#elementarylove

My 5th grade class was on a quick break when my boyfriend passed me a note in the hallway. I have no recollection of what the beginning of the note said, but I clearly remember it ending with:

Do you want to kiss after school? 

Yes   No   Maybe

Circle one.

I immediately panicked, but my BFF grabbed the note, circled yes, and promptly sent it back to to my boyfriend. I watched him quickly read the note and then scrunch up his face and say, “Gross!”. His BFF, on the other hand, seemed very pleased. 

How lucky we were to have best friends willing to schedule our first kiss for us. I’m starting to realize I never would have had many boyfriends if it weren’t for my friends. Thank you… I think.

So my first kiss was scheduled, like a dentist appointment, after school. 

I remember meeting my boyfriend after the final bell rang. It was cold, the sun was shining, the snow was melting, and I’m pretty sure our little elementary hearts were racing. I remember us ducking out of sight behind the garage he always wrote our names on. We closed our eyes and planted one on each other. It probably only lasted a few seconds, but it felt like slow motion. We opened our eyes, walked back to our friends, and went our separate ways. It was an epic moment in my 5th grade life.

I remember my grandma picked me up immediately following and the first words out of my mouth were, “Grandma, do you remember your first kiss?!”. 

Just call me subtle.

Oh and I think a Bon Jovi song was playing on the radio when I got in the car. Even if it wasn’t, it somehow attached itself to the memory, so for all intents and purposes, it was playing. 

Thank you for joining me on this walk down memory lane. 

Have a blessed week! 

<3, 

Lisa