Smitten-er?

if there's one thing i've always believed it's that timing is everything.
and timing right now, absolutely sucks. here i am, less than two weeks from heading to the east coast for the summer and NOW i meet someone I can fall for? really karma? you suck.

i'm sure smitten-er is not a word, but i am even more smitten with Brooklyn than I was after our 2nd ice skating/drinks/dinner/more drinks date. He called me on Tuesday, all ready to have a nice long marathon conversation I'm sure, but silly him, 10 minutes in, it was 9 pm and time for the 2nd to last ep of Lost. It pained me to do so, but i had to hang up and watch Lost. He seemed hurt, but slightly understanding and texted me 10 mins later to ask me to get frozen yogurt with him the next night to make up for our lack of conversation. He had rememberd me raving about Uswirl fro-yo, which you serve yourself and add all the mix-ins you want before setting it up on a scale. Naturally, I was in.
So Wednesday, after a long day at work, followed immediately by the gym, I jumped in the shower and headed to uswirl. He had to go right to work, so he was all dressed in nice pants/button down shirt and tie. holy hotness. it's a good look for him. we ate our fro-yo outside, he mocked me for not finishing mine, then suggested we go for a walk. after wandering around a shopping center, we realized-duh- there was a huge park across the street so we headed there. Our conversation was incredibly honest and open. all about the dating successes and failures we've had in vegas (mostly failures). he confessed that since dating in vegas, he had never made it to the 3rd date! how sweet. we sat on a bench for a while and then before making our way back to the cars, he helped me up and gave me a kiss. upon leaving, we made tentative plans for him to come over for dinner on saturday before work. perfect.
Thursday came and I was chaperoning the After-School All-Stars Showcase at this nearby nature preserve as the dance team and mariachi band in my after school program were performing. I had mentioned this to him on our previous dates, and Brooklyn said he would try to stop by. I told him to really not bother--who wants to watch a bunch of elementary and middle school students perform in his free time? So i'm at the Showcase, waiting for my school's turn to perform (freakin' 21 and 24 on the set list of 24 groups. UGH!), sweating my booty off in the hot vegas sun, sitting on fake grass and I look around and there's this tall dude who looks like Brooklyn. and it is. :) he only stayed for a short while and didn't want to come over to my school's section and sit, so we just stood and talked for a bit, leaving me to totally ditch the students I was chaperoning. oops. there were 4 other teachers there, and when he left and i came back, no one asked where i'd been.
THEN, saturday came and Brooklyn came over around 4 for dinner. he had to go in early to work for a meeting, so we only had a few hours. I made a scrumptious sweet and spicy rubbed chicken (meant to be cold) and a lemon asparagus pasta salad. and he brought a bottle of wine. we sat out on the patio enjoying the sunshine and each other's company until the sun went down and it was too chilly. so we headed inside and when pouring another glass of wine he grabbed me and kissed me, right there against the kitchen counter.
now, i wouldn't mention this fact, except for one strange thing. There have been three boys that i've let into my house to kiss me. and i've shared a kiss with each of them in that exact same spot in my kitchen. i find this odd. but not in a bad way. we decided kisses were enough dessert and at that point, he had to go in 15 mins or so, so we had to cut ourselve off and say goodnight.
but i think it's safe to say we are equally smitten with one another.
ooo. he just texted and is on his way over before heading to work and i watch lost.
so i'll just end there. no idea what the next week will bring. 13 days til I head home, so sometime before then we'll have to have a chat, but til then, i'll just keep enjoying him.
craaazzzy.
later later!