Last night after getting home from the gym I got a phone call from Mr. Pepperdine! It has been a while since we had talked but needless to say we were on the phone for about an hour catching up. It was awesome being able to talk with him again… but I was super jealous about the fact he was on vacation sitting under a palm tree on a beach in Hawaii when I was back in Circle City! I could even hear the waves crashing in the background… how crazy is that! I think Mr. Pepperdine for me will always be one of those guys who I will always have a thing for. Later on that night I got a text from Mr. Pepperdine that said…

“What are you doing next weekend? …want to be my date to my law school dinner?”

Would I ever !?!? I don’t know how in the world this would happen but I would die if it did. I e-mailed him back this morning so we will have to see what he responds with.

Photo: Myself, Will, Nicole & Nicki

This week has been absolutely crazy but I have been enjoying every minute of it. The job search has been awesome and has kept me on my toes, that is for sure. I have had five interviews since Tuesday for this new job that came up. I can’t tell you what it is yet but it could be really exciting! I am still trying to work out the details and should know which job I’m taking by Wednesday for sure. Besides being blessed with having job opportunities, I’ve been making new friends and possibly developing a new interest. I feel like everything is happening so fast, my life has been turned upside down in one month and now everything is coming together in a week. Who would have every thought this was possible?!?! But I know my God can do anything, so I’m willing to embrace every step of this path He has set me on. I’m excited to see where He leads me.

So about this new interest… I’m pretty sure this was the topping to my past week! It all started Friday night, when I went with Will, Nicole and Nicki (in the photo above) to this cocktail event at a mansion downtown. At first I didn’t know if I would be able to go but I am really happy I did. Because not only did they ask me to shoot photos for the event, but I got to meet a Colt’s player and some other really cool people! It turned out to be a really fun event and after being there for an hour or so it got really interesting. Because low and behold one of my old time buddies Dan from college comes walking in the door! What?!?! I couldn’t believe it… my jaw dropped! I was so surprised and happy to reconnect with him. Come to find out that he works for the guy who lived in the mansion we were at. Man, what a small world we live in! Standing there catching up with Dan about stuff, this guy walks up to us… (I will call him Mr. Mansion, since I met him in one). Now, what is weird about the whole situation is that I knew of Mr. Mansion in college but really have never met him. Pretty much after meeting him I was like butter the rest of the night, I mean I don’t know about him but there was a lot chemistry between us. With my curiosity… I knew I would have to talk to him somehow during the night. We end up talking a ton… which turned out to be amazing! I love the fact that Mr. Mansion is a Christian, he is funny, smart, witty, charming, comes from a big family and gosh darn good looking! As the night came to an end Mr. Mansion and I exchanged numbers.

The next day Nicole and I were planning to go out together downtown later on that night. In the mean time I spent most of the afternoon shooting photos of a band in Circle City and editing them. During that time Mr. Mansion and I kept texting back and forth seeing what each other were up to. Which made me excited, because he seemed to be interested in me as much as I was in him. Since Nicole and I were going to be downtown and the guys live down there… I ended up inviting Mr. Mansion and Dan out to join us. Well, it ended up turning into an awesome night! And oh ya, Mr. Mansion held my hand… haha. Sorry that is as intense as it got but I was really happy. He was so cute all night and I couldn’t seem to stop smiling. I’m not going to lie I was enjoying ever minute of it! All of us had so much hanging with each other we decided to do it again on Thursday night over dinner and going to watch a band in town afterward. It was kind of funny how things in life sometimes just work out. When your in the right place at the right time with the right people. Needless to say I was pretty happy with the way things turned out on Saturday night.

This morning however after I finished with church I got another text from Mr. Mansion asking what I was up to this afternoon. With both of us being spontaneous we decided to meet up for lunch. Which turned out to be a total lunch date! I really enjoyed his company and it was good to laugh again about silly things. Being around him just was another reminder that there are good Christian guys out there. I loved that we could talk about so many different things and it seems like we have a lot in common. It will be interesting to see what comes out of this but everything looks positive so far. As we left the restaurant, he walked me to my car and hugged me goodbye. Having him hold me in his arms was really nice and by the way, have a mentioned he also smells really good?!?! I really dig whatever cologne he is using.

Well we will see where this goes but Mr. Mansion seems like a great guy and I’m looking forward to getting to know him better. I just thought I would update everyone on my crazy exciting week! I have to run but I’m sure there will be more to follow really soon.

Just thought I would give a quick update to those who are interested. Tonight, I’m going to go on my second date with Mr. Seattle before he leaves town, I’m beyond excited!!! Even though I don’t know what is going to come out of this, I know God’s hand will guide us through it. I’m just blessed God has shown me that there are still good guys out there. I’ll have to let you know what happens after tonight.

Today… my date with Mr. Seattle was more then I hoped for. We couldn’t have hit it off more! It started right before I was planning to meet up with him… since the snow was falling really hard in Circle City we had to push back the time a little. I got a call from him about a half an hour later saying police had shut down the interstate and he was a little lost. Being optimistic about the situation, I wasn’t about a little snow stand in the way of having the chance to meet him. So I pulled out a map and for an hour, I navigated him through the corn fields of northern Circle City to where I was. Not trying to pat myself on the back here, but I have to say I gave really good directions! The whole time we were talking on the phone we kept laughing and telling each other jokes. By the time he made it I was already really excited to meet him. Again having impeccable timing we both got to Paradise Bakery at the same time. As soon as Mr. Seattle walked into the door… I knew we would hit it off. His smile was warm, his personality delightful and he was just as good looking as he was in his photos. After we ordered he paid for my meal without even thinking about it. Needless to say, I was very impressed because I haven’t had a guy to do that for me in a long time. We sat down to eat and before we knew we had been sitting, talking, laughing and telling stories for 4 hours! Is that even possible?!?! We went from not knowing each other at all to talking like we have been friends forever! Even now, I still can believe it actually happened like that. Having to make it to Cincinnati by dinner time, I thought he better get going because of the weather. However, that was the last thing I really wanted. Getting up, he grabbed my coat and helped me put it on. After he did that, I just wanted to melt… I thought that was so sweet. Walking me to my car he gave me hug and told me he definitely wanted to see me again. Seriously, from that moment I have been on cloud nine. I couldn’t have been more blessed by meeting Mr. Seattle. From what I know of him right now he has most of all the qualities I’m looking for in a guy. I just pray and hope whatever happens, it is in God’s will. All I have to do now is just wait and see where He leads us.

I’m meeting Mr. Seattle in two hours! He is on his way to Cincinnati from Taylor University, so he asked if he could stop by for breakfast since he will be driving through Circle City. I found he doesn’t leave till Wed, so there might be a chance if this goes well I will get to see him again before he leaves. I don’t know what is wrong with but I’m starting to get really nervous… my stomachs in knots! Crossing my fingers I hope deep down it does, but only time will tell. Well just thought I would give a quick update, I’ll be writing more soon.