I made plans on Monday to hang out with this girl Saturday. I figured I would text her today because there is a 5 day lapse between Monday and Saturday and I wanted there to be some sort of communication to keep things a little warm until the date.

At noon today (Thursday) I texted " Hey cutie how's your day going?" She never responded.

Was it a good idea to send some sort of text during this 5 day lapse before the date or next time am I better off not saying anything and not necessarily forcing some small talk?

Thanks