Honey, I’m home
15 Jul
We sat under a canopy of trees in the most secluded part of the Beach Bar. We sat on the ground on large cushions and every twenty minutes or so he would reach out and massage his back before untangling his legs and trying on a different position. Every twenty minutes or so I would then make the obligatory age joke because of the 8 year gap between us. “I shouldn’t have bought you here. You’re old. Want to go sit at an actual table with the orthopedic chairs?”
He stuck it out. To please me, I think.
Half way through our 5 hour first date, he looked up at the canopy of trees that seemed to enclose us in a moment that defied time and said:
“We could live here.”
“What? Me and you?”
“Yes, Hope. Me and you.”
“How would we do that?”
We then spun a make believe story of our life together, under this canopy of trees.
“We can sleep here” he said pointing to the cushions, “And we can eat here.” Pointing to the wooden table. I’ll go out in the morning and milk the goats for our coffee.”
“But I don’t like goat’s milk. I need soy milk.”
“Honey”, he said in the tone I imagine he would use on our 100th date, “I’m sorry. I wouldn’t know how to even begin doing that.”
I added my own details onto his own story. A vegatable patch. That we could both bring our cats with us and imagine the fun they would have.
“But really” he said his brow furrowed in earnest, “What more do we need?”
“Honey” I said in a tone I imagine I will be using on our 100th date, “I can’t live without my laptop.”
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On hour four of our date, after we had established that we have more in common than is allowed; after he had used the word ‘fate’ in conjunction with meeting me; after he had labeled himself ‘lucky’ for meeting me, he said:
“So, we moved in together on our first date, what do you think we’ll do on our second?”
Yeah, I’ll rather do leave a comment:
Bloody hallelujah!!!
Yay! So exciting! But… was there kissing?
I just clapped my hands in glee. I can’t remember the last time I did that, but it felt damn good. Hope, I am ever so excited and happy for you!
wow that gives me the chills! exciting…
What a perfect first date!!! So happy for you!
Holy shit dude. Exciting.
Yes! I’m dying of the adorable cuteness and yayness of it all! I’m so excited for you!
I have first date tonight (and another on Saturday, but lets not get into that, hm?) and I can only hope it (they) go as well.
How sweet… It can only be more fun the next time… When will the next time be?
i just squealed a bit. in my office. for you. so exciting!!!
awww… that sounds just soo perfect..
Jess: No kissing yet!
Georgia: Oooo, good luck!
Adorablybitter: He wanted to go out on Friday night but I’m going away for the weekend. So, probably next week. And I don’t even know how it is possible to have more fun than we had last night.
Yay! So exciting!!
Helloooo!
Niceee!
What’s the name of that beach bar? It’s sounds nice!
filia
R.
*It sounds sketo :)
Sounds like it went well! Thank God, I need some vicarious romance!!!
Yay!
I am so happy for you. Thanks for giving the dateless single girls hope that someone with a killer smile who will make us weak at the knees still exists…
No kissing?! What’s that all about?! ;P
What a great post/date! I’m so happy for you!
xo
So so so happy for you!
This sounds pretty positive ya ?
wow.
:D sounds pretty good!
omg, i am SO glad I stopped by to catch up!!!
THIS sounds like the real thing. Let him love you…
don’t over-think it, enjoy EVERY m0ment :-)
Sounds such a great date, really excited for you!!
This is swoooooon worthy! Oh Hope, you are such a lucky girl!
I’m very happy for you, I hope to read about many more dates with this one, he sounds great.
ahhh! i KNEW i had a good feeling about this for a reason. i just did a little dance in my chair!
Oooh, he sounds adorable. I am so, so happy for you.
Oh gosh! That sounds so perfect and lovely and I might be a little bit teary.
Must go whisk them away.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Ohh wow, he sounds AMAZING!