***stardust

Ahh...soooo tired, tho mostly happy...tho sad, too....*sigh*..."Africa" was the *best* *EVER* today, at the chicken bbq--errr, "Community Music Festival", excuse me.. ~_^
But yeah. Need sleep. have it all *written* up, but need sleep tonight, so mayhap later...

..tho I promised I'd tell about last night, sooo.... ^_^
Ok. Once again, it's all *written* up, and I don't want to type it all tonight, maybe later I will, but for now... the imp. part. ~_^
...*on Cloud 23*.... ~_^
..excerpts from the Choral Banquet (some names changed ~_^ ..tho this's mostly taken straight from my hardcopy of this..*g*):
While we were at the table, prior to getting food, Blake'd come over to compliment my skirt [*note: Daf and I had taken the wonderfully tacky '70s curtains from the old choir room, and turned them into wrap-around skirts ^_^]...he was standin' there by me for a minute, so I'm like, *Soooo*, how's yer weekend goin'? He said it was fine, "except [*his* "Calypso", I s'pose, taking the original reason for the name!]'s sitting next to me." Oh dear, that's not cool... "She moved the whole table to sit by me!" And then, I got brave... "So, are we gonna need protection during slow songs tonight?" "Oh, yeah, thanks. ..she hasn't asked me to save her a dance yet. She will, though." "So tell her you're otherwise occupied [or was it previously engaged..?]." "Okay, I will."
...I'd been talking to everyone, cos I really wanted to dance with him...one last timme...and I didn't at the band banquet [...]
[...]
Later on... Heather and I went off to the ladies' room. And talked a bit. I was tellin' her...I want to dance with him, but...I want it to be special... "Well, I'm gonna dance with [carp, forgot his code name--! Guy H-2, then.], and I'm gonna give him a hug at the end.." "Yeah, I was thinking about that.." "..and I might try for a quick kiss on the cheek.." "..yeah, I was thinking about that, too..." ...I wanted him to hold me close... everytime we've danced, there's been space between us (same with every guy I've danced with)..and I didn't want that this time, wanted to be right up against him, lay my head on his chest...give him a quick kiss on the side of the cheek as I pulled away...but this was all daydream, a daydream I'd had so many times before...
"If you do it, I'll do it."
"Wil you for real?"
"Yeah, but you've got to, too... c'mon, you can do it!"
..and we slapped/shook hands on it.

..and I told Daf and Laur and Calypso, and...I can't even tell you how much the three of them and Heather helped me...*they're* the ones that helped me get from daydream to reality...and I haven't the time to go into it here, now, cos it's late and I need to sleep, but...you guys know what you did. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart...you've given me one of the best nights of my life. Thank you...

..and there were many other fun and great things that night, but I'm skipping ahead to the part I really wanted to get to here...

..danced a little...
..and then a slow song came on.
And I looked frantically about for Blake [There'd only been two slow songs at the band banquet the night before, one right after the other - Heather and I knew we had to grab the chance as soon as it came.], while motioning Heather to go get "H-2"!
..and then I saw him, rushed over to him...and we stepped more onto the dance floor together, but he was dustracted...
..."Calypso-K" [as we will call her here] was there. [Blake:]"You don't mind, do you? I'll dance with you the next one." [Me, in the seemingly tteasing tone I take on with her..tho I'm being much more serious than she knows:} "I already claimed him, go away." "I did promise her first." "yeah. So go away"...
And...
... <3 .... cloud 23.... .... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... ... <3 .... [<- repeat throughout the next part ^_^]
...
I put my arms around his neck, he put his arms around me, and..., we were touching...and I lay my head on his chest...
[This is all in a seeming half-joking manner, tho I wasn't really joking.. ...]"Thank you!"
"No problem...anything for Blake."
...
"I couldn't just let her do that to you..."
And I think I remember all that we said, close to exact words, but I won't write it all here...tho I have it all written down, so *I'll* never forget...
[Ananda:] "Y'know, my very first slow dance ever was with you.."
"Really?"
"Yeah, the "Annie"-thing.."
"Oh yeah... I think that was my first dance ever, was after "Annie"..."
...
[Blake:] "Did you ever get your senior pictures?"
"Ehhhrrrmmm...no.."
"I need one."
"I know, don't worry, I'll get you one."
...
...and at some point, we started talking about how few days were left...and how much we'll miss our friends...
[me:]"I'm gonna miss you [guys?] so much..."
"Me too.."
..and we held each other tighter for a moment...
...
[Blake:]"I'm not gonna be able to walk out of those doors on the last day of school. I'm just goning to stand there..."
"Yeah, I won't be able to either.. ..we'll just stay after on the last day of school!"
*laughing*
"Yeah..."
...
[me:] "If I stay the last day and miss my bus, will you give me a ride home?"
*laughing*
"Sure... tho Dan's gonna want a ride home, too."
"Ah, forget him.."
...
[Ananda:] "You've been my friend since preschool..."
"Yeah, I've known you longer than anyone else..."
...and I can't remember what else we said after all that, whether it was I love you or I'm gonna miss you or nothing at all...
...the song was ending, I was holding on til the end...and...
I lifted my head up (fearful for a moment I wouldn't be able to reach - he's taller'n me, dangit!), and kissed him, quickly, prolly closer to the back of his jaw, really... and no hesitation, he held me close and I held him close, and he laid his head on mine, his cheek against mine...he was kinda stubbly, I can feel it still...and we stayed that way for a moment...and then I think another song was starting, we let each other go..
"Thank you.." I said, as I hurried off to go find Heather...

And I found her, we'd *both* followed thru, and we ran outside and screamed. ^_^

...but...I mean...it really...my dream, since *preschool*...and now...just...daydream become reality...I honestly *have* daydreamt that, *so* many times...but my daydreams have *never* come true before...
...
..<3...
...
...(and what topped it all off? *mad evil giggle* ...later, a second slow song played, we were up on the balcony, overlooking the scene below..and "Calypso-K" was dancing with Blake, and...hehehe!...there was like, a foot of space between them.
^_^

*Ananda Daydream * 10:37 PM * *

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~