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I've never been one for dating.  And by that I don't mean that I don't enjoy it, or that I didn't ever enjoy it either.  I quite llike dating.  It's just that Matt has been the only guy I've ever dated.  And I ended up marrying him.  Besides, it's not like we could have dated those four years before we got married anyway.  By virtue of us living a continent and an ocean apart it was impossible.  Instead, our dating consisted of daily chats with one another via Adium and the last couple years of that time saw the addition of lots of camera time as well via iChat and the wonderful iSight cameras we had.

I've been reflecting on our 'dating' for a couple days now.  Matt has been uber busy with getting a website finished to go live either today or tomorrow, so I've had a lot of time to myself.  I've been thinking about it because a couple weeks ago he asked me if we had anything planned for this coming Saturday.  I told him we didn't, so he then proceeded to ask me out on a date.  I couldn't help but smile, especially knowing that he'd be really busy and consumed with work because I knew this website he was working on was going live the end of February/early March.

Naturally, I said yes.  Except there's a bit of a twist this time with him.  He refuses to tell me where we're going or what we're going to do, except to say I'm going to like it.  In fact, I think he told me that on purpose because he knows I like doing so many things.  To be honest, though, I'm hoping part of my date on Saturday is sleeping in.  I had a really busy weekend this past weekend and I didn't get much rest, so I'm exhausted.  Besides, Jeff and Jeremy are coming over Friday and we're going for some sushi.  Well, Matt, Jeff and I are going for sushi.  Jeremy is going for the bento box with teryaki chicken or something of that nature.  He doesn't do raw fish, but I'm working on him to try some!

Anyway, the place we're going Friday night is a really popular place here in town.  It's one of those places that no matter what time you drive by during their business hours, they're always busy.  I mean, the place is hopping non-stop from the time it opens to the time it closes its doors.  It's kind of insane.  But at the same time, it's a sign of quality.  And it really is a great place.  We've been countless times.  One time, Matt even got a sushi boat, which was a lot of fun except for the fact that we didn't get to choose what kind of sushi was on it.  I wasn't too pleased with the tuna sushi or the mackeral.  The unagi (fresh water eel) was alright.  I absolutely laid claim and then waste to the California rolls because crab makes everything better.

The last time we were there it was just me and Matt.  We had something called a Lion King Roll, which he got because it sounded good.  I was skeptical simply because of the salmon on the top of it.  You see, I'm not a huge fan of salmon.  Maybe it's because of the smoked salmon my dad would eat growing up.  I tried it a couple times and couldn't stomach it, so I gave up.  I was feeling a little adventurous that day, though.  Perhaps it was the name of the sushi that made it so.  Maybe it was just that it looks so freaking tasty.  The point is I tried some and it was muy delicioso.

We'll probably order some Friday night.  I want to try some other stuff on the menu as well, so we're most likely gonna have some edamame, some seaweed salad, some soup and rice bowls and then the sushi.  I'm really looking forward to it.

Well, the office is starting to crawl with kids, so I better get going.  I'll let you know how my hot date on Saturday goes.

- A