Kiss me, I’m Irish?

Well St. Patty’s Day has come and gone once again. With most of my friends off to the festivities, this year I decided to stay in for night and invited Mr. Facebook over for dinner. This is the first time I’ve stayed home on good old St. Patty’s Day but since it landed on a Tuesday it really didn’t make since to stay out late on a work night.

Now mind you since Mr. FB came over for dinner, this is date #4… and everything has been going sooo well! I made baked ziti for dinner, a family favorite. It turned out perfect and afterward he couldn’t stop raving about it. I’m so happy he likes my cooking and I didn’t kill him or anything! That would have been awful, haha.

We watched a good old St. Patty’s Day favorite during dinner and enjoyed each others company. I find the more I hang out with Mr. Facebook, the more I’m get goosebumps. As we were sitting on the sofa he put his arm around me and I laid my head on his chest. When the movie came to an end we stayed that way and talked for a little longer. Then it happened… what happened, oh you know what happened! Umm… okay I guess you really don’t know, do you? Well, with that twinkle in his eyes he leaned over and kissed me! Ahhh, Mr. Facebook kissed me! Can you tell I was just a little excited?!?! So my infatuation with Mr. Facebook has definitely grown!

He was so cute as he was leaving, acting like he didn’t want to go. But I packed him some leftovers from dinner before he left and he was on his way. Throughout today he kept texting me to see how I was and what I was up to. And after work he already asked me out for date #5 on Friday night! I’m so excited!!! It looks like we might actually be dating now… ?? Maybe, possibly ??

Well anyway along with asking me out on Friday he asked if I would like to go to a Coldplay concert together, in JUNE! By making plans this far in advance this makes me think he wants to stick around for while. Which right now I couldn’t be more happy with.

It is a nice change to finally find a guy I like… well, like me back just as much. Treating me with respect and telling me he can’t wait to see me again. It makes me excited just thinking about it. Who would have thought that over a week and a half ago that I would be seeing someone and get my first kiss from them on St. Patrick’s Day? I mean… I sure didn’t.

“Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last.” -Irish Blessing

Paint the Town Red

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.

Shovel… What’s That?

After the snow storm was over, I was totally snowed in… 12 inches of fresh white fluff! To bad there isn’t any mountains in Circle City… I would have loved to hit the slopes in this kind of weather. After they plowed our parking lot, the nice plow guy put a load of snow behind my car! Not having four-wheel drive I determined that it would be impossible to get out. Since I’m from Florida the thought of owning a shovel has never really crossed my mind living in apartments. I knew I needed to find one because I would be rolling out in the snow for hours trying to dig out my car with my hands. It hardly ever snows like this in Indiana and this was something I was not prepared for. Thus I pulled out my trusty cell phone and made a couple phone calls to see if I could find someone to bring me a shovel.

Without hesitation Mr. Fitness, a guy I’ve been becoming friends with from the gym came to my rescue! He told me it would be no problem and he would show up after work. As time passed I wondered if he was really going to come because I hadn’t heard from him and it was starting to get late. When he finally called me he said I hope I dug out the right car! Confused, I said…”What ?!?!” He laughed and said something along the lines of, “yep, I didn’t want you to have to do it.”

I couldn’t believe he just dug out my car by himself without telling me he was at my apartment doing it. That was super nice of him and I appreciated it a ton. Haha which brings me to the reason I think he did it…. He asked if I wanted to hang out this weekend with him and some of his friends. I told him I would have to think about it… so there is a chance I might be hanging out with them on Saturday night. We will see what happens, I haven’t made up my mind about it yet. 

Until Then…

Sometimes… there are those moments when you hear something and it just hits you. I had one of those moments when I was watching television tonight. I never thought of relationships this way but I couldn’t agree more. So many of my friends are settling down, others are without a doubt settling and then I realize I’m neither. I’m single, independent, strong and content with where my life is right now. I don’t waste my time with meaningless dates and flying solo on a Sunday night snuggled on the sofa, is the least of my worries. I know Mr. Right may not come today, or tomorrow but until then… I will wait patiently. It will be worth waiting on something like butterflies then to rush into things and live without them.

“Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.” – Sarah Jessica Parker

Eloquent

Last night after not really hearing from Mr. Seattle the past couple days, I was getting a little frustrated. I more of less just wanted him to explain what was happening and not leave me hanging. Tossing and turning in bed I finally just got up and wrote him. Below is what I wrote first and then what he wrote back. I’m pretty sure this is the most eloquent response I have ever gotten back from a guy. I thought I would share it with you.

Hey Mr. Seattle,
I’m laying here in bed and I can’t seem to fall asleep. I guess I’m just wondering if everything is okay. You have seemed a little distant and I’m not really sure why. If I said anything or it is something I did just let me know. I rather you be honest with me. And if it is because you’re not ready to come out here that is fine, there is no pressure there. I’m sorry if I made it seem that way. Hope you have a good night.
-Circle City Girl

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Dear Circle City Girl,
Please do not worry yourself… there is nothing wrong. I am sorry if I have appeared distant lately, the truth is that I have been keeping myself very busy and have done a poor job at keeping in touch with you. I do not feel pressure to come and visit you (I promise) and I sincerely appreciate that you have been careful to not apply such pressure. The truth is that I would love to see you. However, I am still striving to maintain my role in your life as a friend for this is all I have to offer at the moment. I genuinely mean this with all sincerity when I say that I deeply cherish our friendship and your heart and I am so thankful for you and wish to grow in this. We have spoken of this before and I only intend to reassure you Circle City Girl of how greatly I value you. I know myself and right now I just have to keep things simple while I decipher the past to enable my future. I mean no confusion. We can talk soon… and I will answer any questions that you may have. Please rest for now… Goodnight.
-Mr. Seattle

As I felt a feeling of relief come over me, I finally could put my mind at ease. I was so pleased Mr. Seattle took the time to write me back and I appreciated the sincerity of his letter. I cherish his friendship dearly and I know he would be the kind of guy worth waiting on. It just goes to show, that there are still men out there that respect woman. Holding good moral values, while guarding your heart at the same time. I feel truly blessed and thankful to have been able to experience such a man.