More details…

This post is sort of a continuation of the last post, where I promised you all more details concerning my perfect date with Ashley.

We started out meeting for lunch in Sterling, at the ABC. Very good food, its very quickly becoming my favorite place to eat.

After lunch, the main event happened. We drove to Middleburg, VA, to visit a winery and go through a wine tasting. I've never been to a wine tasting before. It was ALOT of fun. 12 different wines, each with their own unique flavor. I've decided that dry red wines are not for me. I tend to go for a light, citrus flavored wines. After the tasting Ashley bought us a couple of bottles of wine to take home with us(2 for me, 2 for her, and one to keep at my place for both of us to enjoy) We then bought 2 glasses of their patio red wine, and went outside to enjoy the day. It was beautiful. Sitting outside, mountains in the distance, just sipping wine and getting to know one another better. She is so much fun to talk to, I tried to just sit there and be quiet and enjoy the view, but I think I only managed it for a couple of minutes here and there(and even then I was gazing into her sunglass covered eyes instead of the mountains in the distance)I learn so much about her every time we talk, it's so great. Trading stories about our families, our friends, God, the Bible…it's wonderful. Eventually we decided to get up and leave, and just as we got up I hugged her. I'm pretty sure the hug lasted roughly half an hour, the two of us just holding each other, swaying in the breeze, still just talking to each other.

I had planned for us to meet up with the Mosaic prayer team once we got back to Manassas, but it was far too late, so we ended up having dinner with my mom instead. I was quite worried, because the whole way to Olive Garden my mom was not talking at all, but once we got there she opened up and her and Ashley chatted back and forth all evening. Oh and Ashley, if you're reading this: my mom says you're very nice and sweet, and you seem to be a good match for me. She also said she wants to spend more time with you.

After dinner(and once Ashley and I had dropped off my mom back home) her and I headed back to my apartment. We originally were going to watch some design tv show on HGTV, but that looked boring so we cuddled up and watched some Will and Grace. About 10 minutes into it we turned off the tv, cuddled up closer, and started reading some question books together. And there we stayed, until about 12 or 1am, just relaxing on the couch, watching Simon, and going back and forth answering questions. It was amazing. She actually has 2 more 'relationship/question' books that we're going to read together. It's something I've always wanted to do with a significant other, and this is the only time it's worked out.

The only thing lacking in this entire experience is pictures, and I swear I'm going to remember a camera next time. And to all my Mosaic peeps, if you're reading this: yes, she does exist, and you all will meet her soon.

a one liner for you all

A much, much more detailed update will follow in the morning, but I wanted to let everyone know that today(ie, my day-long date with Ashley) was perfect.

*sigh*

I need a stronger word than twitterpated.