Monday, November 23, 2009

Day 1 in San Diego: Alone in Downtown

So Austin had a doctors appointment today (my first day in CA) and I was gonna go with him so he could show me around the city when he got done. We were about to go out the door when I realized I still needed deodorant so I went to the bathroom real quick. Austin kept bugging me saying, "Come on...come on...come on." every ten seconds. So less than a minute later, we walked out the door and I accused him of being impatient.
"I just don't like being late," he said.
"Well one minute is not going to make a difference when you set out to be 15 minutes early every day."
"One minute late is still late, Cassandra."
I rolled my eyes and we set off. We were almost to the naval base which is approximately 20 mins from Austin's apartment when he asked me,
"You have your ID with you, right?"
I didn't. All I brought was my phone. I didn't think I would need my purse for anything. So there we were, I couldn't be allowed on base because I didn't have any identification and we didn't have time to run back home to get it. The only option was for Austin to drop me off somewhere on the street and leave me to fend for myself for the next few hours in a strange and very large city. I told him I would be fine. We were driving around for a few minutes; Austin was looking for a good place to leave me. Finally I told him just to pull over anywhere so he could go and not be late. When I got out of the car I had no idea where I was going and I had no money. So I just kept walking straight, hoping for a cafe or something and then I saw the familiar starbucks sign! That's where I am now. Sitting alone in starbucks writing a blog from my phone, waiting for a call from Austin saying that he's ready to pick me up. Suddenly I get a text from him:
"I was one minute late! I told you it makes a difference!"
Austin has never been late in his whole navy career! I actually made him late for the first time. This stinks :/

1 comment:

  1. =/ Oops, crap. Well tomorrow is a new day! I miss you, I'm glad that we talked today. I love you a ton and am really glad that you are using this blog!

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