The First Date

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Soo there I waited.. in the bathroom making sure i looked absolutely perfect for the upcoming date with Ammon. (Did i mention that one of the boy's that was coming on the date was a boy I had 'hung out' with in the months previous? OH! And he was am's teammate? eek.. it should have been awkward but it wasn't.) My phone was across the hall in my room charging. It got to be awhile past the time Ammon was suppose to pick me up, and I was slightly confused. I did NOT take him for someone who would be late. I eventually go into my room and check my phone.. yup 3 missed calls and a text. Apparently he had been ringing my doorbell and knocking! haha! Luckily I caught him and the other two couples right as they were about to leave. Off we went in a little truck-- one couple up front, and ammon and i in the back seat.

The drive out to the 'Arizona Strip' (basically the St Geoge Equivalent to Salt Lake's West Dessert) was pretty normal. No awkward pauses or weird moments.. mostly just laughs and good conversation. Once we found a good spot, we set up the targets and the shooting competitions began. Am and I were the worst! We just laughed about it and shrugged it off. I remember flirting with him (touching his arm, laughing at his jokes.. ya know the typical girl moves). ha! It was getting dark so we decided to leave and head to Rio for dinner. Back to the truck we went.

The ride this time was a little different... somehow Ammon and I ended up holding hands! It was so natural and so NOT weird. I just remember feeling bad [but not too bad] because the guy in the front seat was the guy I had hung out with before. Whoops. :) Dinner was great and I dont remember anything particular about it. We then headed back to my apartment to make dessert.

Wellll.. we got there and Am and I started making the dessert he had planned. The flirty vibes continued.. this time from good ol Ammon. I was just standing there peeling apples, and Am pretended to 'squeeze by me' (our kitchen was massive) and he 'brushed' his hand across the base of my back. I know this seems silly.. but all you girls KNOW what I am talking about. A touch that was so planned and NOT a mistake or casual. He was definitely flirting with me! hahah well suddenly every one was just kind of gone?  Apparently the other two boys ended up taking their dates home and peacing out! wth. Can't say I did minded. :)

This part of the night was sort of awkward. We both kept asking each other "what should we do?".. and secretly I knew what my answer was.. umm watch a movie duh. BUT I was not going to be the one to suggest that on a first date. So obviously when Ammon gave me two things to choose from (a movie or he would go home).. the movie was the clear winner... I was not ready for him to leave just yet! So we popped in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.. and immediately we snuggled right up to each other. It was so bizarre. Honestly. It wasn't awkward, weird, uncomfortable, or anything.

You know how sometimes when cuddling you have thoughts like "ok.. i really need to move my arm.. oh yup it's falling asleep.. K well I don't want to make him think I dont like him.. or that I am uncomfortable.. Crap my leg.. ugh I am so uncomfortable! I just need to move... Ok when he re-adjusts I will re-adjust..".... I think we all have had those awful cuddle sesh's at some time or another. Well let's just put it this way.. there was absolutely none of that. And instead.. we actually ended up talking for almost the entire movie. We talked about life, high school, sports, interests, (eek i even told him about the missionary I had at the time).. ex boyfriends and girlfriends.. family, friends. Seriously I am pretty sure we covered every topic possible. The movie was coming to a close and somehow we ended up kissing. We both have no idea who made the move.. But honestly i just remember it ..like.. it somehow just happened. No move making needed. We felt the need. And it happened. hahah! I remember thinking.. DANG! he is a good kisser! ...totally blew me away.

Well after another solid 2 hours of cuddling and talking, (a few kisses here and there) Am decided to head home. (Probably a good idea since it was 3:30 in the morning). I remember going to bed that night thinking.. WOW. WHAT.THE.HECK.JUST.HAPPENED. I had never felt THAT comfortable around someone THAT fast. It was incredible. He was an amazing listener. He and I had similar beliefs and opinions on almost every topic.  We both loved raspberries. We both wanted big families. We both loved sports. (unfortunately our love for the same teams did NOT line up).

The only problem was.. I had my missionary, and he had an [ex] girlfriend that had been a pretty serious relationship in the months previous. All I knew was that I didn't really care.. I wanted to know more about this amazing boy.