Cheesecake and Chilly Noses

I could not wait until date night with Matt this evening. We had planned that he'd pick me up at 6:00 and we'd go eat, then do whatever else came to our minds. As planned he came right around 6:00 and Eryn decided to take photos of us before we left. Here is one of the photos she took:

We took off for The Cheesecake Factory, a place I haven't dined at in a very long time. We were seated almost immediately, but it took us several minutes to decide what we each wanted to eat. Nearly everything on the menu sounded wonderful, which is not a good combo with two very indecisive people. Nevertheless, it all worked out.

The food was delicious once we received it! Just so, so good. One thing I treasure about Matt is his willingness to pray before we eat. No questions asked, he just says we are going to pray and we do. I love it.

We waited awhile for our waitress to notice us after we finished eating. It was almost as if she was intimated by us or something. She was a great waitress and very nice, so she had no reason to feel that way, if that's what she was feeling.

We decided to split a chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake, though it wasn't Matt's first choice. It was good as well, just not AMAZING like I had expected. I could tell Matt didn't care for it but he would never say anything. He just ate it and that was that. :)

We walked around the mall for a short while, looked at "way too expensive" watches at Fossil and left for Saylorville Lake. When we got there, it was very, very chilly. I haven't been so cold since last winter, which isn't saying much. Even the "Penner Toaster" wasn't effective anymore. This is where he wraps his arms around me until I warm up. Of course it was too cold for this to be effective, so we decided to leave.

We met Matt's family and another family from our church at the nearby campsite. His family was staying there overnight and we stopped by to say hello. As always, it was a good experience. His family is very hospitable. They like to take care of their guests, including me, who they thought was freezing. Fortunately, the campfire kept me pretty warm.

Matt actually had some entertaining driving experiences just this evening and they were enjoyable to talk about. He actually watched a deer attempt to run across the road, slip on its butt and slide into the curb. It's cold, but not that cold yet. I don't know how it slipped across the road without it being icy outside, but that thing sure did. I am still laughing about it.

We drove back to my place and Matt dropped me off before heading home for the night. I thoroughly enjoy the time we spend together. God has blessed me in so many ways, but placing a Godly boyfriend in my life who challenges me in every way has to be one of the greatest blessings. I don't deserve him, but somehow, God thinks I do. God is great. So, so great. :)