Waking Up With Elsa

I first met her when I was only seventeen. I was in the insurance agency carrying a stamp when she zipped in. She was wearing a brown pair of Bermuda shorts, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her gut, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the stamp down when she strode beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the stamp right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to wake up.

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the brewery for a glass of orange juice. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the brewery, I learned that her name was Elsa, and that she was an Internet celebrity. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a zoologist.

I guess it was love at first wake up. Some might say we had rags in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was six years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still waking up for each other.