- seeing purple fan coral and yellow-spotted sting rays while breathing underwater
- completing my scuba certification
- going to the cafe with Z, fresh iced coffee, maple bacon & peanut butter donuts, one of the shy nervous boys who worked there passing me a note saying I'm beautiful
- "You got a note, I didn't even get a refill"
- being serenaded in Russian, complete with dance moves, so passionately that the guy in the car before us gave a thumbs up out the window
- lying on the picnic table next to Andrey, staring up at the clouds
- Ukrainian chocolate
- spending hours editing in Starbucks
- lemon berry cheesecake
- scuba diving with V, swimming through caves in the reefs at Key Largo, holding hands underwater
- sushi and sake
- watching fires from the highway at night
- dancing with Andrey in the college parking lot, him picking me up and spinning me around
- black coffee + a big bowl of oatmeal, peanut butter, flax, blueberries and bananas for breakfast
- having an indoor picnic with Jen, berries and crackers with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella
- lunch with Matt, delicious sandwiches
- staying up late talking to Z while editing my novel, making crazy ambitious goals
- "You're my Pepper Potts."
- getting an overflow of ideas and making tons of lists
- "if you make a spaceship, can we do urban planning on another planet?"
- making banana bread first thing in the morning while dancing to OneRepublic
- dark chocolate covered espresso beans
- late night impromptu Starbucks date with Z, too much black iced coffee and too many ideas
- the most satisfying long hug in the parking lot
- going to the bar with Z and Shawn, telling terrible jokes all night, being joined by various other mutual friends of theirs
- the beach with Z afterwards, kissing on a picnic bench
- meeting up with Z at the Starbucks in Barnes & Noble, reading programming and electrical engineering books while sitting on the floor together
- having an adventure across town, exploring furniture stores and outdoor malls and discussing design, tea, work, life, and pluots
- odd wandering date in the industrial park at night
- "How can I make you more comfortable?"
- sitting on a bench in the airport and watching the planes come in, just because we wanted to.
- the playground at 2 am, climbing to the top of the spiderweb climber
- "I'm gonna pillow fight you so hard."
- a ridiculous pillow fight, laughing obnoxiously loud
- sitting on the couch next to Z while he mixed tracks and I worked on my novel
- Z playing "March of the Pigs" on my piano
- "I want you to be mine." "I already am."
- going to local concerts two nights in a row
- waking up next to Z, brewing freshly ground coffee
- going shopping with Z, getting a chambray shirt and little black dress
- "We're going to have an illicit office romance." "I'm okay with that."
jun 1 2014 ∞
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