Last Thursday

As most of my friends already know I managed a date with the Architect last week. It went smashingly well, exceeding all my expectations. Well not all of them, but all my expectations that I could have reasonably hoped for. She isn't that kind of girl after all. We were supposed to grab coffee together after work, but we both work until 5:30-6 and who are we kidding with the whole coffee business. We were walking to the local Starbucks, when she says to me, "What are we doing? Do you drink?" I started laughing and we decided to grab some drinks instead. Who were we kidding? "Coffee" after 3 pm translates into only one thing : I dig you. Would you like to go out and get to know each other?

I love the fact that I can say we were "consenting adults." One, it means that going out to a really expensive wine bar is ok and two, it sounds like we are much more involved than we actually are. So we went to this really trendy bar after work. Evidently I walk by it almost every day and I never have even seen it. But that's what happens when something is on the second floor of a Brooks Brothers. I thought I was going to be totally out of my element and I was. White or red? White. Crisp or Buttery? Buttery? We'll go with crisp. She really helped me through the drink choices and things went smashingly from there. All the signs Cosmo signs of a good date were there: leaning in to talk, touching your hand, yada yada.

It went really well and I was totally beaming. We hugged goodbye, but we didn't plan anything else. I know she is leaving for Miami this weekend so tomorrow's office Christmas Party will have to do. I hope we get some more time to talk. Wonder what she is going to wear? She's not only amazingly beautiful, but her sense of style is right in my wheelhouse.

Man I need to get a haircut.