2010...Peach of a Year!

Great things going on this year. I have beautiful red blooming roses on my coffee table courtesy of Stefano. I have eaten so many delicious meals the past few days. I went for 3 runs w/Tito J. and I have drank a lot of booze. I spent most of today still trying to get my home in order and relaxing here and enjoying some Adela time. I have decided to cut back on my hours at Job #2 so I have more free time. Hopefully I will get to see DA tomorrow and get some! Lots of fun so far.

So Wednesday was great. I went to DA's house and spent the afternoon with him and got some in his bedroom while his mom and stepbrother were elsewhere in the house... it was very high school! Then he went to work and I came home and got ready for my date w/Stefano. Stefano's heat was not working at his house so he came over to stay w/me and he brought me the red roses, totally melting my heart! He took me to see the klassic kuntry band I wanted to see and we danced a little and had fun but didn't stay long b/c we wanted to come home and get it on. The next morning he left early to go meet the heat folks and I slept in until it was time to go meet Tito J. for a run. We did 3 miles and I can't believe I was actually able to do it b/c for me, 1 mile is totally fine! But it was a great end-of-the-year activity. Later I did a little shopping as my new sweaters from Victoria's Secretions had arrived so I was totally ready with a cute NYE outfit, however I needed pants and new boots which I managed to find at the last minute.

So I finally headed to the party at around 8pm and I was wearing my sexy new off the shoulder sweater, tight black pants, new party jewelry, and new boots. The party was at the beautiful big home of Stefano's friends. I knew a couple of their friends as I had met them at Stefano's blues jam a few weeks ago (when I almost got into the bar fight). The host couple were very sweet to me and immediately got me plenty to drink. I did, in fact, get pretty drunk but a lot of people were also so hopefully I didn't stand out too much! At one point one of Stefano's friends told me I had lipstick on my face and when I went to the restroom to look someone had left lip prints on my lower cheek and I have no idea who did that or when! Stefano's band sounded great and I even danced a little w/various people and when the band finally got to stop for the night I got lots and lots of hugs and kisses from Stefano. I got to meet a lot of Stefano's other friends and we stayed just until midnight for the champagne toast and kiss, and then we headed home to his house. Unfortunately I had a real, as Stefano described it, "Woody Allen moment" b/c I was so drunk I couldn't finish getting it on w/Stefano and apparently I rolled over, told him, "We'll have to finish this tomorrow", and passed out!!! Hee hee.

The next day we slept in and Stefano made us bagels w/lox, cream cheese, tomato and capers! He promised to make black eyed peas, cabbage, and chicken for dinner for me that night and I promised to make cornbread and bring mimosa supplies. He told me his friends' son's bar mitzvah is next Saturday and would I like to come with him. Would I! My first bar mitzvah! So then I had to leave to run down to Pasadena to see Ma, then get home and make the cornbread. I went to Stefano's that evening and he had made a lovely dinner and even set a nice table w/cloth napkins, etc. What a romantic! After dinner we tried to watch the movie Garden State and almost got through the whole thing before getting distracted.

Saturday morning I had to come home and make sausage balls for DA, who was all depressed b/c he got his license suspended for 180 days due to his pending DWI case (a long story). So I had promised to bring him sausage balls and we'd go see Invictus. I went to his house early so we'd have a little time to hang out before the movie. DA's dad heated up some of his black eyed peas for me, which were absolutely delicious! The movie was very good, a beautiful story, and I wouldn't mind reading the book except for the fact that I already have over 90 titles on my "To Read" list as it is. Poor DA was not feeling well though and didn't want to kiss me since his throat was sore and he had a slight cough. So I didn't get very much kissing/cuddling action.

I left just in time to go meet Tito J for another run in the park. His friend D. joined us and I couldn't believe anyone was a slower runner than I, but she sure did slow us down! Just b/c she's been doing Bikram Yoga forever and therefore had no cardio endurance. But I finished our run just in time to run home, shower, change and get dressed for a romantic dinner w/Stefano who wanted to take me to his favorite French bistro! I had never had escargot before but I am, of course, an adventurous eater so we got some and it was delicious! Also we had plenty of wine and we shared pate, salmon salad, and some wonderful bread. Finally we shared a decadent dessert. On the way home we decided to go meet Tito J for a quick nightcap at the bar behind my house, but Tito J was too late in meeting us however we did run into my other librarian friend/neighbor. Back at Stefano's house he gave me a present: a fishnet bodystocking! Later on I got bold enough to ask Stefano if he was crazy about me, and he confirmed that yes he was.

This morning he was cuddling w/me and told me again how crazy he is about me; then he said he's not dating anyone else and doesn't want to. I said, "Aw, that makes me feel bad!" and when he asked why I reminded him about the conversation I'd had with him a couple of weeks ago and he said, "Oh because you're seeing other people?" and I said yes. But he said not to worry about it, that these things usually work themselves out. He said he wants to spend more time w/me in 2010 and I said I did with him too. And he also asked me out on Friday and Saturday night but said he didn't want to co-op all my time from the "other men" in my life and I said that was ok and pointed out that he got NYE and is also getting all my weekends and I was happy to give them to him! He said he can't imagine any man who spends time with me not falling completely in love with me. Hmmmm! He's so incredibly sweet and adorable and I can't even believe it sometimes.

I left his house just in time today to run home and freshen up and meet Tito J and a couple other girlfriends for lunch at Frenchy's fried chicken. I had invited Stefano to come too but he didn't want to be tempted by the decadent food! We had a great lunch, finalized the dates for Tito J's Vegas birthday party weekend "Pleasure and Treasure", and then I headed home to try and get some things around the house accomplished. I've talked/texted to DA throughout the day. I also have Stefano's NY Times here which he gave to me to read. DA is going to try and come see me tomorrow night for our Stooges Monday if he is feeling better and feels lucky enough to drive!