Tuesday, May 5
It is the wee hours of the morning, right after my date night with Jared, and he just left my apartment. Let me start by saying, our date went remarkably well, right up until the end. We had a fantastic time at Sunsets. He is as funny, sweet, and charming in a one-on-one setting as he is with our group of friends. I felt no awkwardness between us whatsoever, and we had a romantic, wonderful evening.
As we finished our bottle of wine out by the water at Sunsets (as I had anticipated we would), he made a panty-dropping toast to me. I don’t remember his exact words, but it went something like, “To Fern, the most genuine, funny, gorgeous lady I’ve met in a long time. I hope we continue to grow closer in every way.” It wasn’t poetry, but it was the sweetest thing anyone has sai
