Adventure Awaits

We met on November 12, 2016 at a music festival in Dallas Fair Park. That day I was just planning on hearing some music with my friends John and Becky and a few others. Becky also invited a bunch of people, not surprising once you meet her. This included Lauren, her friend she met working at Baylor Hospital, who decided to come to the event despite not knowing anyone else or any of the bands playing, despite the $70 entrance fee that was way more than she thought it'd be, despite having a 6am flight to Nevada the next morning. Naturally I felt compelled to AT LEAST introduce myself to Becky's cute nurse friend to make her feel welcome. After a while I suggested to the group that we see Kaleo, an Icelandic rock band, who was performing soon. Before I knew it, Lauren and I were standing next to each other at the show. Then we were slowly rocking together. I couldn’t help but notice the rest of our group made themselves scarce... And I braced for the flinch when I put my arm around her... but it never came, in fact she leaned in. By the time the last band came on (TV on the Radio) we were dancing and laughing and having a great time, not knowing what to expect next. A week later we went on Date 1, but I like to call that night we met Date Zero. I think it goes without saying we listened to Kaleo during one of our several hour-long drives through Iceland. :)