13 years ago I was at Musecon 0
Aug. 4th, 2023 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ericcolemanI was going to be rooming with Xap and my youngest son Jared. A couple of weeks before Xap informed me that Lizzie was looking for a place to crash. By this time we had talked quite a bit, and even got up on stage with each other at Capricorn earlier that year.
I had a considerable crush on her.
Not being stupid I said sure, that would be fine with me. Being stupid I was still under the impression that she would never be interested in me. Hey, I had seen the Cap photos, and I still didn’t get it.
We talked a lot Friday night after Jared and Xap had fallen asleep. To be fair, I talked a lot. I was a little nervous as we were going to be sharing a bed that night. Hey, it’s a con.
Saturday night I retreated back up to the room to have some food (someone, I don’t remember who, made a Pita Inn run, it might have been me) and decompress a bit. Lizzie asked me if she could join me. Once again, not being stupid, I said yes. Being stupid … well you know …
We have both told the story many times. She said “you don’t get it do you?” I said “Get what?” She got out the construction paper and crayons and drew diagrams.
And I realized that she was interested in me. It takes some people longer than others.
The next day, as I was packing up the car to go home, I said to her “you’ve given me a lot to think about”. A couple of weeks later we decided to meet up at Strollers in St Louis, but that is a story for later.
I keep thinking that I can’t feel any stronger for her than I do already. I am proved wrong in that over and over.
I adore you my fabulous Lizzie Crowe.
(My user photo was taken at Musecon 1. Our wedding was about an hour before. Sara Trice had made us a tie dye cake)
I had a considerable crush on her.
Not being stupid I said sure, that would be fine with me. Being stupid I was still under the impression that she would never be interested in me. Hey, I had seen the Cap photos, and I still didn’t get it.
We talked a lot Friday night after Jared and Xap had fallen asleep. To be fair, I talked a lot. I was a little nervous as we were going to be sharing a bed that night. Hey, it’s a con.
Saturday night I retreated back up to the room to have some food (someone, I don’t remember who, made a Pita Inn run, it might have been me) and decompress a bit. Lizzie asked me if she could join me. Once again, not being stupid, I said yes. Being stupid … well you know …
We have both told the story many times. She said “you don’t get it do you?” I said “Get what?” She got out the construction paper and crayons and drew diagrams.
And I realized that she was interested in me. It takes some people longer than others.
The next day, as I was packing up the car to go home, I said to her “you’ve given me a lot to think about”. A couple of weeks later we decided to meet up at Strollers in St Louis, but that is a story for later.
I keep thinking that I can’t feel any stronger for her than I do already. I am proved wrong in that over and over.
I adore you my fabulous Lizzie Crowe.
(My user photo was taken at Musecon 1. Our wedding was about an hour before. Sara Trice had made us a tie dye cake)
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Date: 2023-08-05 01:59 pm (UTC)Congratulations! It's a great story.
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