I've been meaning to blog about quite a number of things since the last post but I just haven't found the time. Now that I've finished the panel of plots for the year I've got more time to devote to other things.
My parents came to North Myrtle Beach a few weeks ago for vacation. On the way there they stopped to see me in Florence. The really liked my house and my siblings were stoked to play my roommate's Wii. We went to dinner and then they were on their way.
On Wednesday, I took the day off from work and drove down to spend the day with them. The condo they were staying in was very nice and right on the water. We headed to Wilmington, NC and spent the afternoon touring this old battleship and the downtown area. Wilmington is a very quaint town that I thoroughly enjoyed.
When we got back we spent some time walking on the beach. My brother and sister spent their time looking for seashells since it was their first time at the beach. I spent my time looking out to the horizon thinking about nothing in particular. I left around 6:30 to go on my second date with Casey.
Casey is a wonderful person. We met on this free online dating website (it's not as weird as you think) and on our first date we went to a Halloween gala at Broadway at the Beach. We had a great time. She is originally from St. Louis, MO and just recently moved to Surfside Beach. She has her master's degree in Information Systems (or something like that) and works in the research department at the library of Coastal Carolina University. She's a few years older than I am which is fine with me.
Anyway, for our second date we went to this hibachi restaurant in Myrtle Beach. Then we went to this bar and spent the next few hours talking and such. Nothing spectacular, but she captivated my attention for the duration. She provoked me into conversation and it came easily for me, which is good since most of the time I have trouble verbalizing thoughts. We said our goodbyes and planned on seeing each other the next weekend.
Well, as the weekend approached, the plans kept changing. First we were going to go to a comedy club. Then we were going to do a cheap date with pizza and a night at the skating rink. Then we were going to take a day trip to Charleston or Wilmington. We finally settled on the third option. I went to see Quantum of Solace on Friday and after the movie was over she called and wanted to change plans again. Now were going to Wilmington and getting a hotel room for the evening. Crazy I know. I said that was fine and we decided to meet in Wilmington rather than driving together.
Driving there was awful. It rained the entire time and I could barely see. She got lost and ended up being over an hour late. Normally I would flip my shit over this since I hate people being late but I figured it wasn't a big deal since she actually had reciprocal feelings for me.
To make a long story short, Wilmington was fantastic. We had a fun night on the town. I haven't felt this way about someone in a very long time. Hopefully this will amount to something.
She's coming to Florence to hang out with me this weekend. I'm very excited. We're going to go to Lynches River Park and probably watch movies. It's going to be low key but I think it will be good. For once, the optimist in me is defeating the pessimist. Let's hope it stays that way.
Enough about my love life.
I'm excited to be coming home next week for Thanksgiving and the GA Tech game. I haven't seen my Athens friends in over a month and I miss them. It will be nice hanging with them. Hopefully I'll get a ticket for the game. Also, I can't wait for Chicago. I've been anticipating the trip for quite some time. It will be exciting riding in a conversion van with all of my old college buddies all the way to Chicago. Plus, it'll be my first time going to Illinois. I'll be able to mark one more state off the list.
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