonymous...I'm so excited!!

This is me not blogging about it...