The Early Days

Spring 2007

So we began dating and getting to know each other:

Friday, April 6. Joe and I met for dinner at Santa Fe Cattle Co on the Southside, then shot a few games of pool at The Clubhouse.

Friday, April 20. Nathan and I met Joe at Texas Roadhouse on MacArthur & I-40, then went to see Meet the Robinsons at the Yukon theater.

Saturday, April 28. He came over to mow the lawn, after which we watched Night at the Museum on DVD, I fixed lunch (tuna helper), and we went to Lowe’s where I picked out a few things for the yard.

Sunday April 29. We all 3 ate at Alfredo’s Mexican Café on Garth Brooks Blvd in Yukon, then went to see Spiderman 3 at the Yukon theater.

Friday May 18. We met in the parking lot at Bass Pro in Bricktown, and went to Don Quixote’s for karaoke and our friend Ted’s 50th birthday.

Tuesday, May 22. He brought his guitar and a bottle of wine to the house, and showed me a few chords and rubbed my feet and back.

Saturday, June 2. The 3 of us went to a car show/auto parts swap meet at Remington Park, after which we ate at Crabtown in Bricktown.

Sunday, June 3. He mowed my lawn the day I flew to Minneapolis. That wasn’t exactly a date.

Sunday, June 10. I invited him over for dinner as a thank-you for mowing the lawn while I was in Minneapolis, but he couldn’t come over that night.

Sunday, June 17. He drove the street rod over for dinner, and brought his shoebox full of pictures. We watched Ghost Rider on DVD, after which he stayed the night.

Friday, June 22. We met for dinner at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Bricktown, then saw Evan Almighty at Harkins Cinema, after which he stayed the night.

Saturday, June 23. We spent the morning together, after which he mowed the lawn and the 3 of us went to a car show in Mustang.

Wednesday, June 27. I met him at Sunny Lanes [bowling alley] in Del City – he played on a bowling league on Wednesday nights. I was his personal cheering section! New rule: every strike gets a kiss. Afterward I’d wanted to go see his house and meet his mom, but she wasn’t ready for company, so we went to my house instead.

Monday, July 2. The 3 of us went to “Red White and Boom” at the Downtown Airpark. A big Independence Day festival by the River.

Friday, July 6. The 3 of us went to Mitch Park in Edmond to see West Side Story, “musical under the stars.”