Date 9... and 10!!

I've spent A LOT of time with Mark this weekend and I couldn't be happier. I know I'm supposed to be guarded and hesitant, but I can't help myself. I just love spending time with him.

Friday night's date went better than I could have imagined. He picked me up on his way home from work and drove me to the museum where the event was taking place. We had a few drinks and ate appetizers while we listened to the live band. After eating we saw the movie that we had selected earlier in the week. The whole time, he was super affectionate with me and I felt like I had absolute perma-grin. I couldn't stop smiling.

After the movie, we were both starving, so we went to a popular pizza place. We sat outside and ate, just talking and sharing stories. After eating pizza, we started heading back toward my place and I was pleased to see that it was still relatively early - only 10:00. We pulled into my parking lot and kissed in his car for a few moments. It was so cold outside, that we actually started to fog up the windows! In order to not be "that girl" to my neighbors, I invited him upstairs.

We walked into my kitchen, and as soon as the door was locked, it was like a light switched was flipped. Our lips were immediately locked and we couldn't seem to separate ourselves. I'm going to omit details here, but Mark spent the night. However, before you go either a) calling me a hussy or b) giving me a virtual high five (not like we're a bunch of frat boys or anything...) nothing that serious happened (physically) with him. We've definitely mastered to the art of the high school make out session, though! It was so wonderful to wake up next to him on Saturday morning.

We had several good conversations on Friday night as we were lying next to each other. For example, we talked in greater detail about what's-her-name (the woman he bailed on me for 3 years ago), and I got a greater picture of what she is/was like, and why it didn't work out with them (or never, even in the future, would). We also both agreed how we want to take things slowly, not just the physical stuff, but to really get to know one another this time around. It just made me feel so good that we're both on the same page.

He left at 915 on Saturday morning (we both wanted to work out) and as he was leaving, he said that I should give him a call if I wanted to grab a drink after having dinner with my friend that night. Dinner ended up falling through, so as I was sitting down to eat, I was pleasantly surprised to see a text message come in around 645. He wrote to ask me if I'd like to come over for a glass of wine after I was done having dinner with my friend. I called him back, told him that my dinner had been canceled (hee hee, J):), and that I would like to come over. He was also interested in the Netflix movie I had on DVD, so I brought that as well.

We just hung out and talked for awhile and drank wine. Around 9, we turned on the movie (We Are Marshall - great movie, but I cried within the first 28 minutes) and just relaxed together. I ended up spending the night there this time (it was all very innocent this time too) and we went out for breakfast this morning.

I just got home a bit ago and I can't wait to see him again. I just can't believe how well it's going. There are so many things about this situation and him that just fit so well with me - aside from how well our personalities mesh and how supportive he is of me. I love that he has so much going on in his own life - and that he understands how important it is for us to maintain our own interests. That's something I didn't have in past relationships, and I now see how badly I was missing it. I'm also so thankful that he understands (and supports) my need to take things slowly. I can't wait to find out how this unfolds in the coming weeks.