Smiles for miles

I've started writing this many many times. And no matter how I try to write it - it comes out sounding silly or poorly written. I could give you just the details of my date from Saturday night to Sunday, it was a lovely date. Or I could tell you how incredibly smitten I am when I'm with Google, but how I get nervous that it's all going to change when I leave. That I'm waiting for that other shoe to drop.

Let's go back to after the last date... Wednesday into Thursday, I was on cloud 9. As the day progressed, and I don't hear from Google as often as I'd like, I get nervous. Like maybe he's losing interest, instead of thinking about the rational - like maybe he's just working. I didn't really talk to him at all on Thursday, it was a busy day for both of us, and later on at night we were IMing, but he was DRUNK. I told him it's a good thing I could read inventive spelling after all my years teaching, or else it would have been an impossible conversation. I sent him a text the following morning, but didn't hear from him all day (again... I know, he's working, yet I think of it as disinterest.) I got home from work, and was checking up on twitter (he updates more on twitter than on facebook, it's a better way for me to find out what he's been up to), and I noticed he had a post from late late the night before when he was really drunk. It was about me. And he called me his girlfriend. After a whole day of thinking he was no longer interested because I hadn't heard from him all day, I was pretty happy to read that, but slightly perturbed by its meaning. Is he my boyfriend? We haven't had the DTR... at what point do you no longer need the DTR? We've only been dating for 3 weeks at this point. I think the DTR is still essential. I vowed to bring it up when I saw him on Saturday.

Wednesday he mentioned he wanted to take me "somewhere nice" Saturday night. I have no idea what this means. To Mr. Perfect, somewhere nice was the Olive Garden instead of Applebees, which was fine with me, but I had no idea what somewhere nice means to Google... except I was pretty sure it meant neither Olive Garden OR Applebees. He took me Saturday night to Tequilas. Oh dear lord, it was PHENOMENAL. One of my top 5 meals ever, I think it's safe to say. It was a fantastic night, at one point we had the small dining room all to ourselves. It was very romantic. We had margaritas, shared appetizers, delicious entrees, and dessert. It was a feast! The only time I'd ever be able to afford all that is during restaurant week (which is coming up - yay!), but this was not restaurant week, nor was it cheap at all. It's a different world dating someone who can afford to go to these places, and actually wants to take me to them. When I dated the poker player, who could definitely afford to take me anywhere I wanted to go, he never ever would have even thought about taking me somewhere nice. I always had to plan it. It's nice to date a guy who wants to take me out and surprise me with romantic gestures, big or small.

When we got back to his place, he set up the loft area so we could lay down and watch a movie by the fireplace. It was heavenly. After such a great meal, and an even more romantic setting, I start wondering if this is possibly even real. Seriously, does this happen to people? Does this happen to me??

In the morning, we lounged around for a while before deciding we were hungry, and walked over to the museum area for brunch. He took me to the Franklin Institute (really, just the Franklin now,) we saw the Body Worlds exhibit, a planetarium show, and wandered around the museum a bit. The last time I was there not on a field trip with my students must have been years and years ago, I can't remember the last time I went and actually got to enjoy myself without worrying about 80 kids at the same time. I had a lot of fun.

After the museum, we walked over to Whole Foods where Google got some ingredients to prepare dinner for his neighbors. It seems that every once in a while, one of his neighbors will cook a big meal, and they'll all gather to eat it. It's like a big family dinner - only without the family. It's a very cool living situation. Google made a delicious family recipe of chicken and noodles served in a chicken stock gravy over mashed potatoes (I made those!!) His neighbors came up for a few hours and I got to talk to them some more, although towards the end I was getting anxious for some alone time with Google before I had to head back to reality. I never got to bring up the girlfriend comment or the DTR this weekend, but maybe we don't need it. Maybe once you reach a certain age, these things are just understood.

I have to say that the time the two of us spend together is quickly becoming my favorite thing. I look forward to seeing him so much, and I don't ever want our time to end, it takes a lot for me to finally get in my car and get on my way home. He's inviting me out with his friends more often - he asked me to go out with them tonight but I couldn't make it, and Thursday we're going to some star watching exhibit at the Franklin with his friends. We talked about maybe going up to the city on Monday, although I feel bad making him travel there on his day off... he does that commute so often! I haven't been since October, and I'm itching for a visit. He also invited me to go out with him and his neighbors for his birthday (and one of his neighbor's birthday) in a few weeks. I like that he's thinking at least 2 weeks ahead!

So, this is my life right now. I'm so smiley all the time. Anytime anyone asks me about him, I just get this huge smile on my face and turn a few shades of red. This is so new for me... please, bear with me.