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Okay, so my post barely got rollin' and then I got to rollin' with my homies. Har har. Since David is now the one in the bed sawing logs... I'll update. Oh and he might have a touch of altitude sickness. I told him I have to watch him for that... and his only symptom is a lot of fatigue. He's not getting as much oxygen as he's used to. :-( Poor thing. Colorado Springs is around 6,000 feet above sea level, which is more than 1 mile obviously.
So. Friday night everyone was chatting to me. David called me and updated me about where he was, which was stuck in GA in a hotel now and he was going to forage for some food. He was ultimately unsuccessful. But when I got home we talked on Skype for an hour or two and then decided we'll both try to get some sleep. I hadn't slept well the night prior to this, in part because I had a dentist appointment at 07:30. Now I was only going to get, at best, 5 hours of sleep. Turns out I woke up an hour before my alarm and so I only got maybe 4 hours of sleep.
But I got up, tried to make an omelette and one of the eggs broke all over the counter... fine... and I got ready for my day. My poor darling said he was thirsty and hungry and I was worried about him so I had this plan to bring a cooler and put two freezer packs into to chill some sparkling water for him. I got dressed, checked on his flight and it was now predicting that it would arrive 20 minutes earlier than scheduled so I decided I'd better go.
I stopped at a store for the sparkling water and a can of mixed nuts, filled my car with petrol and started the drive to Denver. It was basically uneventful so that was good. Once I reached DIA I was hoping for more explicit directions to short term parking but just had to take what I found. I ducked into a parking garage at the last minute, which said $10 per day... whereas short term parking was only $3 an hour but I thought "screw it" and went into the garage. Then I tried to think of where the best location would be, closest to a terminal entrance but I chose wrong. Oh well. I hung out in my car for a bit, checked on the flight again and decided to get into the terminal and figure out where I needed to be.
I went to the restroom and walked around for a bit... then I summoned the courage to ask Airport Information to double check on where I should be, since I really had no clue. Surprisingly I had figured it out all on my own and was right. That was nice to hear. I sat down and checked the flight again and now its status read "landed". Excited, I stood near the barrier fence even though I knew it would be at least another 20 - 30 minutes. People would come up the two escalators in droves as flights had landed and the trains had run them to the terminal. When about the right amount of time had passed my heart started pounding as crowds would appear because I knew David would soon be in one of those crowds.
Finally, I spotted him. My heart lept for joy and I smiled brightly. He didn't spot me. So I sauntered up to him and said "Can I help you, sir?" He smiled and took me into his arms, tightly. We just stood there, holding each other so tightly. It was heaven on earth. Finally we moved a little bit out of the way, and held each other some more. He held me so tightly and I was just so happy. I gave him the water, which he gratefully drank... and we just kept hugging each other and kissing each other... and finally we started to walk towards my car but we couldn't resist stopping once and awhile to hug and kiss each other some more. Oh and he gave me a box of chocolates.
Oh people. I cannot convey just how happy I was/am. We both missed each other so very, very, very much and it was incredible to be reunited. Magical. Wonderful. He told me that there's just no way he could not come, that he couldn't stand it anymore.
I am so completely honoured and touched that he did this for me. This is THE BEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER done for me.
We got ourselves situated in the car and set off for Racines, a local Denver restaurant that is pretty good. (Oh and the parking eventually did only cost me $4 at the airport so that was good.) Racines was packed but we got lucky and found a parking spot and had lunch. He had a buffalo burger and I had a veggie burger. We split an appetizer of cheese and nachos that was very good. The veggie burger was delicious. I had wanted to have their portobello mushroom sandwich but they don't serve it during brunch hours I found out. But at least they still serve it so we'll go back some time.
We decided to go to the Denver Museum of Natural History and Science... but it was stuffy in that building. David hit the proverbial wall and we didn't stay too long. I did get to show him a few things from my childhood... like some gem formations that I remember seeing always as a kid but the floor that had this bronze otter sculpture was closed so I couldn't show him that! :-( Oh well.
Once we got out into some fresh air, David felt a little better. When we started down the highway he did nod off for awhile. I got us a hotel room so we drove straight to that to check in.
I think we tried to take a nap but we were just too excited to be with each other... and yes... other wonderful things did commence as well. *wink* We just had an amazing time together, being intimate with our thoughts, hearts and souls. I am so in love with him.
We finally got going and David did confess to be a little nervous about meeting my parents. I was nervous too! Before we did that, though, we stopped for some shopping. We went to Office Depot and he bought some American sized photo paper and then we went to King Soopers and got some snackies. Wait, wait, wait... before we did the shopping I showed him my university's campus and we even went into the library. Ha ha! David was like a kid in a candy store and browsed through the history section. He just lit up when he saw all these books and found some he would like to look up and read later. He's so adorable.
Okay, so we did the campus and the shopping and finally got to my parents' house. The meeting went pretty well. David met all the animals... held my ferrets... and we let the ferrets out to play where all they wanted to do was climb all over David. He met my birds and Lady Quill was precious, though she did flap around the room a bit.
David and I were hanging out in my room when my dad came up to say "We're going to bed" and David said "But we only just met!" Ha hahahahaha. My dad replied "Correction: Shannon's mother and I are going to bed."
Anyways, I threw some stuff into a backpack and we left. We stopped at a Chinese restaurant on the way back to the hotel. They do pretty decent food, but it wasn't the best. I had spicy tofu so I was happy. I usually get Hot and Sour soup but David wanted to see what Egg Drop soup was. Turns out he had it before, as he wrote about in his post. But all in all, it wasn't too bad.
We came back to the hotel and settled in for the night. But I was having problems with my tummy... and I was awakened around 04:15 and knew I wouldn't be able to sleep unless I got some medicine for it. So I threw on some clothes and tried to go to a convenience store but it was closed... however, there were two other ones open, I just had to walk farther. And I was only wearing my "hotel shoes" aka flip flops and no socks. It was pretty cold out. So I went to 7-11 and got hit on BIG time by the clerk there. I mean, this was totally overt. He asked me if I were 25 and well, hey, I'm flattered. I told him my finace and I were staying in a hotel nearby... trying to give him the "back off" signs... but no go.
I came back to the room and found David up and at his computer. I felt bad because I knew it would be awful to wake up and not find your fiance/ee there... but what else could I do? He was worried about my tummy problems... and then he gently and lovingly admonished me for not waking him up and asking him to go get the medicine. He wanted/wants to take care of me. I'm not used to that at all. I had to walk on egg shells around other people... big time... and not bother them lest I have to endure endless pissiness and griping... followed later by "I did this for you, don't you dare say I don't love you!" I promised David I will always turn to him when I have a problem, and let him help me, take care of me.
I love him so very much. He makes me... there's just no way to describe how I feel. So happy, so loved, so content.
We woke up this morning and eventually Fred called and we made plans to meet. Poor Fred has a cold but he was well enough to come out and meet David. So that was nice. I'm glad they've met, Fred's like a brother to me. We've known each other for 19 years now and he should be able to come to the wedding... and will probably be my only guest! Anyways, we went to this breakfast restaurant that is a local favourite... that I only went to once when I was 10.... and well.... I ain't missing anything. It really wasn't very good. It wasn't the worst thing either, but not very good. At least I had my UCCS student ID with me and they give a discount to students. Yay for that. Oh but the freshly squeezed orange juice was delicous. I drank nearly 2 full large carafes of it.
We left the restaurant and the wind was blowing badly... as usual. I hate the wind here and it's nearly always blowing. Ugh. Plus it was warm and David was remarking how odd it is that it can be so warm yet there's still a lot of snow everywhere. Yeah. Colorado. Crazy.
We went to a furniture store because I wanted us to look at some furniture and get ideas on what we both like and dislike. I'm very pleased that David and I found some kitchen/dining tables that we both liked. When he told me he liked them I was happy and said "Really? Because I have always liked those kinds of tables too!" We didn't have much luck with the sofas and whatnot. We both sat down in this one loveseat and found out ~Surprise~ it is actually a rocking/reclining unit and both sides work independently. I laughed so hard at David's surprised reaction and I was also having my own trouble with being surprised by this.
After this we went to my campus again so I could show him the buses I drive. Then we came back to the hotel because we are both knackered... and I've taken a little nap while David was online... and now it's reversed. Soon we'll have to get going and see my parents again/let the ferrets out... eat dinner... pick up a few toiletries... and there you go.
We're up to date for now!
I am so happy and I love my David lots and lots and lots and lots. And lots. And more than that. And more than lots. I cherish every second that I know him.
So. Friday night everyone was chatting to me. David called me and updated me about where he was, which was stuck in GA in a hotel now and he was going to forage for some food. He was ultimately unsuccessful. But when I got home we talked on Skype for an hour or two and then decided we'll both try to get some sleep. I hadn't slept well the night prior to this, in part because I had a dentist appointment at 07:30. Now I was only going to get, at best, 5 hours of sleep. Turns out I woke up an hour before my alarm and so I only got maybe 4 hours of sleep.
But I got up, tried to make an omelette and one of the eggs broke all over the counter... fine... and I got ready for my day. My poor darling said he was thirsty and hungry and I was worried about him so I had this plan to bring a cooler and put two freezer packs into to chill some sparkling water for him. I got dressed, checked on his flight and it was now predicting that it would arrive 20 minutes earlier than scheduled so I decided I'd better go.
I stopped at a store for the sparkling water and a can of mixed nuts, filled my car with petrol and started the drive to Denver. It was basically uneventful so that was good. Once I reached DIA I was hoping for more explicit directions to short term parking but just had to take what I found. I ducked into a parking garage at the last minute, which said $10 per day... whereas short term parking was only $3 an hour but I thought "screw it" and went into the garage. Then I tried to think of where the best location would be, closest to a terminal entrance but I chose wrong. Oh well. I hung out in my car for a bit, checked on the flight again and decided to get into the terminal and figure out where I needed to be.
I went to the restroom and walked around for a bit... then I summoned the courage to ask Airport Information to double check on where I should be, since I really had no clue. Surprisingly I had figured it out all on my own and was right. That was nice to hear. I sat down and checked the flight again and now its status read "landed". Excited, I stood near the barrier fence even though I knew it would be at least another 20 - 30 minutes. People would come up the two escalators in droves as flights had landed and the trains had run them to the terminal. When about the right amount of time had passed my heart started pounding as crowds would appear because I knew David would soon be in one of those crowds.
Finally, I spotted him. My heart lept for joy and I smiled brightly. He didn't spot me. So I sauntered up to him and said "Can I help you, sir?" He smiled and took me into his arms, tightly. We just stood there, holding each other so tightly. It was heaven on earth. Finally we moved a little bit out of the way, and held each other some more. He held me so tightly and I was just so happy. I gave him the water, which he gratefully drank... and we just kept hugging each other and kissing each other... and finally we started to walk towards my car but we couldn't resist stopping once and awhile to hug and kiss each other some more. Oh and he gave me a box of chocolates.
Oh people. I cannot convey just how happy I was/am. We both missed each other so very, very, very much and it was incredible to be reunited. Magical. Wonderful. He told me that there's just no way he could not come, that he couldn't stand it anymore.
I am so completely honoured and touched that he did this for me. This is THE BEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER done for me.
We got ourselves situated in the car and set off for Racines, a local Denver restaurant that is pretty good. (Oh and the parking eventually did only cost me $4 at the airport so that was good.) Racines was packed but we got lucky and found a parking spot and had lunch. He had a buffalo burger and I had a veggie burger. We split an appetizer of cheese and nachos that was very good. The veggie burger was delicious. I had wanted to have their portobello mushroom sandwich but they don't serve it during brunch hours I found out. But at least they still serve it so we'll go back some time.
We decided to go to the Denver Museum of Natural History and Science... but it was stuffy in that building. David hit the proverbial wall and we didn't stay too long. I did get to show him a few things from my childhood... like some gem formations that I remember seeing always as a kid but the floor that had this bronze otter sculpture was closed so I couldn't show him that! :-( Oh well.
Once we got out into some fresh air, David felt a little better. When we started down the highway he did nod off for awhile. I got us a hotel room so we drove straight to that to check in.
I think we tried to take a nap but we were just too excited to be with each other... and yes... other wonderful things did commence as well. *wink* We just had an amazing time together, being intimate with our thoughts, hearts and souls. I am so in love with him.
We finally got going and David did confess to be a little nervous about meeting my parents. I was nervous too! Before we did that, though, we stopped for some shopping. We went to Office Depot and he bought some American sized photo paper and then we went to King Soopers and got some snackies. Wait, wait, wait... before we did the shopping I showed him my university's campus and we even went into the library. Ha ha! David was like a kid in a candy store and browsed through the history section. He just lit up when he saw all these books and found some he would like to look up and read later. He's so adorable.
Okay, so we did the campus and the shopping and finally got to my parents' house. The meeting went pretty well. David met all the animals... held my ferrets... and we let the ferrets out to play where all they wanted to do was climb all over David. He met my birds and Lady Quill was precious, though she did flap around the room a bit.
David and I were hanging out in my room when my dad came up to say "We're going to bed" and David said "But we only just met!" Ha hahahahaha. My dad replied "Correction: Shannon's mother and I are going to bed."
Anyways, I threw some stuff into a backpack and we left. We stopped at a Chinese restaurant on the way back to the hotel. They do pretty decent food, but it wasn't the best. I had spicy tofu so I was happy. I usually get Hot and Sour soup but David wanted to see what Egg Drop soup was. Turns out he had it before, as he wrote about in his post. But all in all, it wasn't too bad.
We came back to the hotel and settled in for the night. But I was having problems with my tummy... and I was awakened around 04:15 and knew I wouldn't be able to sleep unless I got some medicine for it. So I threw on some clothes and tried to go to a convenience store but it was closed... however, there were two other ones open, I just had to walk farther. And I was only wearing my "hotel shoes" aka flip flops and no socks. It was pretty cold out. So I went to 7-11 and got hit on BIG time by the clerk there. I mean, this was totally overt. He asked me if I were 25 and well, hey, I'm flattered. I told him my finace and I were staying in a hotel nearby... trying to give him the "back off" signs... but no go.
I came back to the room and found David up and at his computer. I felt bad because I knew it would be awful to wake up and not find your fiance/ee there... but what else could I do? He was worried about my tummy problems... and then he gently and lovingly admonished me for not waking him up and asking him to go get the medicine. He wanted/wants to take care of me. I'm not used to that at all. I had to walk on egg shells around other people... big time... and not bother them lest I have to endure endless pissiness and griping... followed later by "I did this for you, don't you dare say I don't love you!" I promised David I will always turn to him when I have a problem, and let him help me, take care of me.
I love him so very much. He makes me... there's just no way to describe how I feel. So happy, so loved, so content.
We woke up this morning and eventually Fred called and we made plans to meet. Poor Fred has a cold but he was well enough to come out and meet David. So that was nice. I'm glad they've met, Fred's like a brother to me. We've known each other for 19 years now and he should be able to come to the wedding... and will probably be my only guest! Anyways, we went to this breakfast restaurant that is a local favourite... that I only went to once when I was 10.... and well.... I ain't missing anything. It really wasn't very good. It wasn't the worst thing either, but not very good. At least I had my UCCS student ID with me and they give a discount to students. Yay for that. Oh but the freshly squeezed orange juice was delicous. I drank nearly 2 full large carafes of it.
We left the restaurant and the wind was blowing badly... as usual. I hate the wind here and it's nearly always blowing. Ugh. Plus it was warm and David was remarking how odd it is that it can be so warm yet there's still a lot of snow everywhere. Yeah. Colorado. Crazy.
We went to a furniture store because I wanted us to look at some furniture and get ideas on what we both like and dislike. I'm very pleased that David and I found some kitchen/dining tables that we both liked. When he told me he liked them I was happy and said "Really? Because I have always liked those kinds of tables too!" We didn't have much luck with the sofas and whatnot. We both sat down in this one loveseat and found out ~Surprise~ it is actually a rocking/reclining unit and both sides work independently. I laughed so hard at David's surprised reaction and I was also having my own trouble with being surprised by this.
After this we went to my campus again so I could show him the buses I drive. Then we came back to the hotel because we are both knackered... and I've taken a little nap while David was online... and now it's reversed. Soon we'll have to get going and see my parents again/let the ferrets out... eat dinner... pick up a few toiletries... and there you go.
We're up to date for now!
I am so happy and I love my David lots and lots and lots and lots. And lots. And more than that. And more than lots. I cherish every second that I know him.