A date...among other things.

I've been single for quite a while now and really haven't gone on any dates. I've tried all the dating sites (mainly the free ones, since on Match you can only email/IM someone if you have a paid account). Hell, I was rejected by eHarmony years ago. It said that I "wouldn't benefit from their services". So needless to say, I didn't even both joining that site after that.

There have been a few hit and misses over the years since I've joined OkCupid and PlentyofFish (both are good, in my opinion). I've talked (via the sites) with people that really only want to hook up and leave it at that, when I'm looking for something more. I still am, actually. Then there's the others that want to meet you but then just shy away and never talk to you again.

But, that's besides the point. I did meet a guy via PlentyofFish (pof.com) and we hit it off great. On the internet, it's obvious you cannot tell how someone is wording something as it's just words on a screen. Right off the bat, I wasn't so sure about this guy. But then I started to pick up on the sarcasm and little jokes he put in here and there. We swapped numbers and started to text and talk to each other on the phone. Last Friday we met for the first time. We went out to dinner at Friendly's, which was really great. We met at 8:15ish and we took our time and ate, talked a lot. It was really, really nice. We geeked out over the funniest things! Honestly, it was pretty awesome to talk to someone and just...talk about anything and everything. We even were bickering as if we were a married couple! And we did act like kids and get THE best ice cream ever after dinner.

Yes, you get to eat out of a sand castle - they give you the sprinkles - and to top it off - you get to keep the sand castle itself! Yeah, we totally had a blast. There was this kid at the table across from us that wasn't sure about it. His mom pointed out that we had them and he had to get it seeing us with it. And he did. It was really a great dinner and I didn't think I would've connected so well with someone like that. It's been a while since that's happened. After dinner, we went to the movie theater, where we saw "BRAVE". Yes, we saw "BRAVE" cause we both wanted to see it. At least we agreed on a movie, which was awesome.

After the movie was all said and done, we walked out and I kinda hesitated. He wanted to put his hands around me and hold me. I was nervous. I honestly haven't had a guy hold me or anything in a long time. Yes, I'm admitting that to the world. But...it's true. In a way, I feel like I disappointed him that I didn't let him hold me or let alone kiss me. But it shouldn't matter as it was our first date. Still, I didn't like how he just left it at that and drove off. I had a great time that night and felt like I fudged it up. Thanks to an awesome friend, later that night, told me that if he respects me and such he'll text/call in a day or two. And I really appreciated those words, because I was nervous that he wouldn't text/call me. Low and behold, the next morning, he texted me when I was on my way to the Celtic Fling. My worries were pushed aside and I felt better!

I leave for vacation on Sunday. Heading out of town with the fam and spending a week long reading books, laying out by the pool and just RELAXING. Been counting down the weeks til I get out of town and it's here! Very exciting! In a few weeks, my friend, Nicole, and I are going down to Tennessee to meet up with an awesome paranormal team - Team P.R.O.S.E. - Paranormal Researchers Of The South East. I've been in touch with the team for over a year now and have been really, really wanting to get down there ever since. I cannot wait to meet the team and check out Hales Bar (which is going to be EPIC). Michelle (from PROSE) said that she has things planned out for Nicole and I to do....and I'm slightly nervous as to what kind of trouble she's gonna get us into. It'll be a fun weekend, of course! Been counting down those days, too. FOUR WEEKS til Nicole and I leave for Tennessee! I'm very, very excited and it's going to be fun!

I'm hoping to post more often on here, but with me being busy (especially working the Summer Camp at work, and being just dead tired all the time from it) I can't make any promises. But I do love writing and putting everything out there. Whether people read this or not, I'm just thankful that I have a place to put my thoughts on everything/anything out there.