So I have a habit of forgetting to charge my phone. Most of the time, this really isn't a big deal since I spend a significant amount of my life, "off the grid." However, this can become a problem when I'm carpooling to work with Josh and am supposed to be letting him know when I'll be arriving at the plant. It also may occasionally cause a small issue when I'm at target and my Dad needs me to pick up something he forgot. Perhaps it could even be construed as a small mishap when I'm supposed to be pressing the button to let my brother into Josh's apartment. But besides that, it's really not a big deal, really.
Approximately three months ago, Josh started mentioning, "hey Heather, you may want to get a car charger." I told him if I thought about it while I was at the store I would look at them. A few weeks went by and my Mom asked politely,"Why do I bother paying for phone service if you never answer?" I answered equally as politely that it was dead.
About a week later Josh went on his first business trip. He had been selected from the engineers to go to College Station (WHOOP!) and recruit at the Engineering Career Fair. (AKA: where the highly intelligent, and sometimes-but-not-always-awkward individuals get jobs) This was a big deal for several reasons, firstly, he would get to represent the company for the first time in public, secondly, he would be responsible for helping to determine who got interviews, and thirdly, because the level of free swag at the ECF is out of this world. I watched Josh prepare boxes of mechanical company pencils, t-shirts with a (classy?) company logo on the front, and even Eddie Bauer jackets (yes, I got one. Perk level: Expert). As he pulled off for his first, big, professional, adventure he looked like the picture of success and I waited anxiously to hear what life was like in our college town as an important adult.
He returned a few days later full of stories about different recruiting tactics employed at the fair, (examples: listing starting salaries on a poster, having the most epic goodies, and sending the most beautiful women in the company.) the people he had interviewed, and the friends he had seen. Oh and he also brought home some goodies. After dinner, Josh, with gravity, informed me that he had brought me back something special from the fair. Immediately I got excited. He reached into his bag and regarded my excitement as he slowly extracted a small plastic bag. He handed it to me a declared proudly, "I brought you a car charger." Sure enough, inside the bag was a small cigarette lighter to USB converter proudly emblazoned with the logo of a large chemical company. He continued, "it has this little blue light that can be kind of annoying, so I blacked it out for you so it wouldn't be quite so bright when you are driving in the dark."
Yes, I am marrying a wonderful man who not only brings me back presents from business trips, but also does his best to make sure that I'm not stranded or lost without any hope of communicating with others, or annoyed by a little blue light. It's certainly not hard to love that.
UPDATE: Heather has gone from an 80% chance of phone death to a 5% chance, significantly lowering the chance of being killed by a chainsaw murderer on the side of the road and having no one know.
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