Sometimes reality exceeds even the most vivid imagination…
*This is the Readers Digest version of the weekend and for some weird reason is very heavy in food—possibly because I’m hungry right now and possibly because I want to leave some of the details private. Most likely it’s a combination of the two.
We have been texting, Tweeting, talking on the phone and video chatting via Skype for a few weeks now and The Blogger Hottie bought a plane ticket and was shuffling off to Buffalo for the weekend.
When we finalized the plans I asked what time her plane landed so that I could pick her up. “Oh no,” she replied. “I’m getting a hotel room for the first night so you can come pick me up for a proper date.” I thought that sounded cool and asked what hotel she would be staying at. She didn’t want to tell me for fear I would pull some kind of a “ninja stealth raid” and be waiting when she arrived.
I assured her I had no intention of surprising her. If she wanted to check in, get ready and have me knock on her door, I was cool with that. She thought about it for a moment and dropped the name of the hotel. With that knowledge in hand, my mind went to work.
She didn’t want to tell me the airline she was flying for fear I would be waiting for her at the airport. She did make mention of the fact that she had to fly from Midway and after doing a little online detective work I deduced she was flying Southwest.
With that knowledge I figured out her arrival time and that allowed me to set a timeline for my Swoon Attack. If she was going to fly out here to spend a weekend with me I was going to make sure it was a memorable one.
Friday morning I went to Wegman’s for some coffee and a muffin. They have a great floral department and the real reason for me going there was to get some flowers to leave at the hotel front desk. I wanted her to know I was thinking about her and that I couldn’t wait to see her.
A few hours later I got a phone call telling me how beautiful the flowers were and that she was going to get ready and it would probably be a couple hours. I had waited a while to see her, but the truth is that as the time grew closer the anticipation also grew. I wanted her to hurry up so I could get over there and look at her in person and not through the screen on my Macbook.
About 90 minutes later I got a text saying, “It doesn’t get any cuter than this. Get over here!” Ten minutes later I pulled my car into the parking lot. Three minutes after that I exited the elevator and headed to room 329.
I barely got my knuckles on the door when it burst open. The Blogger Hottie grabbed me, pulled me inside and planted a long, passionate kiss on me. “Not a bad introduction,” I thought to myself. She guided me towards the bed and we continued making out. We continued to get acquainted for about an hour and decided it was time for dinner.
The great thing about The Blogger Hottie is she likes simple things. I have no problem getting fancy and having a good time, but the reality is that I can have more fun hanging out at some local joint than I can at a fancy schmancy place.
A few days before arriving she mentioned that she loved Buffalo wings and that she could “put anything in my mouth if it was cover in wing sauce”. That (of course) led my mind in a completely inappropriate direction but I quickly put that thought out of my mind. No way in hell was I going to try that. Absolutely not!!!
When you’re in Buffalo there are really only a couple of places you go for great wings—the Anchor Bar (where the Buffalo wing originated) and Duffs. I decided to take her to Duffs because it was close and because I’ve never been to Anchor Bar and I knew she would dig the wings at Duffs.
We got there just before the rush and waited less than 10 minutes for a table. Once seated we quickly looked at the menu and decided on one of their very reasonable specials—20 wings, a large basket of fries and a large pitcher of beer for $23. How can you go wrong with that?
She loved the food and we both were digging the company. We talked and laughed as we ate and honestly, it was like we had known each other for years and was nothing like a first date. It was totally comfortable and was proving to be just as I imagined it would be.
After dinner we cruised to my place to let Lucy (my dog) out to do her business then we drove back to the hotel where we stopped at the bar for a couple drinks. I was tossing back my usual Jack and Coke while she went a little more exotic and drank a concoction of Diet Coke, Baileys and cream. It sounded nasty to me, but she enjoyed it, so what the hell, right?
We retired to the room and the next morning I took her to another staple of Buffalo life—Tim Horton’s. We picked up some coffee for us and for my next-door neighbor and the three of us spent a couple hours sitting on my porch shooting the shit.
When it came time for lunch we headed over to Wegman’s (the world’s raddest grocery store) to eat and to grab some food to cook for dinner. Upon entering the store she had what I believe to be a fairly large orgasm. To say she was amazed at the selection of prepared food to eat there would be a complete understatement. We grabbed some Chinese food and went upstairs to partake of our selection.
After eating we did a bit of shopping and grabbed the ingredients for a BBQ. She mentioned she loved teriyaki chicken, so I prepared that along with some grilled pineapple, squash and pepedew peppers stuffed with Italian sausage. We also grilled some freshly baked rosemary bread with some buffalo wing cheese spread. It was all pretty friggin tasty.
On Saturday I got a Tweet from @momwhoruns who said she was making a quick roadie to Buffalo from Toronto and that she had a book that she wanted to loan me to read. The book is “I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL” and she thought I would love it. I’ve heard great things about it and I was excited to read it and to meet her.
She needed to go to Wegman’s in Niagara Falls and we met there on the patio and laughed for about an hour. We went our separate ways and as she started shopping, we headed to Niagara Falls and walked over the bridge into Canada.
By this time we were both hungry again and she offered to buy lunch at the Hard Rock Café. We sat on the patio and I had an awesome blue cheese burger with buffalo sauce and Cajun spices. She had a chicken sandwich of some kind.
Saturday had been humid (75-80%) but Sunday was beautiful and was down around 25%. After lunch we walked across the street to see the Falls and she was amazed at the beauty and at the fact that there are actually two waterfalls—the American Falls and the Canadian Falls. We took a few pictures and headed into the park to sit in the shade and make out a bit before heading home.
There was one last “must do” food thing for The Blogger Hottie and that was to have some pizza from one on Buffalo’s legendary joints. I live around the corner from La Nova, so we grabbed some wings and a large pie. My neighbor came over again and we sat on the patio eating and enjoying a few beers.
She got on a plane this morning to head back to Chicago and it was tough to say goodbye, but not as tough as I imagined it would be. I really dig her and she’s coming back for a few days in mid August. We’ll still Skype and Tweet up a storm and there is just something about her that feels really, really right.
I dropped her off at the airport and upon returning home I made a pit stop in the bathroom where I found a message written on the mirror. It’s the picture at the top of this post and is just one more reason I’m crazy about The Blogger Hottie.
We’ve been texting back and forth as I write this and she informed me that she just changed her Facebook status to say she was in a relationship with me. I think that’s really cool and I honestly cannot wait to see where this goes. I feel so comfortable with her and that is really, really cool.
I spent a lot of time this afternoon looking back on the weekend and I had some very high expectations for our time together. I finally came to this conclusion: Sometimes reality exceeds even the most vivid imagination. And that is a very good thing.
J.R.
OH Blogger Hottie, NO NO NO sugars in/on the vajayjay area!!! You will get an infection! Check out my website… JR can fill you in on that particular piece of information…..He is on the preferred customer list…… New Products out in August!!!
JR- I will resend a package, I just got my order in……..
You have never been to Anchor Bar? You’re dead to me. Dead, I tell you!
Wait… What? Next date…. Wegman’s. You. Me. A can of whipped cream from the dairy section. Or that spray cheese on the snack aisle. Whichever. Just an idea.
Spray cheese is whack. I vote for either whipped cream or maybe some of that whipped strawberry cream cheese. Either one would be a great addition to whatever activity you were referring to.
Found your site through.. who remembers now..
Good stuff..
My folks now live in Niagara Falls and well, Wegmans is enough to give a guy a instant hardon. Woooo
Dude, I am not at all ashamed to say that I generally get a chubby when I go to Wegmans. I quickly checked out your site and will definitely be going back again after work. Rock on, brother!
That’s a great story. Congrats on the new relationship and good luck.
What a great blog post.
Hope to see both of you in Toronto one day soon.
Cheers,
Vicky
(@momwhoruns)
Was it great because you were in it or was it great in general? It was awesome hanging out with you and I/we will definitely get to Toronto one of these days…
Well, well, well….sounds like you had a FABULOUS weekend.
Too bad you couldn’t find anything good to eat, though.
heh
Enjoy the rush and ride- may it continue….
Awesome weekend.
And…nice towel!
Wow. You have no idea the emotions this post has stirred deep within me. I have to admit, I like my situation and everything here in Massachusetts, but your account of last weekend admittedly made me very jealous. It brought back feelings for me from years ago. Feelings I had long since forgotten. But the way you describe it all reminds me of what I’m missing. I want to feel that way again. I’m ravenous for it. I need it and I wish to God I could have it in my life. GOD I LOVE & MISS WEGMAN’S!!! Oh, and… Read more »
I love it. LOVE it. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
You two have me smiling BIG over here.
YAY!
Well now….sounds like you two crazy kids had a great time….YAY!!
#assslap
Hmmmmm…. this is about 92% accurate. I will be working on my “she said” version of all of these shenanigans. Also, you left out one super woo move that you didn’t even think was a woo move. The hotel/airport pickup. And the fact that it was Kahlua and not Baileys just goes to show I need to set some of this shit straight. Also I’m not entirely convinced that I was the one that kissed you when I flung the door open before you even got the chance to knock or say hello. Though you may be partially right about… Read more »
I have never been a fan of relationships (not even my own, but dont tell T.W.G)…… BUT I AM SO ON BOARD WITH THIS ONE!!!!!!…………… I am SO happy you two had a great weekend!! Looking forward to many more for you……… 🙂
BTW– Akron/Cleveland is half way for both of you!! HINT HINT
I’m thrilled for the both of you crazy guys. I met my wife online, and we’ve been together for 10 years, half of those married.
Very happy for you guys but so jealous…
about the food. 😉
It sounds like an absolutely amazing time congrats!
Jesus Cristo, Dude! Enough already! I can’t shed any more tears. I get what you’re saying man. I totally get it. Love you guys.
oh yah and so you had this great weekend and I’m very happy to hear there could be a happily ever after for you in the future!
You’ll love the book I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL