double date

quite surprisingly, this weekend I had not one, but two, dates.

with the same person!

shocking, i know. after bagging on yahoo personals, i realized there was someone there who had caught my eye. i refrained from contacting him because he is a self-described single dad, and after my last relationship, i was a bit gun shy of that. (not that the kid had anything to do with why the last one didn't work out, but the person in question was a father.) but one day i decided to write to this guy, we struck up a conversation over e-mail, talked about getting together, my plans switched up a bit so i gave him a call. friday was a casual dinner and basketball, sunday was a suspenseful movie (inside man--i give it both thumbs up). he's really down to earth, cute, athletic, and thus far seems to have his act together. we shall see. both dates ended with really nice hugs and clear instructions to call him the next day.... it could be a little tricky with his custody schedule and now i'm going to be away the next two weekends. but if there is any potential there, it should be able to weather all that. who knows...

before and between these dates, though, i had some wonderful visitors, my lovely mom, who is as enamored with her little grandson as i am as his aunt, and two very wonderful, close female friends--one in town for a conference and the other in town because she wanted to see both of us. i think i laughed more in the 24 hours I spent with them this weekend than i have in a while. so great.

so i work mon and tues then off for the first real post-grad school vacation.... i can't wait!