Even after the day today ~ I will put a few words down about my “evening out.” In the previous post I made mention of the fact that I had to be told that the invitation was actually a date. At my age? You’ve got to be kidding…but it was not just getting together, it actually was a date.

This required some thought and planning. What does one wear on a date…not having been on one for quite sometime. What is planned for the evening, or not planned?

Finally, common sense took hold and I decided that I would continue to be myself and allow the evening to unfold as it wanted to unfold.

We met and started talking ~ and we shared, laughed, talked until finally we realized what time it was. We had been sharing and talking for almost five hours! It certainly didn’t seem like that at all. Fortunately, I didn’t have to get up in the morning to work. We parted ways ~ however ~ only for a bit. We are getting together for another date next week ~ and I will certainly have more to share on that one.

However ~ it’s wonderful to find someone who is willing to share themselves and be open about life and living. It’s delightful to find someone who has been at some of the crossroads I’ve been at and who knows what deep decision making is all about.

What the evening gave me was a deep appreciation of this person, a better understanding of them ~ and belief that no matter what, we will have a friendship that survives.

And yes ~ the evening ended with a very warm embrace…very warm.