Last Saturday
Let's see, the last post of substance was about faire. Since faire it's been my average life as usual. Nothing really important to note. That is, with the exception of last saturday.
First, some background
When I first moved to Sacramento I started looking online for people in my area. I poured through the lists on Yahoo! and MySpace looking for locals that interested me. I found a few people, contacted them, chatted with them, but with most of them nothing panned out.
The one worthwhile exception was a girl named TJ. She's a couple years older than I, she's an EMT, she's a back home country girl and she's got an awesome personality.
We've talked off and on online for months. We both have busy schedules so we don't have much free time that matches up.
Months ago we got together for the first time in person to go out for breakfast. I had just finished working the audit and her schedule at that time had her off at 0700 as well. So we met at my hotel and went out for breakfast. It wasn't much but it gave us a chance to talk in person and get to know each other.
Well since then, schedules being what they are, we haven't seen each other. That is, until last saturday.
I logged onto Yahoo! Messenger friday night and was surprised to see her online and visible. It had been a couple of months since I'd caught her online. I asked her what her plans were for the following day and, surprisingly, she had none. So we agreed to get together for a while that afternoon.
I met up with her shortly after 1300 and we went out for lunch at Jim Boy's. They have great tacos and we were both in the mood for some.
After that we went to her place for a while. I had never been there and she wanted to introduce me to her dogs. I played with the dogs for a while, they loved me and the attention I gave them, and then we left.
Next it was on to my place. Since I moved I thought I'd show her where my new home was.
We spent hours in my room going over my music collection, talking, wrestling and just having a good time.
It felt really good to spend time with her.
As the day melted into twilight we could be found sitting on my front porch. It was cooler out there than it was in my house and saturday evening was shaping up to be a beautiful night. We sat out there for over an hour, chatting, enjoying the breeze, until one of us made the comment lammenting not being able to see the stars. Conversation turned toward how much we both enjoyed laying out under the stars where there are no street lights and no city.
That settled it.
I asked her if she wanted to go for a drive. "Sure," she said.
"Help me with something first," I said.
So back to my bedroom we went. I pulled off the covers and pillows from my bed, pushed everything off that was piled on it and lifted the futon matress off the top. We then carried it out to her truck(yes, she's a country girl and she drives a big truck *drools*) and put it in the bed. Then we locked up the house and took off.
We didn't have any particular destination in mind. The goal was simple. Get out of the city, look for stars.
We drove around for a while, always heading east, until finally we found ourselves in Auburn. It's quiet up there and 30 minutes later, down a long winding road, we pulled off down a side road and parked.
Hours we spent lying in the back of her truck on my futon. We watched the stars, we talked, we cuddled. I'll leave your imagination to the rest. We even saw some shooting stars.
It was truly magical.
It has been a long time since I've done anything like that. It's such a simple pleasure and yet one I indulge so infrequently.
I was at peace that night, lying under the stars with her in my arms. It was the most wonderful experience I've had in years. Everything about it was perfect. So perfect did it all feel and so relaxed did I become that I fell asleep! :P
0330 she woke me up, said I'd dozed off and it was time to go.
We both had work the next day and she needed to be ready to leave her house in five hours. We drove back to my place, talked the whole way and she dropped me off.
We said our goodbyes and she left.
I saw her again monday night after work. It wasn't a long visit, just coffee to wind down after our shifts. Then she dropped me off at home.
Neither one of us are ready for a serious relationship at this time. We both have too much other stuff on our plates. But we both enjoy each other's company and want to see each other again. It just has to move slowly.
I talked with neopariah about it last night and then later with TJ herself. I'm not afraid of what's to come, as long as it happens slowly. I'm not gonna rush this time. Rushing equates to ruin in my experience. So I'll focus on building a lasting friendship. Everything else will happen as it's designed to happen.
And now I'm rambling....
First, some background
When I first moved to Sacramento I started looking online for people in my area. I poured through the lists on Yahoo! and MySpace looking for locals that interested me. I found a few people, contacted them, chatted with them, but with most of them nothing panned out.
The one worthwhile exception was a girl named TJ. She's a couple years older than I, she's an EMT, she's a back home country girl and she's got an awesome personality.
We've talked off and on online for months. We both have busy schedules so we don't have much free time that matches up.
Months ago we got together for the first time in person to go out for breakfast. I had just finished working the audit and her schedule at that time had her off at 0700 as well. So we met at my hotel and went out for breakfast. It wasn't much but it gave us a chance to talk in person and get to know each other.
Well since then, schedules being what they are, we haven't seen each other. That is, until last saturday.
I logged onto Yahoo! Messenger friday night and was surprised to see her online and visible. It had been a couple of months since I'd caught her online. I asked her what her plans were for the following day and, surprisingly, she had none. So we agreed to get together for a while that afternoon.
I met up with her shortly after 1300 and we went out for lunch at Jim Boy's. They have great tacos and we were both in the mood for some.
After that we went to her place for a while. I had never been there and she wanted to introduce me to her dogs. I played with the dogs for a while, they loved me and the attention I gave them, and then we left.
Next it was on to my place. Since I moved I thought I'd show her where my new home was.
We spent hours in my room going over my music collection, talking, wrestling and just having a good time.
It felt really good to spend time with her.
As the day melted into twilight we could be found sitting on my front porch. It was cooler out there than it was in my house and saturday evening was shaping up to be a beautiful night. We sat out there for over an hour, chatting, enjoying the breeze, until one of us made the comment lammenting not being able to see the stars. Conversation turned toward how much we both enjoyed laying out under the stars where there are no street lights and no city.
That settled it.
I asked her if she wanted to go for a drive. "Sure," she said.
"Help me with something first," I said.
So back to my bedroom we went. I pulled off the covers and pillows from my bed, pushed everything off that was piled on it and lifted the futon matress off the top. We then carried it out to her truck(yes, she's a country girl and she drives a big truck *drools*) and put it in the bed. Then we locked up the house and took off.
We didn't have any particular destination in mind. The goal was simple. Get out of the city, look for stars.
We drove around for a while, always heading east, until finally we found ourselves in Auburn. It's quiet up there and 30 minutes later, down a long winding road, we pulled off down a side road and parked.
Hours we spent lying in the back of her truck on my futon. We watched the stars, we talked, we cuddled. I'll leave your imagination to the rest. We even saw some shooting stars.
It was truly magical.
It has been a long time since I've done anything like that. It's such a simple pleasure and yet one I indulge so infrequently.
I was at peace that night, lying under the stars with her in my arms. It was the most wonderful experience I've had in years. Everything about it was perfect. So perfect did it all feel and so relaxed did I become that I fell asleep! :P
0330 she woke me up, said I'd dozed off and it was time to go.
We both had work the next day and she needed to be ready to leave her house in five hours. We drove back to my place, talked the whole way and she dropped me off.
We said our goodbyes and she left.
I saw her again monday night after work. It wasn't a long visit, just coffee to wind down after our shifts. Then she dropped me off at home.
Neither one of us are ready for a serious relationship at this time. We both have too much other stuff on our plates. But we both enjoy each other's company and want to see each other again. It just has to move slowly.
I talked with neopariah about it last night and then later with TJ herself. I'm not afraid of what's to come, as long as it happens slowly. I'm not gonna rush this time. Rushing equates to ruin in my experience. So I'll focus on building a lasting friendship. Everything else will happen as it's designed to happen.
And now I'm rambling....