GG - I agree with Wii as well - if I'm into someone I'm not waiting around for days to contact them and ask them for plan something for us. Plus, if I'm into someone and she sends me a flirty text she darn (self censored!) well is gonna get one back pronto! wink

Betsey - I am very sorry about the loss of your dear friend. I lost someone who had been a friend of mine for more than 20 years this past March. He was "only" 55 and it was very quick and unexpected. Still hard for me to realize that he is no longer alive.

So an update on my date last night with Barbara can be made in three simple words - OH MY GOD!!! And that is in a good way! Our simple meet and greet turned into a six hour date of great conversation and strolling around DC. We had dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill which is just a block from the White House. After dinner we walked over to the White House took a picture together which was pretty nice. Then we headed over to the Washington Hotel which has a rooftop bar that looks out over the city. Seriously folks I have not felt like this after a first date in a long time. This woman is very much the total package. First she is engaging in her conversation - energetic and very easy to talk to. She is smart - She is an MD. She is stunningly beautiful. We ended the evening at the Williard Hotel's Round Robin bar here in Washington which was pretty crowded but she was easily the most attractive woman in the room. She geniunely LIKES me. She actually told me that my pictures on match did not do me justice. The icing on the cake is that she definitely wants to get together again. smile

So forgive me for being giddy - but I feel like I hit the dating jackpot last night!!

BA