What was supposed to be a simple lunch and walk around the Promenade turned into so much more on our first date. We met at Wegmans (of course 😊), grabbed sushi and drinks, and headed to Illick’s Mill for a picnic lunch. What started as a casual meal quickly turned into hours spent sitting by the creek, talking and getting to know one another. After lunch, we made our way to the Promenade to wander around together. There was some window shopping, a stop at Barnes & Noble, one of Cheryl’s favorite places, and plenty more conversation along the way. By the time we finished walking around, the arcade Russ had originally planned to visit had already closed, so we improvised and headed to Dave & Buster’s instead. Anyone who knows Cheryl knows that arcade games are absolutely the way to her heart. There was lots of basketball, plenty of skeeball, and before we knew it, somehow it was dinner time. On the drive earlier that day, Russ had noticed a billboard for a new Korean BBQ restaurant called 88 Pot, one of his favorite kinds of meals, so we decided to keep the date going and head there for dinner. The conversation never seemed to slow down, so after dinner we went back to Cheryl’s place to watch Hawkeye and continue learning about each other. Before we realized it, it was after 10 p.m... and Russ still had more than an hour drive home. We said goodnight that evening with no idea what the future would hold… but somehow, a simple first date became the beginning of everything.