Paul… and Chris… and L

I decided that I would ride the metro, for the first time, by myself. I was headed to DC to a cool spot called Open City. It’s described as a restaurant by chefs, for chefs. I got on the metro and was only supposed to take three stops to get to my destination. Then, we all had to get off. The trains were down and I had to get on a bus and figure out how the heck I was going to find this place! Luckily everyone was nice, helpful, and in a good mood.

I found the place, and Paul. He was dressed in a very J Crew look. Layered button down with a cashmere sweater over and taupe slacks. Paul is an Urban Planner and sort of looked the part.

We both got the same thing – water and huevos rancheros. It was really good. Our conversation was a bit forced but he was passionate about his work, transportation, why the metro was down, and helpful with things I should know. He paid, we hugged, that was it. He’s a catch – for someone else.

Chris didn’t want last night to stop and I didn’t either. So we decided to go to Ocean City. Our dive down was a lot of fun. Great conversation, listened to swing music, and I let him smoke his cigar in my car. He was stunned and very happy. I joined him with my Blondie.

He took me to a place that looked like Chuck-e-Cheese. He saw my face and said “trust me, you will love the food and have fun”. He was right. While the screaming kids were playing on one side, the bar and restaurant side was really nice. Our food was out of this world. We talked about playing games. Basketball shooting, skeet ball but I was looking good and didn’t want to exert energy. We decided to go to a bar where there was dancing and stayed for about two hours. I ended up getting sweaty after all. It’s dancing! And FINALLY a guy who took me dancing!

Thats all the update you get. 🙂

SUNDAY: I dropped him off at his car around 2pm the following day. (Did I mention that I drove? I needed to be sure I could scram if I needed to.)

Went to my sister and brother-in-laws house (Dr. D and Dr. S) and made cookies till 8pm. I’m guessing they will appear, as guest roles similar to John and L, in future posts.

Went out to play pool with L and may have shared some details with her. I didn’t exactly play pool. I took photos of her and updated her Bumble. Seemed like more fun plus my manicure was on point.