boy meets girl

here it is: the story you've all been waiting for. a boy meets girl story that involves yours truly.

my co-worker and friend set us up. it was a blind date, and i really felt blind going in. would he take one look at me and run for his car? or would i see him and find out he was an even bigger, more awkward nerd than my friend had led me to believe? but his face lit up as i walked towards where he sat by the swings at the park. and i had to smile too. he seemed nervous and so was i, but we talked in the shade of a tree and watched the baseball field fill up with scruffy teens. greeting the dogs and their owners who strolled by, we let the topics roll over us. he made me blush then pointed out that i kept blushing and i just watched his hands and the way he tapped his foot, keeping time to the nervous pulse in his brain no doubt. at about 8 the sun started to set and we walked on the path next to the Frisbee Golfers, watching the pink glow spread over the pathetic and trickling creek. i remember taking his hand and watching his eyebrows go up and a smile linger on his normally guarded face. i was guarded too, but after six hours i was sure that this wouldn't be a one time date. and i wouldn't be leaving it blind. "Let's do this again," i said. "Really? Yeah, okay." a soft, awkward good-bye and i drove away while he kept looking back at me as he went up the sidewalk to his own car. "You did good D," i thought, "I just hope you don't gloat about how right we are for each other. I'll never hear the end of this at work."

three weeks later we walked hand in hand at Colorado's Balloon Glo and he asked me as people swirled around us, "Want to be my girlfriend?"

has it only been three weeks? i guess the days have been blurring together recently. our first date was the day after school started and with all the activity of that as well as starting the hardest semester of school so far life has slowed down. time has moved along like a lazy river, and i feel as if i have been watching it from the audience. every day has been like a waking dream and i keep waiting for something to happen, for a bad moment to break the spell. so far, it's been almost too perfect and that actually worries me. i'm ecstatic, but a little cautious. when was the last time i had a healthy relationship? never, actually. it's not like he's perfect, but he's sweet, a gentleman, and he brought me a rose at work. i mean, come on!

alright, friends, that's the news. i will keep you updated. school is amazing right now, the days are starting to cool off, and i have found this guy that likes me for me and i like him for him. life is good!