S-Curve Confessional

It is funny how a seemingly wonderful day can take a turn in a short amount of time. Work was wonderful today and has been all week. Merri Anne came back after a few days away and as silly as this might sound, I am actually feeling helpful around the office! Blake and I went to Abilene last weekend where we spent 2 wonderful days with our friends that we hadn't seen since the wedding. I didn't cry when we left and that is probably why I am writing this post tonight.
So... I was on my way to church tonight when my day went to the dogs. Blake was working tonight so I went by myself to help with the crazy 1st graders. I couldn't find anything on the radio to listen to so I decided to listen to the CD that was in the player. As it turns out it happened to be "Dashboard Confessionals" (Hence the title of this entry). I listened to the first song on the CD once and then as it finished I automatically pushed the back button and listened to it again. Just as I was approaching the S-Curve on Granny White I burst into tears. Surprise, surprise! The song Hands Down triggered a flood of memories of Junior Year. First the fun times of rocking out to Blake and Jeff playing dashboard at the Villa and then to all my times with Kara, Jen, and Erika at 642 1/2. It was complete emotion overload. I thought about all the fun times that I had that year and then about all the trying times and how all my friends helped each other to get through them. It was a weird experience to have on an average Wednesday on the way to church. It made me miss my Abilene friends more than I ever have before... which is pretty bad considering I just saw them 2 days ago. The wonderful memories I have of my 4 years at college will live forever because of Dashboard. On the way home I was thinking about my cry-fest when an old Trisha Yearwood song came to mind. Dashboard will always remind me of rocking out and my best friends. So this post is dedicated to you Dasboard Confessionals... for writing "Songs that Remember When."