It was the end of sophomore year; I was walking through the halls when my eyes caught the sight of someone familiar. Joshua Castaneda, Mr. Popular from my middle school who of course was talking to some girls. Immediately, memories of his many relationships from middle school flashed through my head. I couldn’t help but wonder “what makes girls so interested in him?” After a while I just blew the train of thought away and continued my day. A week later I was surprised to find a friend request from Josh on MySpace. I thought to myself “What would it hurt by adding him as a friend”. So I did. Before I knew it summer started and we spent most of the summer talking to each other. I began to learn that Josh was a funny, understanding, relatable, smart guy. Who cares about all the people in his life.
My life was changed completely that summer from the day we started dating. If I were back in middle school and someone were to suggest for me to date Josh I wouldn’t have seen that as a possibility. It has now been eighteen months into our relationship and most of my memories with him include music. With Josh singing along to the song “Bed of Roses” by Bon Jovi to our trip to Hurricane Harbor. Or the song “I’ll be there” by the Jackson 5 playing softly in the background on our way home from the Pomona Fair. Or to his simple dedications of songs to me like “Always and Forever” by Heatwave.
So when it came to making a mix tape, I didn’t hesitate in making it on our relationship. Using the songs from the moments we had together and the songs that I feel represent our relationship. The songs from the start out slow, representing the beginning or our relationship. While the end of the mix tape is a little more serious representing the stage we are at now.
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