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first date, Friday night, Mediterranean cuisine, Meso Restaurant, Playland Park, Rye NY, second date
Friday evening I went on a date with a 52 year old IT engineer. He suggested we meet at Playland, an amusement park in Rye, NY. I loved the idea of having a different date, other than dinner and drinks.
We met in the parking lot. There was no hug or kiss hello, but it was not awkward either. The moment we met we just started talking and didn’t stop.
We chose not to go on any rides in the park. I have been taking motion sickness pills and allergy pills due to vertigo and also sinusitis, so I didn’t want to chance it. He had been talking a lot about the Dragon Coaster, so I offered to ride it with him anyway, but he declined.
We walked around, talking about the last time we each had been there. It had been a couple of years for me, but for him was over 10 years. The parks sits in a beautiful area by the water. So it was a beautiful walk in and out of the park.
We talked about a lot different things. We talked about work since he works in a similar industry. We also talked about his dog, travels, etc.
We played water gun games. I won the little pig in the picture below. I also had Dippin Dots ice cream. Total win!
I discovered that evenings in September are the best time to go to Playland. The park was almost empty.
We arrived at the park at 6pm. At 8pm we got into our respective cars and went to downtown Rye to look for a place to have dinner. We ended up at Meso, a mediterranean restaurant.
We shared skewers of shrimp, chicken and beef for appetizers. Then he had the salmon, and I had the black sea bass. To drink I had a cocktail made with vodka, hibiscus, st. germain; and he had a beer. Everything was delicious!
He is funny and a bit of a nerd, smart about a multitude of subjects. I find humor and intelligence very attractive.
I am not sure about chemistry, but it is worth a second date. And that will happen tomorrow night. His dog is coming on the date also, but will be staying in the car. Apparently his dog loves being in the car, and his car has something called dog mode.
He is paying attention. He chose a restaurant that I mentioned that I like but haven;t been to in years. See you back here tomorrow to report after the second date 🙂
Here’s to a successful second date!
Thank you Mia!
I will be writing about it shortly.
Blessings!
Sounds promising
Hi Sheree,
Perhaps 😉 I will posting about it.
Blessings!
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What a fabulous location for a first date! Look forward to reading how the 2nd date went. 🙂
Hi Cassa,
It was! I will be writing about it soon.
Blessings!
sounds fun and non-stressful
Hi Beth,
It was one of the easiest dates.
Blessings!
Nice when that happens
It sounds like a fun and good start Ana. I hope date #2 goes well.
Hi Brad,
It was a good time.
It did, I will write about it shortly.
Blessings!
Thank you for sharing!!.. glad you had a wonderful time!.. it appears he did also and there were no pressure, just two people out having a wonderful time together.. hopefully the second date will be fine also…perhaps nothing more than friends, Que Sera Sera… 🙂
Until we meet again….
May your day be touched
by a bit of Irish luck,
Brightened by a song
in your heart,
And warmed by the smiles
of people you love.
(Irish Saying)
Hi Larry,
It was a great time, and I wouldn’t mind having him for a friend.
I am writing about the second date now and I hope to be posting about still today.
Thank you and blessings to you!
Dog men are so much better. 👍😉
Hi Rob,
indeed, indeed!! lol
Blessings to you and darling Coda!
Parabéns e boa sorte. (E ciúmes!)
ha lol
Muito obrigada Roger!!
Blessings!
Maybe not a keeper yet, but you enjoyed yourself without lots of flags! Lots of chatting, a pleasant evening, no pressure – What’s not to like?
Hi David,
Definitely never a keeper until a few more dates… I have been down this road before lol
But, as you mentioned, it was a no pressure pleasant evening, and I wouldn’t mind more of those.
Thank you! Blessings!
A date at an amusement park where you don’t go on the rides? Points for creativity! Your night sounded unencumbered by questionable motives or second-guessing. Just a nice several hours with someone, a budding relationship with potential. Good for you. BTW, totally off the subject, it bothers me how there are cars missing from the Ferris wheel in the first photo, but that’s jut me 🙂
Hi Dave,
I didn’t tell him I didn’t want to go on the rides until I got there and realized that he didn’t care either. The only ride he was interested on, as it reminded him of olden times, was the Dragon Coaster, a wooden roller-coaster. In the end he decided not to go. I offered to go so he wouldn’t go alone. But I was glad he said no. I haven’t been feeling too adventurous lately.
How funny you noticed that. He did also, and we spent some time coming up with different reasons for the cars to be missing… some scary ones. We settled on them being taken out to be serviced or painted. A lot of the rides/equipment in this park looks vintage, so I imagine it is hard to find a replacement when something breaks.
Blessings to you!
Waiting for the next installment….. 🙂
It is coming lol
Blessings Ute!
I need to look up what dog mode is. This sounds like a lovely date.
This sounds like a fun interesting date… maybe some potential here-:)
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It appeared so, but… just friends, if that 🙁
Blessings!
On to the next… 😎❤️