I have never been very crafty with April Fools jokes. I guess I don't know the barrier of what exactly is crossing the line. When I was in elementary school, might have been fourth grade, I had a friend that I hung out with all the time. We were best friends and there was no separating us! I very seriously told her that I do not want to be friends with her anymore because she was very mean to me. She was terrified, confused and ran away crying before I could deliver my punchline. "April Fools!" I had to go find her in the girl's bathroom and console her. Eventually, she did laugh but I felt like such a terrible human!!Â
DENTENTION SLIP
Name: Elisa Garcia    Date: 4/1/2000Â
Class Room Number: D7
Reason: Disruptive behavior in class.
Teachers Signature:(Let's be honest IÂ don't really remember)Â
*Back of pink slip read... APRIL FOOLS! Signed Mr. -teachers name I dont remember-
In Middle School, I tried my luck again. This time I wanted to pull an April Fool's prank on my grandmother. I convinced my teacher to write me a detention/pink slip! He wasn't sure about it but with a little coaxing, he agreed to write me a pink slip. Very excited I put the slip in my bag and waited for the weekend. I presented my pink slip to my grandmother on April Fools Day and I did NOT get the reaction I was hoping to get a good laugh from! I was in T-R-O-U-B-L-E!! My grandmother did not believe it was a joke. She didn't believe a teacher would do this as a joke even seeing his signature on the back. Even when she came around and did believe it was a joke... it just wasn't funny. I don't participate in this silly day anymore. Now that you have a bit of my April 1st backstory, I will tell you what this has to do with The Golden Days.
After I had suggested to Joe that he moved to California to date me. He told me he would see me in two weeks. He sorted his stuff and got things in line to move, then packed up what he needed in his red Ford Focus and made the 38+ hour drive to California. Periodically he would stop, get gas or some sleep and call me. On April 1st he called and he was about nine hours away. I was hanging out with my Papa and Grandmother. We had lunch at the little diner in Country Village. Then while my grandmother went shopping with him in the Country Village store. I walked across the way to their small gym and tried to break a sweat on the elliptical. After about ten minutes, Joe called me to tell me we will be able to see each other that night. And you guys... I am embarrassed at how lame this "Joke" was. I told him that we might not be able to see each other that day because I BROKE MY LEG ON THE ELLIPTICAL! He thought I must be telling him the truth. Why else would I say that? He was not only concerned for me but bummed that he drove all that way to have to wait to see me. All I did was confuse this poor guy who was madly in love driving across the country and desperate to finally meet me. Feeling bad I told him "April Fools." He laughed. He was relieved that I was not hurt via elliptical. That night we met for the first time.
Off topic: One of the reasons I like watching the show Catfish. It's scary how easy it could have been for me or Joe to be a Catfish. But when we developed our relationship there would have been no way I would have carried out an emotional relationship with a guy I met online, had he given me the excuses that these catfish come up with not to meet each other. In order to prove we were who we said we were, we proceeded with caution. I think the key to knowing he was really who he said he was, was video chatting. Had he not agreed to that. We probably wouldn't be together.
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Our Golden Day Files come in no particular order but should you lose your place. You can read them all right here:
Intro:Â What are the Golden Day Files?
No.1:Â Tale of the Dinner Plate
No.2:Â To Jump or not to Jump
No.3:Â Here's my Number
No.4:Â The Story of Rag and Sugar Pt. 1
No.5:Â The Story of Rag and Sugar Pt. 2
No.6:Â The Story of Rag and Sugar Pt. 3
No.7:Â I broke my leg...