Sprinkled With Love

Chapter Four: End of summer

    The next morning when I woke up, the sun was already coming in through my windows and lit up my room. I looked at the clock and saw 8:00am flash on the screen. Climbing out of bed I grabbed my phone and headed downstairs to make coffee and something small for breakfast. I had 5 hours to get my stuff ready for the BBQ and get myself ready. As I waited for the coffee pot to heat up and trickle out the delicious liquid, my phone chimed letting me know a text message came in.

    Morgan Reed: Good morning

    I smiled turning on music low, before hitting the screen to reply.

    Me: Good Morning to you too

    I danced around my kitchen singing along to the words that came from the speaker while I made my breakfast. After breakfast was completed I sat down and ate. I was really in no rush so I took my time with it. Still in my pajamas I walked into the garage and loaded the bed of my truck with a pop up, couple of folding chairs, a table, wood and a cooler. I dumped cans of soda and beer in it so that way when I dropped by the bakery I could fill it with ice and pick up the platters of cookies. Going back into the kitchen I picked my phone up and walked up the stairs to begin getting myself ready. Standing in my closet I looked at all the clothes that hung trying to figure out what to wear. Nothing popped out right away so I decided to check my phone for the temperature, ignoring the text that waited for me. I opened the weather app and it showed the high of 95 with a low of 50. I nodded to myself, so it was going to be hot enough to swim and cool enough to bundle up around the bonfire tonight. I looked back up at the clothes and grabbed a flowy white see through top I could put over my bikini and then grabbed a pair of jean daisy duke shorts off of the stack next to the dresser. I went out of the closet and laid it on the bed then finally decided to check my text message.

    Morgan Reed: So I don't know what to bring today, or wear.

    Morgan Reed: I am lost lol

    Me: lol you sound like a girl

    Me; First just bring whatever you like to drink you can put it in my cooler

    Me: Second I have plenty of chairs and a table so don't worry I can cover you there

    Me: Third wear whatever, its not a fancy thing, its gonna be hot enough to swim in the lake but bring warm clothes too

    Morgan Reed: got it thanks see you in a couple of hours!

    I smiled and got back to what I was doing. I picked out a bright pink bikini that would bring out my tan, so I put it on along with the shorts and top. Next I picked out a pair of sweats, a hooded Carhartt hoodie, and a Levi jacket to go over my other clothes for the bonfire. Grabbing my phone back up off the bed I headed into the bathroom to start on my hair and makeup. I turned the music on and sang along while I braided my long hair into two dutch braids leaving small tendrils of hair curly around my face. Just as I was about to get out my make up bag my phone started to ring. I slid my finger across the screen and hit the speaker button.

    "Hello," I said as I reached into the drawer to get the bag

    "Hey Arizona, Its Morgan." His voice came through the speaker. I smiled and as I lined my eye lids with a black liquid eyeliner.

    "What's up?" I spoke towards the phone, putting the lid on the eyeliner at the same time.

    "Any chance I could ride with you out to the lake today?" His questioned hung around me and I stopped butting my mascara on.

    "Sure that's fine, I have to stop at the bakery on my way to the lake so you could meet me there?" I went back to swiping mascara on my top and bottom eyelashes. I put lip balm on last and put it back in the bag with everything else.

    "That works what time?"

    "Meet me there at 12:30, Im leaving my house about 11:45 so that would give me plenty time to get there and get things into the truck." I responded and looked at the time on the clock in my room, and it displayed 11. I honestly had no idea the time went by that fast this morning already.

    "Okay, see ya soon, bye Ari," We hung up after each of us saying good bye. I left the bathroom after putting everything away and got my backpack packed. I check everything off in my head, towel, clothes, sunscreen; check, check, and check. Pulling boots out from under the bed I chose a pair of Ariats that had a pink trim with little green cacti all over them. I slipped them on along with socks, and stood in front of my long mirror on the wall next to the closet door. Looking myself over I tapped my chin thinking I was missing something so I pulled out a O.D green hat and a white cowboy hat. I sat one on top of my head and looked in the mirror then tried the next one, I decided to go with the white cowboy hat. Skipping down the stairs to take my back pack to the truck I grabbed a blanket from the laundry room closet that I didn't care if it got dirty. Everything was pack in my truck ready to go and I glanced at the clock, only 15 more minutes until I needed to leave so I made coffee and berry smoothie. It took a few minutes for the frozen berries to completely blend in the coffee. I threw in some ice to make the texture right. My 15 minutes were almost up so I left the kitchen to get into the truck and head out for the BBQ.