And the love goes on...

This Blog Post is Written By Lisa Soyka

2008 Pic (I'm a Veterinarian)

I came into work that next day, tired but glowing.  My friend ( and office manager) Karen could tell right away that something amazing had happened.  As you will see in some of my future blogs, Karen is a true friend. Whenever I had downtime at work, she would call me into the office and we would talk.  We would talk about boys, family, previous boyfriends, work, kids, future plans, etc... nothing was off limits.  Needless to say, she saw Dan's match page about 100 times.  


Funny thing, I'm surprised Dan continued to want to see me since you are able to view who and when someone viewed your Match page.  I must have viewed it 257 times already.  

The next day I think she must have moved around my schedule for a little girl time because I had no appointments for the first hour.  

Right when I walked into work I was summoned to the office.  She can read me like a book and knew last night was life changing. 

This was it, my first and last date on Match.  Dan and I talked every day after that until our next date. It was October 1st. We went to a Braves game.  The Washington Nations may have won that night but it didn't matter to us.  It was a perfect night out- clear and cool.  We ate hot dogs and drank over priced beer.  After the game we took a cab home and hung out at his condo for a few hours.  






When we got back to his place, he asked if I wanted a tooth brush. I thought this was a weird question but said OK. 

Later that evening I found out why... Now, I respect myself enough to not give into a man until I know this is the real deal but I'm not gonna lie- there was a lot of making out.
Around 2 am, I had to leave even though every bit of me wanted to stay.  Again, I went into work tired but glowing!

Our third date was that next week.  I couldn't believe that I was so into this guy but he was into me too.... and I wasn't turned off by it!  


It was going to be Dan's first time at my house.  I cleaned ALL day and bought a big, beautiful yellow Mum plant for the front porch.

{{{I later found out from a family friend who is a psychologist that I was probably subliminally trying to influence him and showing him that I am domesticated.}}} 

For dinner he took me to Shoya Izakaya in Atlanta, this amazing Japanese restaurant out in the middle of no where.




When we were driving there, we took a wrong turn and ended up on a dead end road.  For a quick second I though this may be a mistake but when he started laughing I felt at ease.  

We ate the best sushi I have ever had and Dan had this drink, Shochu something or other... whatever it was Dan talked about it for days and even went to multiple international grocery stores looking for it. 

We talked about our passions in life, one of his was running.  I have always wanted to run a marathon. I was already inspired by his devotion and motivation in life but this was an added bonus! We talked for a couple hours during dinner and decided to hang out later that week. 


That very next day he told me that if everything between us continued to be going well, he would like to bring me to Florida to his best friends wedding to meet his family and friends in November over Thanksgiving weekend.  


Oh my gosh, are you serious!!! I am invited to meet the family! I had so many emotions running through my mind, emotions of excitement and anxiousness. After only 1 month of hanging out and he is asking me to fly to Florida with him to meet the family.... whats a girl to do?