Sunday - Opera (Chinese Restaurant)

Mary and I had to switch our date from Monday evening to Sunday evening because he had a plumber coming over Monday and didn't know how late it would go.

Oh (Names have been changed to protect the innocent and/or stupid) ;-)

I was supposed to bake at my sister's all day in the South Loop, so I suggested Opera Restaurant because I alread had a half off groupon to there. (The bill came to a hilarious $6 because I had already paid the $15). Mary was much hotter than his pictures. He looks so nice in his glasses and goatee!!! I was a little nervous, but not too much so. I hated my outfit. I had done 5 loads of laundry at my sister's house while baking and I still had nothing to wear on a hot date.

A hot date it was (food wise). We split this thing called Fire Cracker chicken and were dying! It was a fun date. But I was really tired. And I wasn't totally into him, until I realized that he was taking a really long time to pay the check (which he didn't look at, but pulled immediately to his side of the table when it came). The waiter came around like 5 times to take the check. Finally I said something and then he said - "Well, we could pay this and get another drink somewhere else."

Part of me wanted to die of fatigue. The other part of me kinda perked up and got more into our date. Oooh - hot goatee man, you are enjoying yourself that much? Nice. I offered to buy him the after dinner drinks, but then we saw the bill was $6. (He had bought pre-dinner, waiting for table drinks too. And when I was trying to decide on a cognac that were all kinda spensive and he could see the menu - he said "Go for it! Go all out!" So I got a $14 Cognac.) I paid the $6 bill and he bought all drinks for the night.

Drinks were far more flirty. There was some touching of knees and shoulders. Totally cute stuff. I am very much looking forward to date #2. We have also texted back and forth every day since Sunday. And he is a total sweetheart. So far he has told me that I am fun. That getting to know me has been really enjoyable. ... :) Mary Mary not contrary - how does your garden grow?

(I will have to change his name from Mary if he gets far along in this game)