The time came for the emails to cease and me to meet this man in person.
The set up: "so I'll take you out for dinner. Have you ever been to Baker's Crust?"
I was filled with excitement and more anxiety I have felt in a long time. Through email we had covered a lot of topics. I was definitely interested, but really scared.
What if all the work I had gone through with the Lord worked against me now? What if this guy like the others would require me to compromise? What if faith was a facade? What if I didn't like him? What if he didn't like me?
Well, the night came.
I got all dressed up.
I drove to Virginia Beach.
I got to the restaurant.
I thought my heart would leap out of my chest and my stomach explode with the influx of butterflies.
I was so pleasantly surprised. The man that greeted me was cute, kind, and interesting. He asked great questions. He listened intently. He talked freely. The conversation weaved in and out easily on so many topics. Jesus, faith, church, were all seamlessly introduced and expounded on.
The funny part was that I had not told my family I had rejoined eharmony. I had not told them I was on a date that evening. So my sister called shortly into this meeting. I accidentally hit send instead of silent. She could hear my voice and a man's voice. She knew it was a date. When I got home, she and my parents were waiting to hear all about it. I was so happy to report that it was a great first date. He was a great man. And I was very interested to go on another.
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