The Best of Times
For the last 2 weeks, I spent time with the woman. It was wonderful.

For the first week I was there, I hung out mostly around her neck of the woods. We ate out a lot and spent quite a bit of time together. At times, it was a little hard since she didn't actually have time off until the following week. So while she was at work, I took care of a lot of my own affairs. However, to see her come back from work is priceless. She's a peach.

On my birthday we went to the Getty Museum. That place is cool. For somebody of my background it's hard not to see why that is. The architecture of that place is really astounding. I'd recommend it.

Later that evening we went out to dinner at a nearby restaurant. Afterwards, we celebrated at home with cake. My sweetie surprised me with a 1GB MP3 player. It's even better than the one I have her a few days ago! That wasn't the only gift tho. I'd say the whole day was wonderful.

The next day we left on a south-west tour. We went to Las Vegas, Grand Canyon as well as other notable locations. Very nice trip. With all of this flurry of activity, we managed to spend quite a bit of alone time together. That was very meaningful.

Sunday was a spontaneous outing in Santa Monica. All we really wanted to do was spend some dedicated time together before I drove back together the next day.

My post vacation thoughts are nothing but good. As always, she's wonderful and thoughtful. Why I never considered her all this time is beyond my comprehension. She's a keeper, she really is. I'm also thankful at how hospitable her parents are.

What can I say? I really love this girl...