happy easter!

this weekend turned out to be a really good one.

i took friday afternoon off to do some pampering (and some cleaning), and went to meet corey for his make-up dinner at la madeleine. i had my favorite salad of all time--the steak au bleu, and he had some mushroom concoction.

i say 'make-up dinner', and i will elaborate, so that all my readers will know what a truly great guy corey is.

some time ago, i was hanging out at his place watching a movie. in his apartment complex you have to have a visitor parking pass, so when i arrived, he came out and gave me the pass. what he and i did not notice was that i managed to park in the one 'reserved' parking spot in the whole back row of parking, and after finishing up the movie, my car was nowhere to be found. towing is such a racket, but corey unnecessarily assumed responsibility, since he was aware of the trap spot, and would not let me pay the $125 fee to get my car out. yes ladies, he is that kind of guy, for further information, inquire within. (oh, he is so gonna kill me when he reads this!!)

at any rate, i figured the very least i could do to say thank you was to take him to dinner. after dinner we headed to the jungle where we were met by katie and anne. the four of us embarked on a perilous journey that involved komodo dragons, killer bees, crocodiles, and head hunters. it also involved one hole in one, made by anne. katie and i tied for high score (high score wins in mini-golf, right?) actually, it was worth noting that, while the holes themselves were pretty simple, the course was by far the best mini-golf course i have seen, and i can't wait to go back!

we called it a night a bit early, since i knew i had to be up on saturday morning to meet jeremy, who was coming up to visit me from richmond. i was a bit relieved when i learned that he had gotten a late start, which meant i could sleep for another hour! but eventually i rolled out of bed and got ready to start the day. i was a bit nervous, as this was a first meeting for jeremy and i (having originally met online), but when he arrived, all my anxiety was put to rest.

i've met people through various sites online before, and with mixed results. i've had my heart broken, broken hearts, and made some good friends. but if i've learned anything, it is that meeting sooner rather than later is better for everyone. as much as you can learn about a person through emails, ims, and phone calls, there is still much that cannot be determined until you are standing face to face with someone sharing the same space. and only then can you decide what sort of time and emotional investment is warranted.

jeremy was a good sport and after a week of interaction, when i suggested one of us needed to make a road trip, he didn't hesitate. when he got here, i was especially happy that we hadn't put it off any longer.

we decided to deviate from the original plan of going into dc, and stuck a bit closer to home. we headed to lunch, after which we stopped by the langley eggstravaganza, where we were amused by all things egg. after leaving from there, we opted to take advantage of the beautiful day, and spent a couple of hours at great falls park. i really could not have ordered more perfect weather, more perfect scenery, or more perfect company. we had an amazing time.

finally, it was time for dinner, so we headed to olive garden, where we, in the most random of coincidences, ran into kathryn and her roommate kara. the four of us decided to dine together, and had a great time. jeremy withstood kathryn's firing line like a true pro! since kathryn has known me for some 12 odd years, nobody gets a place in my life without passing her tests, and he passed with flying colors.

after dinner we headed back home where we spent some time getting to know eachother better, and eventually i sent him home with an invitation to check out his neck of the woods next weekend--which i'm really looking forward to!

basically, it was just one of those all around great weekends...hopefully this is the start of nothing but an upward trend!

for more jungle pics, click here.
for more great falls pics, click here.