Glad to say that I am your first guest! And I love your temperature! I wish it was as warm here.
I replied to your question on my thread. Hopefully, it won't take your guy too long to fully warm up to you! I had a long distance R for many years with XH before we moved in together.
Last week-end my sister invited me to the opera "Samson et Dalila" which was performed outdoors. Although it was slow moving it was quite spectacular to watch since over 120 people were on stage at one time.