Reservations...

I couldn't wait to tell Colin about my mom. I think I got kinda stupid I was so happy. As if my day couldn't get any BETTER, I was proven wrong.

~ So after a fantastic day of surprises, he added another to the list. I made dinner for us, and we decided to of course go downstairs and do our computer thing. ~ If you don't know we are nerds and we're ok with that. ~ We were sitting in my room and he asked me what I was doing tomorrow night? (Which would make that Friday night, meaning today, Saturday evening) "Whatever you're doing." I replied grinning. I always want to be by his side no matter what is going on. "Can I take you out to dinner?" (I looked at him, again and again he amazes me.) "Of course you can baby, of course." "Will you really?" "Yes hunnie, there is nothing I would rather do." "Good, done and done."

I went to sleep that night just thanking God for this person, this person that I call my boyfriend ~ someone who I can't imagine who I was before him. Repetitive as it seems its just the truth. He is my everything.

I awoke this morning ready, more than ready to go and see my amazing mother, bring her flowers and breakfast and just simply spend the day with her. I walked in, hugged her so tight and instantly I could see a change in her. Time seemed to stand still, just for a moment I looked around the room and it was like this house, just became a home. As weird as that may sound it was just a new start, a new life, and she just seemed happy, as simple as that, she was complete. We had a great day, my sister arrived shortly after I did, and it was a good day. I can finally share my love for Christ openly with my mother, my best friend, without her feeling uncomfortable or strange around me. Now I know I can be myself. For the first time in my life, I left my mom's house feeling completely confident that she was going to be ok. That is something totally new and totally wonderful.

I got home around 2, and I knew that Colin was getting off around 4ish, so I did more laundry (you have no idea how many clothes I own ~ it's outta control) I decided to lay down for a little while and then get up and get ready. When he called he completely took me by surprise..."Reservations!" My man made us RESERVATIONS. Ok...the last time someone made me reservations was my MOM and that was for my SENIOR PROM ~ ok now... this was HUGE. He just continuously allows me to fall more and more in love with him.
"I'll pick you at 7 is that ok?"
"Perfect I said ~ I can't wait."

WHAT ON EARTH AM I GOING TO WEAR!?!? (That is going to be the title to my reality show one day! Can't you see it now girls, you have this completely amazing guy coming to pick you up in less than an hour, your hair is in curlers, your "perfect" outfit is in the dryer, half dry at that, and there IS NO PLAN B, things can get quite dicey. You're getting an attitude with your roommate, she's frantically doing everything you ask, curling "that piece" of your hair, finding your shoes/socks, you smear your toe nail polish, your can't find your mascara, you ran out of deodorant and BOTH, mind you, BOTH of roommates use mens. . . so YOUR STUCK SMELLING LIKE ANOTHER GUY ~ that won't turn his head, I mean...WHAT ON EARTH AM I GOING TO DO? ~ I mean this show would be a HIT! ~ RIGHT GIRLS?!? ~ If you are one, you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about ~ and if you aren't one well then YOU FOR SURE need to see what it is like for us and indeed will find it quite comical. I mean guys wonder, why it takes us 3 hours to get ready ~ this is the reveal episode NO MAN SHOULD MISS.

Anywho, I threw something together, my pants dried on time and I was taking the last curler out of my hair when he arrived. (Let's look past my shirt needing to be stiched together right before we walked out the door, we will just leave that part out, it doesn't fit in my perfect painting of my night.) We walk arms around each other out of my side door, he opens my door, I open his, and we were on our way. "I love this song!" ~ "Oh turn it up!" If he had a radio in his car, those words would have been so true, but yeah...my shuga sorta got robbed. But I love that he doesn't because we actually engage in great conversations when we're in his car, and I love that. He is so smart and I love to hear what he has to say, always. When we arrived at the secret dining location, it was just as I had imagined...Perfect. The restaurant was in downtown Bedford, tucked away on a charming side street, and it was so full of history, art and culture. We walked in and there were white and black linen table clothes, candles and fresh flowers on every table, leather backed menus, wine lists and desert suggestions. So lovely. He pulls out my chair, again butterflies, and I sat down. He was so handsome. I studied him as he made his way to his chair. He was wearing a dark, perfectly distressed pair of jeans, a white, ivory, blue and tan designed button up shirt (with cufflinks) and a black pin stripe blazer worn open that complimented his shoes and perfectly curly California hair. I have never seen him look better. He slips his jacket off, hangs it on the back of his chair and sits down. I couldn't remember a time where I felt more lucky, to have someone like him across from me.

It was a night of good food, great wine, enchanting conversation, and Colin makes all of that happen so easily. He never fails to make me feel special, wanted, appreciated. I can't explain what it is about him that makes me fall in love with him more and more everyday, but I have a funny feeling that its those little things. How he notices the small, yet important things in life, and I cherish that. The night was perfect, I couldn't have planned it better myself. He knows that it's not important to me at all that he take me out to fancy restaurants, I would never expect that of him. I would rather throw on sweatpants, than slacks any day. But he does. He does because even though I would never ask him to, he realizes that I would quite possibly LOVE to go out, and especially to a place like the one tonight, and especially to be escorted as someone such as HIMSELF!

Here we are, God has made us for one another, I have really found someone like him. The love I feel for him is changeless, and I will be his "date" for as long as he/God wants me to be. Together we can do anything ,be anything and after it's all said and done, share on heck of a quart of Java Chip ice cream. That's what we do best.