Weekend

Well he came.  "He" as in... Mystery Man.  In a few moments, his identity will be revealed on the blog...for the first time.  I hope he is ready for the fame that such a debut will bring to his life...since, you know, so many people read this.

So presenting to you, for the first time....

Boyfriend.

Yep, you read that right.  We had a great weekend together.  He got to see the Big City and really learned how I tick.

He got in close to dinner on Friday night.  I cooked.  Never cooked for a boy before.  We had chicken spaghetti, salad, and chocolate-chocolate chip pound cake. He actually ate it and said it was good.  After dinner we changed and danced in the living room...got in some good dance practice for all of the weddings we have coming up...there's no way we will disappoint.  My smile during that time was undeniable and could not be wiped from my face. That night he got to meet almost all of the Big City friends.  We headed downtown to the piano bar.  Someone wore his cowboy boots and it was just the right flavor that needed to be brought to the Big City...but we did get a chuckle out of it.

 Berns' brother came to town for the first time!  We loved him!  I also became an adopted sibling.  Our hair is pretty close in color....well at least now it is.

 Roomie suggested the picture be taken this way.  Possibly the most awkward photo of my life.  We celebrated her 23rd on Tuesday.  Another post...that you won't want to miss. 

 They became biffles and no telling why their eyes were so squinty... 

The next day he got a quick tour of the city.  Saw my school and some of my favorite places.  Then we headed to the Loop.  Easily one of my favorite places in the Big City.  We walked around and then went to Pi for lunch.  Again...easily my favorite if not MY FAVORITE place to eat in the Big City...undoubtedly my favorite location.  We pleased someone's limited palate and then headed to the zoo to meet up with Berns, her brother, and A. White Marfechuck (Yes, that is spelled correctly, no, it isn't a species at the zoo, and no, she hasn't made her debut on the blog).  We had a great time with the rest of the state...literally everyone and their mother went that day.

 Got to see my favorite animal.  The giraffe.  Obviously.  No, he wasn't trapped up in there the whole time...we were actually there near closing time so he was getting in his bedroom I guess.  Neat because that's the closest I've ever been to one but freaky at the same time.  The zoo kind of creeps me out in general.

Then this guy was some hybrid animal.  Looks very zebra-esque in the hind-parts. Second to the giant anteater that lives at the Big City Zoo, this was the ugliest animal I've ever seen.

 Maybe it was the walking around, possibly all the fresh air, could have been the sun beating down all day (but in no way was it my sinus infection and double ear infection) but after the zoo?  We were EXHAUSTED.  I had been planning a fun date night for that Saturday...and come hell or high water we.were.going.to.do.it.  By the time we got ready to go it was getting closer to 8.  After a quick me getting lost detour we ended up at our location.  Immediately ordered a beer sampler.  It was great but we were too hungry to think.  Like ravenous.  We ate some time after nine...we all know that was way past my feeding time...especially after not having a snack time all day...but really.  After that we were headed to have martinis.  I told him the plan and he asked if I would mind if we skipped that part.  BEST THING I HAD HEARD ALL DAY!  Instead we rented a movie and I was asleep in 2.5 seconds...after it started. 

He had to head back Sunday.  It was a really sad day for me but we had a great time the entire weekend. It meant a lot to me that he would work so hard to get to come...this is tax season, after all.  We laughed so much.  Had him expand his horizons by eating hummus and refried beans.  That still makes me laugh.

Ready for visit number 2!