sleep deprived and loving it!

Yep. I am.

I went on a date last night, with a guy named Earl ... (of all names, his name is Earl! ...Who names their kid EARL???) Anyways... once I got past his name... lol... I realized he was a pretty cool guy: semi-pro mountain bike racer, nice teeth, really cute... so I agreed to go out with him.
I wasn't sure if I would like him, so I wasn't really that stoked for the date. He came to get me to take me out to dinner... first things first, he opened my car door :)
We drove around downtown looking for "the Keg", but after about 20 minutes of driving around aimlessly, I suggested we go back to "Moxies". (I was craving their White Chocolate Brownie dessert :) When we got our table, he hung up my coat for me at the restaurant. We had some great conversation at dinner (I tried to play a more reactive role in the conversation... not sure If I was successful or not!) At the end of our meal, he asked "Can I pay for this? I really wanted to take you out, but I know some people don't like it when someone pays for the meal!" I was flabbergasted! ..."By all means! ...And I'll get the next one! :) I think he liked that comment, giving him the knowledge that he'll get to see me again.
We had decided earlier that we'd go to Eau Claire and play some video/arcade games. We played air hockey and I won 4 of the 5 games we played! lol... it was funny to see him getting so frustrated! I think we spent $20.00 on tokens only to win a couple of little stuffed bears. lol But we had a lot of fun! And he kissed me near the end. He was very nervous, I could tell... but I'm so glad that he did it!
I invited him to come over and see my condo after the games and we could talk for a while. We didn't do a lot of talking... but it was really nice to cuddle with him.

We made plans to do it again on Sunday. (well, ok, not all of it, but the hanging out part is for sure :) (Oh, btw... Earl is 24.)