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coffee date, embarking on adventures, making new friends, skiing buddy or love match, skiing date, taking chances
“If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do.” ―
I had a quick date on Wednesday night. I met this guy months ago on OKCupid. I am not longer on that site. He left the site first and gave me his number so we could keep in touch.
I eventually texted him and we started exchanging messages. Even though we live only 30 minutes apart, it was hard to make plans to meet until now.
We chose to meet in Bronxville, NY. It is has a charming downtown. We were going to meet at Starbucks, but when I got there he was standing outside. They had just closed. It was good thing. We walked around and found a better place.
“I feel the need to endanger myself every so often.” ― Tim Daly
The place we found is called Slave to the Grind. It reminded me of coffee shops in skiing resort towns, which was apropos since this was more of a skiing date, then a romantic date.
Let me explain: One of the reasons that we connected was our love of skiing. Mine is more of a platonic love, since I seldom ski, and I am not really good at it. His, is a full blown love affair. He has been skiing since he was 10, and still races from time to time.
I just found out yesterday that he has a home in Whistler, BC, which is my absolute favorite place on earth! Icing on the cake!
He is over 60 years old, but I don’t remember his exact age, and didn’t want to ask again. He looks younger in person. Taller than me, bald, smart, cultured and personable. He is involved in international business. Mostly retired now, he does some consulting on the side.
“Cross-country skiing is fine as long as you live in a small country.” ― Steven Wright
We started talking as if we have known each other for years, and not just months of texting. It was not a long date. We mostly talked about our backgrounds and of course, skiing.
He invited me to go skiing on Sunday and I said yes. I think he can teach me a lot. I am hoping to get a few pointers and perhaps gain more confidence.
Even though he is a great person it seems that we are both more into being skiing friends than anything else. It felt more like meeting a skiing buddy than a potential boyfriend. I think that, at this point, I am more excited about finding a skiing partner than a love match.
Before I forget, I had the mocha with oat milk and a scone. The mocha was delicious and the scone was bad. Is tasted old, I don’t think they make their own baked goods. I would go back for the coffee. He had a cappuccino, which I believe he enjoyed. 🙂
Skiing report coming on Monday! Wish me luck!
“The problem with winter sports is that — follow me closely here — they generally take place in winter.” ― Dave Barry
Well, he certainly likes you enough to skip the superbowl.
HI Rob,
Either that, or he likes skiing more than football lol
I am guessing you are not skipping it?
My team isn’t in it, but I’ll watch anyway. I’m not into the halftime show, so I’ll skip that part.
My team is not in it either, otherwise I would probably watch some of it. Some people are only into the show and the commercials.
I have seen the one time it was Bruno Mars and I thought it was great, but I am not as musical as you are 🙂
While I am a musician, I don’t think that I’m up to a half time show. 😉
I get it, maybe… lol
Have fun!
Thank you Aletta!
Blessings! ♥
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Happy skiing Ana!
Thank you Brad!
Have a blessed, and fun, weekend! ♥
Woohoo, sounds like fun 🤩 Hope you have a fab Sunday 😊
Thank you Charlie! I hope so, and you as well! Blessings! ♥
Ski fun and ski safe both of you! Look forward to the report. 🙂
Thank you Cassa!
Safety is always first!
Blessings to you! ♥
This sounds like a lot of fun Ana Star.. Can’t wait to hear all@💖💖
I will come and tell it all tomorrow 🙂
Thank you for sharing!!… only the hearts will know where this might lead… perhaps just think of it as a day with a friend… “Life gives us brief moments with another, but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime, So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.” (Author Unknown)… 🙂
Have a wonderful and safe ski trip, a even better Valentines day filled with love and happiness and until we meet again..
May flowers always line your path
and sunshine light your way,
May songbirds serenade your
every step along the way,
May a rainbow run beside you
in a sky that’s always blue,
And may happiness fill your heart
each day your whole life through.
(Irish Saying)
Hi Larry,
I am indeed thinking of friendship and if develops into something else, then it is the icing on the cake. Otherwise I am very happy to have made a new friend that shares my love for skiing.
Thank you for being you!
Wishing you a blessed new week, and a wonderful Valentines Day!
I apologize for the double post, apparently WordPress is having issues… on my WordPress reader site it shows none of my posts saved and I were having issues while trying to type my comment…. 🙂
Hi Larry,
I think the problems is that none of the comments show until I approve them first 🙂
Thank you for the visits and comments! You will be seeing them all in a few minutes.
Blessings to you!
That might be possible but I were having other issues… when I tapped the space bar WordPress ask me if I wish to leave the page and would post my comment on a different one of your blogs than the one intended, like what happened yesterday… and it were not just your blog site… thinking perhaps WordPress may have been making some changes… 🙂
I get it. Unfortunately not all of their changes feel like an improvement 🙁
It is a lot like life, isn’t it… “There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, people we can’t live without but have to let go.” ( Nancy Stephan).. 🙂
A skiing date – how wonderfully fun! One again I shall live vicariously through you, Ana. Enjoy the post piste! 💘
Hi Kerry,
I hope it will be fun. I am getting to be bed shortly to be up start early tomorrow 🙂
Thank you and a blessed day to you!
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I just tried oat milk in my coffee for the first time. Not a fan. It’s not a bad taste but it overwhelms the base flavor of the coffee when all I’m looking for is a non-dairy “creamer”. The Steven Wright cross-country comment made me LOL. I need to watch one of his stand-up routines again. I see you’ve already posted about the ski-date (I’m behind on the blogs I follow) so I’m off to read all about it.
Hi Dave,
I don’t care for oat milk either, but much prefer it over almond milk and soy milk. I am hoping I get used to that flavor.
I haven’t seen anything by Steven Wright in a long time. I don’t even know if he is still around.
A blessed week to you!
Thanks for the cross-country chuckle. 😀 Have fun skiing! I love it (downhill! no cross country for me!) but haven’t done it in the last 15 years.
Hi Manja
Thank you! There is always time to give it another try 🙂
Blessings to you!