Aviator.. A Normal Guy!

Finally! A normal conversation with a normal guy! Aviator is awesome. We meet up at a local coffeehouse, not a starbucks and had a great afternoon. We talked about our jobs, hobbies, and family. There was no talk about exs or children or even the real heavy stuff. He has 2 brothers and is moving to Alexandria at the beginning of next year to be closer to Richmond. He was in the army and studied aviation engineering and now works for a major US airline. He has been almost all over the world with places that include Brazil, Japan, China, and Thailand. He hasn't been to Europe but really wants to. He also has been to New York City! I told him I would be his tour guide. Cute huh?

We didn't really get a chance to hang out too long because I never heard back from him early on so I made a reservation for a pilates class. I felt bad because he drove over an hour to meet me because of traffic, but he just never responded back to me after his email on Tuesday. Oh well. We talked alot about art and he was really interested to know about me and what I do when I'm not working. Overall it was a really great conversation. He walked me to my car at the end of our meeting and I gave him a hug which was a bit longer than the usual "nice to meet you hug." We pulled away and all of a sudden I found myself in that awkward position of "Do we kiss now? Do you want to kiss me?" moment. I'm still getting over a cold and certainly didn't want to get him sick so I quickly pulled away. I swear I was blushing really bad and I hope he didn't catch that! We agreed to meet later but because he travels alot, it would be him contacting me. I'm OK with that. I do hope I get to see him again but if nothing else, I had a lovely time with a cute southern boy. Precious.

UPDATE: I tried to reach out to him but no avail. Oh well. Like I said, I had a great time and wouldn't change a thing...well maybe the end result. I would have kissed him if I had to do it again. You live and you learn right?

Aviator.. Not to be confused with Avator.

A few days ago, I got an email from Aviator who moved here from a different state. He seems pretty cool and said that from my profile, it seems like I'm an interesting person. He also wanted to know exactly how scared of airplanes I was because he said that he has never heard of anyone who was afraid of airplanes. Um.. and he works in Aviation. Well, duh. You are around people who LOVE airplanes. Well Mr Aviator, Nice to meet you. I have a phobia. I told him how bad it was - yes, even including the Xanex story about how my doctor prescribed me some because clearly I had issues getting on a plane. I know its a ridiculous fear and I'm trying to get over it. I just can't help to hyperventilate ever time one of those suckers flies over my head while driving down the parkway near the airport. Well now he knows and he doesn't seem to be running in the opposite direction from me, so thats a plus!

We exchanged a few more emails where he told me he was going on vaca for a week and would be back soon. I left him my number and told him to give me a buzz when he gets back in town. Welcome to today. Hello Mr Aviator. Thanks for the email. Sure, I'd love to meet up with you. Maybe Mr. Aviator will help me get over this ridiculous fear. Who knows? I'll clue you in on Thursday ;)