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[lisardo]

Guess I haven't written in a while. And sorry if I've been slow in reading/replying to all of your guys' journals. Sort of been in my own world for a min. Been going thru some changes since I've been out here, that's for sure. I'm not quite as mousy as I used to be, though I still have my shy moments. Gotten a chance to slowly but surely meet

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[lexatello]

haha! that's so awesome that you got your inspiration from my little post. ;) i really should post a more detailed one about the entire thing. maybe later today.

but yes, miles is my first boyfriend - first official real boyfriend, at least. there have been guys 'in' my life, but miles is my first time boyfriend.

it totally does feel weird - especially when i refer to him as that, instead of my good friend or whatever.. it's almost still a foreign word to my mouth. it doesn't quite know how to form it! ;) but yes, i was quite literally at that point too - where i was ready to just accept life as it was, living single. i mean, here i am, about to be 28 in a couple of months - usually by now, you're either in or out, right? ;)

but miles goes to my church - and the young adult group, and he's part of the motorcycle ministry. i never really had a chance to get to know him because while he was pretty intelligent and thoughtful during discussions, it wasn't until he played his bass for us at a jam session that i realized.. dude.. this guy is seriously hot! but i didn't do anything about it. sometime in june he invited me out on a motorcycle ride with some friends and it gave us some really good time to get to know each other and realize how much we have in common, really. then we just got closer and closer until he asked me out on a date earlier this month, and finally, after a few dates he asked me to be his girlfriend officially after a motorcycle ride to a little town outside of tucson a couple saturdays ago. it was so sweet! he's so sweet!

and it sure is different - having someone this close, someone this involved. but he makes it so easy - i want him to know everything, i want to be with him and be better around him, he brings it all out. i just never knew i could be THAT compatible with someone, it's really odd.

and of course, having God involved in our relationship has been a helpful element, truly. because we go to church together, he's involved with the motorcycle group at my church, and now he plays in the band.. it's just been amazing.

NOW YOUR TURN! :D

[lisardo]

Wow, amazing story! I can relate to you though as I said. I think us geeky types usually do meet our other half, sometime late in life. Late but better than never right? Oh btw when is your birthday? I turn 28 on Dec. 27th.

I figured you met your guy thru some church group. I guess because I know you're involved with that sort of thing and plus my coworker is a strong Christian and met his woman thru a church/singles group too, :)

What's funny is my situation started off similar. I moved out here in May and started working at my job then. From the first day there, Ben was automatically attracted to me, not to brag. But ya know how you can tell when dude likes you? Follow you around, offer his chair to ya, gives you a free lunch....yeah! But working in my dept we worked and talked alot and instantly got to know each other. I told him about all my geeky interests, and him being semi-geeky himself, he felt a connection with me. He collects comic books and kind of acts goofy. Anyway we hung out a few times as 'buds'. What's good about Ben is that while he's kind of a geek, he's also very social and has lived a lot. So he counterbalances my nerdiness, ;) Which helps me to 'keep it real' with the rest of the world.

He's actually kind of a rocker type. He works a second job as a stage hand, moving equipment around between sets of shows, working on lighting, etc. He's a bit of a roadie too. At times at weekend-long shows in far places from the city. He's gotten me into shows around here for free or low-cost.

I remember it was back in June when he asked me to go to a show with him while he worked between sets. His friend was actually the singer and he had his band with him performing. It was a good show. Ben bought me a few drinks and we started to sloppily dance on the dance floor. I can't dance btw, ;) And at that point...oh I dunno how to even describe it. Just he put his arm around me as we danced and later on....he gently kissed me on the lips. Then we kissed a bit more. It was at that moment I knew things were different between him and I. At that moment I felt....like in heaven. Never felt anything like this before.

Later on we went to some more local bars (trust me the clubbing/bar scene is HUGE around here). Weirdly is I only started drinking last year and I never touched clubs. But I do on occasion go to them with him and some of his friends. Then he took me over to Alki Beach over on West Seattle. You can literally see all of the Seattle skyline from there, right across the water. It was a nice night and we sat on a rock on the beach. He was behind me with his arms around me, caressing me, and kissing the back of my cheeks, admiring the gorgeous view of the city. Most romantic moment ever! We never even officially announced boyfriend/girlfriend. We automatically knew, :)

5 months later we're still going strong. Already had a few arguments and disagreements, so we're still keeping it real, ;) But mostly we love being around each other. He's been a great help at work too, and opening me up to a new place. I think that's the other reason he was interested in me; I think he found my story about moving all the way from Indiana to Washington, quite fascinating and brave.

What's weird is somehow I knew this would develop between him and I. I could just tell by the way he acted around me in the beginning. But I like how things ended up.