Another week of courting Joyce.
Since the middle of last week things have progressed still further between Joyce and I. We had dinner at her house on Thursday, evening and it was great as it has been each time we are together. We continue to communicate easily and seemingly with frankness.
I am (I think) the one holding back the pace of the relationship. Although it is still moving awfully fast. I am unsure of the next steps.
I picked Joyce up for her flight on Saturday, morning and I enjoyed the short ride to the airport. She held my hand as we drove and I kissed her and watched her walk away. It was nice a romantic. She was in LA for wedding and she called me yesterday morning. She had a good time and she was asking about the races. We made a date for dinner at her house again tonight. I suggested we go out but she insisted that she wanted to fix salmon on the grill.
I went to Macys for some shirts on Sunday and I stopped by the jewelry counter and picked out some inexpensive earrings with aquamarine stones. (March is her birthday too). Turns out she was 58 last March.
It is so surprising to me that I am so taken by her. We have known each other for just three weeks and it seems like much longer to me. Since I have no experience in this area I wonder if I am being dumb. I can’t tell but I am certainly taken with her and I enjoy her company very much.
Other matters. I have been thinking about changing churches for the last year of so. Yesterday I decided to go ahead with a search. I continue to struggle with the conservative bent that Pastor Weller is driving. And although I like him personally it becomes difficult for me to be at odds with him on some things. The thing that helped make up my mind though was when I was sitting in church yesterday and I realized that thoughts of Jo Lynn came rushing. The statue and other things just have her in them so much that it is not possible for me move on when I am there. [I have written before about church being the most difficult time for me but yesterday I concluded that I must change that.] The next three Sundays are out of towns anyway so nothing can happen on this until mid November anyway.
Deanna and Rich have decided to buy a house in town and sell their place. They made an offer yesterday and will be listing their house as soon as it is cleaned up for showing. She says two weeks. I hope this works out for them it sounds like they have thought it through pretty well.
I will out of town part of this week and then Joyce and I will be going to a play on Friday. I will be at Jake’s on the weekend.
