The First Date

So today was the big date day!

Thomas and I had the whole day planned out!
Although bits and pieces didn't go according to "the plan,"

it was still just about the best day ever.

Okay, maybe the second best after yesterday...

...It started at about 10:30 this morning.

Thomas and his dad swung by my house to pick me up on their way back from the AT&T store - Thomas got a phone today!

Once home, we planned our picnic: we decided on parfaits and sandwiches.

I had never had a parfait before.
So we went to target to get fruit for parfaits (and so I could show him off to some of my coworkers who wanted to meet him!)

On our way to Target, there was, of course, more kissing at red lights.

After a kiss I told him, "I forgot how much fun it is to kiss you. I could kiss you forever."

To which he responded, "Good. Cuz there's gonna be a lot of kissing today."

I love that man.

After we got our groceries, we went back home and screwed around in the kitchen while cutting fruit.

There may or may not have been some playful threats with knives.

Finally got our picnic packed and headed out to the zoo shortly after twelve.

We sat at a picnic table and talked and ate for a least an hour.

I discovered I love vanilla yogurt.

But hate granola.

Even mixed in with fruit and yogurt.

Blah.

When we finally finished talking and eating, we walked over to the zoo!!

As always, I had a hoot.
I love the zoo.

We took our traditional picture in the kissing square while we were there.

Along with some other fun random pictures.

After another couple hours, and seeing all there was to see, we headed back home.

We went to my house and chilled there, surfing the net together.

We looked at all the comments on our pictures from the reunion.

(Thank you soo much for all the love, support, and excitement, everyone!)

We also watched some youtube vids.

Then I changed for dinner.

I ended up not wearing my dress I had picked out because it was a rather chilly day.

Only 60, cloudy, and very windy.

Not good dress weather.

But I got to wear my boots! ;)

We sat at Texas Roadhouse for an hour before Thomas finally went up and inquired why it was taking so long...

...we actually hadn't even noticed it had been then long, since we were pretty entranced in each other and had lots of long overdue conversation to attend to.

But because we waited so long, we got a free appetizer and dessert!
Helloooo first date! Awesome!

Dinner was delish, and full of wonderful mission stories.

I love my RM. I am so proud of him.

After dinner we went back to his house and played pool.

As always, I kicked Tom's butt.

Totally kidding. He dominated.

As always.

I'm getting a kiss from a giraffe!

After losing the second game I struck up a wrestling match in the hopes of paying him back for beating me.

But of course, I lost that too.

But it led to a tickle fight...

...which I also lost.

But that led to laughing and kisses and giggles.

Which I loved.

Then we sat on the couch and had a wonderful talk with his mum and sister about wedding plans.

We talked possible dates and ceremonies and all that fun stuff.

I'll keep you updated as things progress...!!

Eventually, the night had to come to an end (we were both exhausted) and so Thomas drove me home.

We sat in the car and talked some more about the future.

Can I just say, I am so incredibly excited to spend the rest of forever with him.

I cannot wait to become his wife.

Today was a perfect day.

Seriously, {perfect} first day together.

I am so in love.