#2. Go on a Date & #127. Have makeup done for a night out

#2. Go on a Date

#127. Have makeup done professionally

To say that this is and probably will be my favorite blog post would be an understatement. Go on a date. It seems so simple, but for me it was the first one I've ever been on. Yes, I am almost 30 and have never been on a date. I'll spare you all the details and hit the highlights. 

Can I just say that I am so glad I had never gone on date before. It was seriously the perfect night. John and I have been friends for over 5 years and I've liked him off and on for the whole time. When he asked me out, I was excited and shocked. But happy. 

Because of timing and schedules, we waited two weeks from when he asked me out until we went on our first date. So I had plenty of time to prepare. The day of, I had help getting ready. Thanks to my mentor, Shelli, I had my makeup done by a professional makeup artist. It was fun getting pampered for the afternoon. Afterward, Alicia came over to do my hair. 

So November 1st was our first date. He showed up at my door to pick me up holding orchids (my favorite). They were beautiful. And a month later, still alive. :) I then took the opportunity to take pictures because I had to document this night. 

He was such a gentlemen, opening car doors for me the whole night. Not that I had any doubt. There was reasons I had liked him for a while. The weeks leading up to the date he wouldn't tell me what we were doing other than to dress casual. That morning, thanks to one of our friends who accidentally told me, I found out where we were going to dinner. 

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from dinner. We went to Nonna's downtown. I have lived in Springfield all these years and have never been. Surprising because I love Italian food. When we were walking up, a large group of people walked in and I said there may be a wait. He just looked at me, smiled, and said good thing I made a reservation. Love people that plan. :)  Our table was upstairs which was back in the corner, perfect and cozy. Our waiter was a little strange but it made for a good story. After we ordered, John told me what we were doing the rest of the night: bowling and then back downtown for fondue. Dinner was really good. I would definitely go back. After dinner, we walked around the square for a while before going to the bowling alley. 

After dinner, we went to the bowling alley. It was under construction so it wasn't super crowded. They gave us one of the lanes toward the end, so for a while, we were off by ourselves. I won 2 of the 3 games. I'm quite the good bowler, but so is he. It was good little competition. And of course, there had to be a picture. :)

After bowling, we headed back downtown to the MudLounge for fondue. It was delicious. We got the chocolate one with peanut butter mixed in. Yummy. We were wondering if we would see anyone we knew, but we managed to make it the whole night without seeing anyone. It was nice. It was like we were in our own little world. 

For those curious, we are dating now. Yay!