Saturday the 15th, a group of us went to go see The Hobbit (awesome btw), and a friend and his wife brought along another friend. I found her pretty blue eyes striking, and for a few minutes we talked in the lobby while waiting to go in. Now, normally I am a bit shy around women, but I felt a reassuring comfort with her, and it was a nice conversation about nothing in particular, but I enjoyed it.
We went in the theater, but ended up sitting on opposite ends of the group, but no big deal, we were here for the movie. Afterwards, we talked a bit more, and I decided to take a chance and ask her out for coffee the next day.
Now a little background before I continue:
I’ve been married for about 20 years, and it was good early on, but as time went on, it became apparent it wasn’t ‘a good fit’. As we grew older (we got married at 22-23), we began to grow into two separate people with two separate lives. The last ten years or so became ‘stick together for our daughter’, but otherwise it was a lacking marriage.
We separated 2-1/2 years ago, and will be divorced by March (cleaning up bills, etc.). While we care for each other and wish each other the best in the future, there was no future for ‘us’. Our daughter noticed it in her later teen years, and while at first tough, began to understand it was for the best.
Back to the story:
She accepted my invitation for coffee, and we agreed to meet at a restaurant of her choice at 1pm Sunday. I was excited, but filled with trepidation. I had been alone for 2-1/2 years by now, and long out of the dating game, so to say I was nervous is an understatement.
We met at 1pm, and talked and talked and talked. Within minutes, it became apparent to me this woman was special, a beautiful and wonderful person. Her eyes lit up when she smiled, and she drew me out, all nervousness was gone. Our conversations wound around our careers, lives, families, likes, dislikes, interests, etc. for hours, which were more alike than not. We had dinner, and talked more.
I’ve heard of love at first sight, but didn’t really believe it…until now. We were at the restaurant for over six hours, the waitress coming by occasionally re-filling our cups and gave us a smile without a word, as if she knew something special was happening here.
She invited me to her house, and I had to ask her if she was sure, and with a smile she just nodded. We spent another five hours at her house, on the couch, talking more watching Forest Gump, holding hands and ‘snuggled’ as she called it. The night was perfect.
Near the end of the night, I looked into her beautiful blue eyes that had a look of affection and satisfaction, and told her I thought she was an angel. She held me tightly, and nodded into my shoulder. A moment later she said she thought she was ‘becoming smitten’ with me. I answered that I too was falling for her. We kissed long and passionately, and I think we both knew at that point we may be falling in love.
We spent a couple more evenings together, ‘snuggling’ and talking. The following Sunday (this past), I decided to make it official, and ask her ‘if she would do me the honor of being my girlfriend’. She nodded, said yes, and squeezed the stuffing out of me. That night I spent the night over her house for the first time, and without going into detail, it was wonderful.
I’ve found an angel, and they do walk among us. I call her my ‘Angel of Hope’ now. For the first time in my life I feel complete, whole, full of life and alive, and it is an awesome feeling.
In closing my New Years’ wish is that everyone finds, or has found their ‘Angel’.
It was just a magic moment in both our lives, special, ya know…