Edna Goes on Her First Real Date Ever!

Is it sad that I made it this long without ever being asked out? Well, let me tell you, this more than made up for it.
So the other day, Thursday if we want to be particular...or wait let's back it up a bit, to Wednesday. On Wed, I was just sitting in my room, and there was this knocking on the door. I said come in, but they didn't come in so I was like hmm, who is this? Because my friends would just come in, mostly without knocking. So yah, I opened the door and there were three boys: one is a friend, but the others were just aquaintences who I liked. They were wearing bathing suits, and wanted to know if I wanted to come swimming in the ocean. I was like, yah! This is great, I'll go! And them and me and another girl who lives on our floor went swimming in the ocean (aka jumped in, shocked ourselves awake, ran out) and it was SO much fun. Really.
So then, the next day, one of the aquaintance boys, Aiden, was sitting on the steps when I walked by, and he said hi and I stopped to talk to him, and we talked for a few minutes and then I was like, Ok I'm gonna go, see you. And I went back to my room...
Then a little while later, there was a knock on the door. I said Come in! But they didn't come in and I was like again? Why don't people just open it!? So I went over....And it was Aiden!
This was very surprising, as, as I mentioned before, we are just aquaintances.
Then he was like, I know this is forward, but you seem like one of the more intriguing people here, and I was wondering if you wanted to out to dinner sometime? And I was like yes I do!
It was great.
Then I got all excited, and also it was just so unexpected and I told the Sisterhood (my best girl friends) and they were SO excited. Let me just say that Aiden is like, the heartthrob on campus. The classic example when people are naming cute guys at Kings. So this was very exciting news, let me tell you! Omg.
So, we went out to the hammock for a bit, and Aiden sent me absolutely the cutest texts. They were like, I don't know where I got the courage to come ask you, and like that he hadn't smiled for such a long time in a long time. He totally made my day and I told him that. It was just so cute.
He is such an upfront person- like I feel like he is so open about everything and it makes for such good conversations. But yah, we went on a date last night, and we walked to a vegetarian restaurant and we were talking about yah, we were both nervous because he hasn't actually asked a girl out since like gr 8 or something, and I have actually never been asked out so far as I can recall (oh wait, besides one creeper at work once, but I never went on it), and yah. Then we had a really good conversation...like, we talked about so many things. He was going to go to school for pottery and sculpting, but figured it wasn't excactly a moneymaker so now hes in FYP, and yah just lots of interesting things.
Then we went for a walk...an adventure...and we walked down the train tracks in the rain all the way to the station, and saw some trains go by and talked to a conductor and it was just awesome. Then we came back to Kings, and my God it was a gong show. Everybody was far too drunk. It was funny, but honestly, too much. So we each did our own thing for a bit, then saw each other again at the parties, and it was funny...we were like, laughing at all the madness around us because we both had had a few drinks, but werent really drunk, just observing really.
It was so sweet. Then we decided to go swimming in the ocean again this morning, so we met up at 8, and walked down...then we went to breakfast with everyone and heard all the tales of the wild night...and there were many, I tell you.
Then we went to the Farmers Market, and he bought us these waffles and we looked at different things and it was such a nice atmosphere and then we went and sat at the dock, and we were takling about how we both loved the ocean. Aiden has a pet hermit crab, and I decided yesterday that it needs some shells to keep it company, so we walked back along the tracks and back to a little beach, and found some shells. We were joking and talking and just having a good time, and it is just wonderful. Like, this morning was amazing. We talked about things I haven't talked to other people at Kings before, and it was really nice.
After that, we went back to his room and put the shells in the hermit crab box and watched him. We kissed too, in like the best way and he never tried to grope me or anything like that, which was nice. Then I had to go because I wanted to work on my essay (Yah I should really get on that....) but yah, he is so cute. So cute. Like, personality and physically. And he actually talks to me, which is so rare in guys to be so open. So yah, I am very happy. I feel like people think I am weird because I am smiling too much but hey, that's allowed. Erica's first date. Brilliant. What an excellent night and day.
So yup, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :P
Love Edna