This morning
...was beyond difficult. I didn't want Samantha to leave. She'd just gotten here around 5:45 pm on Friday, and now, 7:00 am on Tuesday morning she was leaving to go home. Yes, the long weekend was all too short, and suddenly I feel so alone. Love'll do that to ya.
Among the details that I will share (use your imaginations for the rest)...
We went out for pizza Friday night at Sir Pizza, one of our local establishments that uses provolone cheese rather than mozzarella. It is one of my favorite pizza joints, so I had to share it with her.
Saturday, we went out for a good country breakfast at a local barbecue restaurant. Later, in the potentially most frightening moment of the weekend, Samantha met my mother. It actually went very well. Considering that Mom and Sharon had gotten on as well as Superman and Lex Luthor, I was very happy to see her warming up to Samantha. We dropped Mom off at my cousin's home in Winston Salem and headed to Greensboro to check out the used book store and for supper at Village Tavern. My buddy, Jeremy, donated a gift card toward our meal there, so happy was he that Samantha and I were finally meeting. The company was beautiful and the meal delicious.
Sunday morning, we went to a service/picnic in the park for my church. Wasn't quite her type of service, but we had a great time. After the picnic, I took Samantha for a drive to Franklinville to show her where I spent my youth.
Monday...we didn't leave the apartment.;)
We did watch some DVDs and TV over the weekend... Petrified Forest, Key Largo, The Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare(Abridged), Coupling and, of course, we had to watch some Doctor Who. We picked The Aztecs.
Cuddles also loved Samantha, which was a good thing. Every time she sat on the love seat, Cuddles was in her lap.:)
Over the last two years, I'd been encouraged to put myself back out there and date. Every time that I took steps, it didn't feel right. This relationship came about unexpectedly, and it feels right.
Yeah...I'm happy...and missing her terribly at the same time.
Among the details that I will share (use your imaginations for the rest)...
We went out for pizza Friday night at Sir Pizza, one of our local establishments that uses provolone cheese rather than mozzarella. It is one of my favorite pizza joints, so I had to share it with her.
Saturday, we went out for a good country breakfast at a local barbecue restaurant. Later, in the potentially most frightening moment of the weekend, Samantha met my mother. It actually went very well. Considering that Mom and Sharon had gotten on as well as Superman and Lex Luthor, I was very happy to see her warming up to Samantha. We dropped Mom off at my cousin's home in Winston Salem and headed to Greensboro to check out the used book store and for supper at Village Tavern. My buddy, Jeremy, donated a gift card toward our meal there, so happy was he that Samantha and I were finally meeting. The company was beautiful and the meal delicious.
Sunday morning, we went to a service/picnic in the park for my church. Wasn't quite her type of service, but we had a great time. After the picnic, I took Samantha for a drive to Franklinville to show her where I spent my youth.
Monday...we didn't leave the apartment.;)
We did watch some DVDs and TV over the weekend... Petrified Forest, Key Largo, The Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare(Abridged), Coupling and, of course, we had to watch some Doctor Who. We picked The Aztecs.
Cuddles also loved Samantha, which was a good thing. Every time she sat on the love seat, Cuddles was in her lap.:)
Over the last two years, I'd been encouraged to put myself back out there and date. Every time that I took steps, it didn't feel right. This relationship came about unexpectedly, and it feels right.
Yeah...I'm happy...and missing her terribly at the same time.