2024-09-01 “Fresh For Now” by Hannah

I enjoy camping. Really. Being outside, distracted by nature and not the bustle of the city. Cooking… Eating…

But, I also like to freshen up in the mornings! Wash off yesterday’s layer of bug spray, dirt, and campfire smoke.

Emma and I arose with the sunrise, got breakfast cooked—by the way, Emma is a great cook and the challenges of cooking over a fire on the grill do not seem to affect her. I think Merritt mentioned that, but it’s worth repeating.

After breakfast, we came to the bathhouse to clean up. Of course, there had to be a Snap for the boys!

Pause: I am not a bad girl. At least I don’t think I am. Emma definaterly is not. I am, however, very interested in not spending the next 5 years grinding away at my job while the best and the brightest of the men around me settle down to spend forever with someone that they noticed while I was looking at blueprints.

Also, I don’t know if Merritt is the man for me. But I don’t know that he isn’t. He could be, and until I find out he isn’t, he seems definitely worth being around and having some fun with.

Emma and I have talked about the relationship horizon, and things are definitely complicated. I’m not trying to sabotage anything that might happen for her. But, I think it is obvious she has Devon’s 100% attention, so there’s that going on.

So, while I don’t think I’m a bad girl, I do think I am a girl who is not willing to let a guy like Merritt forget she exists. And on the off-chance his eye is set on Emma, the Snap doesn’t undo anything for her, does it?

Here’s a little romance math. You have zero percent chance of being in a relationship with someone who doesn’t remember you.