A first date.

So readers, I've been using the excuse that I have nothing in my dating life worth of blogging about... and now that it's looking like I might I know that I'm quickly running out of excuses. And my fellow bloggers, ahem, in good or less novel dating relationships, seem hesitant to post about them.

This week I just happened to run into a guy I had met during a two month training period two years ago while I was at lunch. The military does this, people come into and out of your life all the time, so you learn to keep in touch with those who could be date-worthy, but you never seem to be stationed near. NYB (New Yorker Boy) was looking better than I remembered, especially in his uniform, and quickly proceeded to ask me if I'd like to get together soon, hopefully this weekend. We had kind of a Charlie/Maverick kind of flirtatious moment, due to my outranking him. Ha ha. I said yes and asked him for his phone number, he gave it, checked his phone, and closed it... that perplexed me a bit until he sent a text the next day and I realized he had saved mine from two years ago. Now the one thing I'm not telling you is that I only briefly, and pretty casually, dated one of his best friends two years ago, we parted on good terms, and still keep in touch, but I'm not sure what kind of "limits" that sets on any potential encounters with NYB.

So, knowing that I'm about to move (back to DC from rural NC) I've sort of avoided him for the past few days as I've been busy with movers, etc. But he's been persistent, at first he only asked to get drinks Friday night, now we're driving out to a nearby beach town today Nicholas Sparks style to look at places he could live, get food and "a few drinks". I figured that even if this doesn't turn into anything, he is a cute, old friend I've lost touch with, and it will be good for me to spend time with someone on what might be a date. More to come...