So I picked a "going out" date from the jar and it was to create the atmosphere of a blind date. The idea was to act as if we had just recently met and were going on a blind date.
I went and bought a new shirt so I'd be wearing something she hadn't seen yet and tried to pick a place she'd never been to before(more on that later). I left the house at about 5:15 and told Mia I'd be back to pick her up at 6. So at 6 I pull up and park in front of the house and walk up and knock on my own door. I'm greeted by a little girl peeking through the side window curtain and smiling at me(Jocelyn). We hop in the car and so our date begins. We chit-chat on our way to dinner about each other and fabricate a few stories about friends we both know and things we know about each other. Mia pulls off a veiled story that paints her as a bit of an Internet stalker. Mia asks where we're going and I tell her it's a surprise(thinking it will be). We drive through restaurant row on Water St. and pull up to U&I Steak and Seafood. Mia says "oh I've been here". Little did I know she'd eaten there with her dad when she first moved to Corpus, and there goes my thinking I'd picked a good place.
So we got seated and look over our menu's and continue our charade of getting to know each other a little more. Our orders are taken and we chat about our families and the towns we came from. Our food arrives and it is good. I drop the bomb of being home schooled on her and along with all the home school stereotypes I've somehow managed to shed. We talk about what Mia's "type" is. I'm only 2 out of the 5 she lists. I'm thinking I may not get another date. We talk about my "serial dater" days...all lies for any of you who have told her these stories...We finish our meal and head back to the house.
I park in front of the house and tell her I'll walk around and open the door for her to get out. I open the door and she hops out. I pull her to me and tell her "look, you're the hottest woman I've ever seen" and steal a kiss amidst a great deal of laughter. I steal another one and tell her "so hurry up and kick the babysitter out so we can go in an...." Well anyways....
We had a great time and some good laughs throwing in funny things that would be definite red flags in a real blind date. Dinner itself was good too. We had a whole lot of fun pretending to go on a blind date! Hope y'all had fun reading about it!
Mia Says:
This date was a lot of fun. Although there was one thing we didn't plan out very well. Jonathan and the sitter were to arrive at 6 which left we 45 minutes to get ready. Our oops was that Jocelyn hadn't woken up from her nap, so I needed to get her up, go potty with her, give her milk and feed her dinner.... oh and get ready for a date :) So I got to experience being a single mom for a little bit, oh well :) I borrowed a shirt from Regina (so it would be something new on me), curled my hair, spent a little time on me and got blind/first date ready. Bailey our sitter arrived and I had managed to get Jocelyn and myself ready in time.
Jonathan came to the door and I had Jocelyn greet him, and then we went off on our date. It was fun talking to each other as though we didn't know everything and I am sure that I learned a few new things along the way. We got to throw in some information that actually came from our meeting 6 years ago as we talked on the way to dinner. Dinner was fantastic and the conversation was fun! But the laughter at the end made the date perfect. Way to go babe A+
I went and bought a new shirt so I'd be wearing something she hadn't seen yet and tried to pick a place she'd never been to before(more on that later). I left the house at about 5:15 and told Mia I'd be back to pick her up at 6. So at 6 I pull up and park in front of the house and walk up and knock on my own door. I'm greeted by a little girl peeking through the side window curtain and smiling at me(Jocelyn). We hop in the car and so our date begins. We chit-chat on our way to dinner about each other and fabricate a few stories about friends we both know and things we know about each other. Mia pulls off a veiled story that paints her as a bit of an Internet stalker. Mia asks where we're going and I tell her it's a surprise(thinking it will be). We drive through restaurant row on Water St. and pull up to U&I Steak and Seafood. Mia says "oh I've been here". Little did I know she'd eaten there with her dad when she first moved to Corpus, and there goes my thinking I'd picked a good place.
So we got seated and look over our menu's and continue our charade of getting to know each other a little more. Our orders are taken and we chat about our families and the towns we came from. Our food arrives and it is good. I drop the bomb of being home schooled on her and along with all the home school stereotypes I've somehow managed to shed. We talk about what Mia's "type" is. I'm only 2 out of the 5 she lists. I'm thinking I may not get another date. We talk about my "serial dater" days...all lies for any of you who have told her these stories...We finish our meal and head back to the house.
I park in front of the house and tell her I'll walk around and open the door for her to get out. I open the door and she hops out. I pull her to me and tell her "look, you're the hottest woman I've ever seen" and steal a kiss amidst a great deal of laughter. I steal another one and tell her "so hurry up and kick the babysitter out so we can go in an...." Well anyways....
We had a great time and some good laughs throwing in funny things that would be definite red flags in a real blind date. Dinner itself was good too. We had a whole lot of fun pretending to go on a blind date! Hope y'all had fun reading about it!
Mia Says:
This date was a lot of fun. Although there was one thing we didn't plan out very well. Jonathan and the sitter were to arrive at 6 which left we 45 minutes to get ready. Our oops was that Jocelyn hadn't woken up from her nap, so I needed to get her up, go potty with her, give her milk and feed her dinner.... oh and get ready for a date :) So I got to experience being a single mom for a little bit, oh well :) I borrowed a shirt from Regina (so it would be something new on me), curled my hair, spent a little time on me and got blind/first date ready. Bailey our sitter arrived and I had managed to get Jocelyn and myself ready in time.
Jonathan came to the door and I had Jocelyn greet him, and then we went off on our date. It was fun talking to each other as though we didn't know everything and I am sure that I learned a few new things along the way. We got to throw in some information that actually came from our meeting 6 years ago as we talked on the way to dinner. Dinner was fantastic and the conversation was fun! But the laughter at the end made the date perfect. Way to go babe A+
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I love this! Way to go Jonathan! Your readers can click my name to get to our P52 Date 2 :)
sounds like everything was perfect, and way to stay in character!!! so cute!
okay, so last night owen went out and bought wine glasses, paint, wine, and food to pair with the wine. we had a nice wine tasting date AND we decorated wine glasses. it was tons of fun, and even though ive done this before with a group of girls, owen never has, and he was a good sport in decorating his glass. love you babe! :)
I need to get that little jar of date ideas! What a fun idea. I bet you could really get each other laughing with "stories" of your life. We had our second date Friday night and had a blast. You can check it out at
www.carrollingalong.blogspot.com
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