Date.

I randomly went on a date tonight, and I was very pleasantly surprised.  It’s not that I was expecting it to be bad; I just don’t expect too much from first dates.  I feel like the less you expect and the more casual it is, the better things turn out.

I went out with a guy I met on Plenty of Fish.  We’ve been talking for about a week, but not constant texting or anything, so we still had plenty to talk about when we met in person.  It’s actually weird that I even messaged him back.  He is a year younger than me, which obviously isn’t a big difference, but I usually disregard messages from anyone younger than me.  He also only had one picture on his profile, and it wasn’t very clear, but it seemed like we had a lot in common, so I took the chance.  He mentioned earlier in the week that we should get dinner or drinks some night.  Today, he asked when I’d be free, and I decided to go for it and I told him tonight worked for me.

He is very polite and gentlemanly.  He asked a lot of questions about me and seemed genuinely interested in knowing the answer.  He remembered a lot of the things that I’d told him about me previously, too.  He seems like he works hard, and he’s close to his family.  He volunteers his time to coach an elementary school baseball team, and he writes articles for a local newspaper.  Overall, he just seems like a really good guy.  We talked and laughed a lot.  At the end of the night, he gave me an awkward hug, which was somehow really charming.  I am for sure going to see him again.

I’m really glad I went tonight.  We’ll see what happens!

In Deep.

I’ve sucked at updating lately, but I’ve been busy! Camping, fishing, mini road trips, and enjoying the short bursts of sunny weather we’ve had.

I deleted my Tinder today. I haven’t ever met anyone off of it anyway. I was sick of the pointless, dead end conversations and the creeps looking for a lay. I had been holding out hope that I’d meet someone cool, like a couple of my friends have, but I’m still seeing the guy from before, and it’s awesome.

I am in deep, and I’ll totally admit it. There are so many things I like about him. We have been talking every day and we hang out often.

Yesterday, we went fishing. It was windy, but warm out, and once we had casted our lines, we sat and talked. At points there were times of comfortable silence and I was sitting looking out at the water, and I felt so damn appreciative for where I was and who I was with.

Like I said, I’m in deep. I don’t know how all of this will end up. It’s scary as hell, but I’m not half assing it.

And I love how that feels.