4th of July Shenanigan

Yeah, so Indy Groove wasn’t so bad yesterday. Not everyone came, but it was still fun. Jeremy ended up coming from Bloomington with Kara to come play with us. He was obsessed with all the step charts he made, plus the fact that he had "Go Berserk" on his flash drive.

Yesterday after Indy Groove did not go so well. Mike’s friend Jordan called him and told him that he would be in town (Evansville) for the 4th of July. Jordan accepted a job in Georgia, and Mike had not seen Jordan in a while. However, Mike has often talked not so positively about Jordan, because he can be an ass sometimes. But, anyways though, I was looking forward to my first 4th of July in Indianapolis. And I told this to Mike, and I wanted to stay, and possibly go up to Evansville the next day to see Jordan, and his other friend that lives in Evansville, Jeremy. Mike said that wouldn’t do, because Mike had the day off work on the 4th of July, and so did Jeremy, which meant that Jordan and Jeremy would both hang out with us. And Mike didn’t want to use any of his sick days yet. So, he called Jordan and told him that we would go up to Evansville to visit. Mike tried to tell me that we would drive back in time for the fireworks in Indy, but I felt like that was no use. Indy is a good 3 and a half hours away from Indy, and we would have to leave his friends super early, and also would have to calculate the time difference. I just didn’t feel like it was worth it, so I just gave in and said, "Whatever, fine. Let’s just go to Evansville. But next year, we are staying in Indy so I can see the fucking fireworks," And he was like, "Fine it’s a deal."

Mike also agreed to let me go wherever I wanted whenever I wanted in return for me going to Evansville with him. So, I guess not this weekend, but the weekend after, I will be making a trip to Fort Wayne to visit some friends up there.

So it all doesn’t sound bad, right? Well, I’m still bummed that I’m missing out on the Indy fireworks. Don’t get me wrong, I really want Mike to see his friends. But, since I moved to Indy, I have loved it there. I got SOOOO excited to be able to see the fireworks in Indy for the first time, but then the day before the 4th, Mike springs this up on me at the last second and puts me in an awkward position. In a way it kinda ruined my spirits of getting to see my first 4th of July in Indy. I mean, sure it will be cool to go to Fort Wayne, but that still doesn’t really make up for the fact that I have to wait another 365 days for the next 4th of July.

Then on the way to Evansville (it’s late at night by this point), we get into a pretty bad argument…and so we weren’t even talking to each other for a while. Then, Mike starts to like speed down the highway. I’m talking like 80mph. I saw the speedometer and I wanted to tell him to slow down, but he gets mad at me whenever I tell him not to do something. So, what happens? Mike gets pulled over. HELLO??!?!? Duh, you’re gonna get pulled over if you’re going 80mph. Thankfully, the cop was REALLY nice. He came to my side of the car, and asked for Mike’s license and registration, and then was like, "Do you know how fast you were going exactly?" And Mike was like, "Around 75?" And the cop was like, "Really close, you were going 78. I appreciate your honesty…you guys haven’t been drinking or anything?" And of course we were like, "No, we haven’t…we are just on our way to Evansville." And he was like, "I know it’s a long drive to Evansville, but you gotta slow down, alright? Once again, I thank you for your honesty." So then the cop left for a while and came back, and told Mike that he only gave him a warning because honesty goes a long way. By that point though, I was crying, because I had had a pretty crappy evening. He asked me about it, and I just simply said that I was having a bad day. So, the police officer wished me well, and we were on our way again.

Mike and I tried to talk a little bit, but eh, it only helped a little bit. I was just mad about so many things. I was mad at Mike for dragging me to Evansville without any warning, I was mad about missing out on an Indianapolis 4th of July, I was mad that he told a guy to back off at Indy Groove night, and I was mad that he got pulled over. Usually I am proud of Mike, because he does a lot of good things. But that particular night I was not proud of him at all. I was angry and disappointed in him. I know that he is better than that.

Things are better now. The good that came out of all this was that I was able to see Mike’s parents, and I love them to pieces. I like it when I get to see his parents. They are very easy to talk to, and they are very nice.

Anyways, I gotta head out for now. I’ll probably write later. I feel better now that I have gotten a chance to vent. I love having an open diary.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!