LASER LIGHT LOVIN'
For date #2 with Rory we were trying to brainstorm for ideas and I've been dying to see the Laser Light Show at Hayden Planetarium. It has all this great alternative music with a crazy light show to match. http://www.amnh.org/rose/dome/ Rory thought it was a great idea. I told him that he needed to pick the place to eat because if the light show is a bust he can be responsible for the food :) He laughed then agreed.

So that night while I'm getting ready. The phone rings 40 min before he is supposed to be at my apt. I pick it up because I thought that he was calling to say that he is on my way. I am surpised when he says he is downstairs and that there was surprisingly no traffic. AHH! I just finished drying my hair and told him that I'll let him in shortly I just need to get some clothes on.

Five minutes later I'm all dressed with minimal makeup and ring him up. I open the door a second later and he is right there. I jump a million feet in the air surprised that he is there and we both laugh and a exchange a kiss on the cheek. We sit and chat for a while. He is still looking super cute with a button down shirt from Abercrombie and matching shorts. Of course he is wearing his new sneakers. These sporty Nike's that "fit like a sock" He hearts them which makes me laugh.

We head out to walk to the subway. Surprise surprise we are running late, the subway is not coming so we (as in he) decides we should just take the E and transfer. We wind up staying on the E too long and it is back at 53rd/Lex. Oops. I'm getting nervous (trying to hide it but I'm sure not working) because it is now 15 min till the show. He on the other hand is cool as a cucumber and says we'll make it.

We get out and take a cab to arrive at the light show 2 min before. We settle in and both relieved to make it. He offers me some swedish fish from his pocket-yum my favorite! The show was really cool! Great music and very cool visuals! I was really happy to see it.

So we start walking to this place that he loves in the area. He was there a year ago. Well after walking to the spot and me double checking on my PDA we determine that the place went out of business. It is 10pm and still no dinner. My feet hurt because I'm sporting these big heels. We stop by a few places in the area that were super expensive. Even though he said it was fine I said no way we should just go back to my neighborhood I know good places there. We are both starving and get a cab.

We get to Benjamins, this great restaurant a few doors down from my apt. While we were getting seated he asked me where I want to sit. I tell him and he walks over there. So naturally I go to the other one. He says where are you going? I thought he might not have heard me. Um no...he was going to get the chair for me-ha! Clearly I'm not used to this nice treatment :) I say oh man sorry thank you though and scoot over there.

So finally we are settled in. I apologize for the night be a chaotic rush. He says he's having fun and its his fault that we took the E. I told him next time he needs to show up earlier :) We have a great dinner. I order scallops-yum! and him a steak. I also had the yummiest dirty vodka martini (my new date drink because I only need to have one-ha!). We talk and laugh and really enjoy each others company. Finally relaxing!

Still not having smooched him, I ask him if he's tired because we can go hang out at my apt (of course I have my plan of attack). He just needs to move his car out of the garage because its not 24 hrs. We go and find him a spot on my block.

We are watching TV and trying to look up this singer of one of the songs we heard at the show (MAPS by yeah yeah yeahs). We are cuddling on the couch watching TV. We flip the channels and agree on Dr. 90210. We are both sober, I'm super nervous, and he keeps licking his lips. But its not helping that the TV is blasting about how the girl is getting her torn vag fixed.

But we managed to go in for it! YAY! It was great and this girl has brought the DH to NYC!!

This date could have been completely disastrous but we just both laughed and still enjoyed it.

I have since downloaded that song and text back and forth with him all day. Oh man I think I have the bug!

PS....I just got the invite for my brother's wedding in the mail-ahhhh! Don't worry I'm not even going to consider asking him for at least another month or so.....if he makes it until then. Although I'm not going to lie I'm crossing my fingers on this one :)