For Me Birthday?

Yes, I did type "Me" instead of "My".  Why? Cause I can MUAHAHAHAHA

To my surprise, my parents gave me the day off from work on a Saturday....WOW, that never happens.  So, the original plan was to meet my girlfriend in DC for the Cherry Blossom festival and have dinner there.  Change of plans.  Instead, drove down to her place for some home cooked KOREAN food.  To understand why the word Korean is in caps, the reader has to keep in mind that my girlfriend is Caucasian and that I am Korean/Asian.  By the time I arrived, she had already finished cooking two dishes and completing third.  Soon after, she was bringing them to the dining room and we were chowing down MMmmmm.  I'm not going to list what she made cause spelling the names of the Korean dishes are hard LOL.  Maybe I'll link it at the bottom :) I have to say that the flavor was there and that my tastebuds and my tummy enjoyed them very much.  For dessert, she made something else Korean, rice cake coated with roasted black sesame seed filled with sweet red bean paste or filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and sesame seed...... I'll just link ya -.-

http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/09/27/marinated-chicken-stir-fry-with-gochujang-sauce-dakgalbi-in-korean/

http://www.trifood.com/japchae.asp

http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/sujebi

http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/gyungdan

2nd "Date"

It's been over a month and I've tried to remember the second date real hard......COULDN'T so I resorted to asking my girlfriend.  Neither of us could really remember hahaha BUT here is what we COULD remember :)

The following Monday after THE "Date", I drove to her place after class.  She greeted me in the kitchen and told me to stay there till she called me down to the basement.....hmmmmm.  Got curious so I started to sneak down but she caught me.  Ran back up and sat at the top of the stairs, waiting for her to call me down like the Good 'Ol Pup that I am.  Couple of minutes later she called me down and soon I was walking through the dark of the basement, heading towards the dimly lit bathroom.  SURPRISE!!!!  There she was, soaking in the tub full of bubbles and tealight candles lit around the tub (insert cheesy smile).

For the remainder of the day, please do use your imagination *wink wink.

THE day of the "date"

After my morning class I stopped by the florist and picked out some roses and tulips (the part where I couldn't decide on from previous post).  I also picked out a tiny balloon with "Congratulations" written on it.  I bought it for two reasons.  Part of it was to really congratulate her for being accepted into the culinary program at AI.  The other part was for a joke; she tells me to go with my first instincts and I was going to tell her that my first instincts aren't always romantic after handing her the tiny balloon.  Well it turns out I did good with flowers.  She told me she got a bashful and pink in the cheeks.  I also got nicely dressed for her and our date.  She really loved that.

We drove to Dupont and parked it at a valet garage and walked to our three destinations.  I think she had a good time cause she held my hand as we walked to our final destination.  I mentioned bout that tonight while I talked to her on the phone, she tells me she's been wanting to hold my hand as we sat and drank tea at Teaism.  It was nice to have some physical contact with her.  I really enjoyed holding her hand and being able to at least warm it in my pocket of my jacket as we walked back to the parking garage.

Before heading back to her grandma's, we stopped by Trader Joe's to pick out some items for grandma.  Never been to a grocery store in DC.  It was pretty busy with a long line for checkout.  I guess cause it was around the time people got out of work and on their way home.

The ride back was pretty quiet but still nice.  She slipped her hand over and I drove while holding her hand.  Noticed how cold they were and immediately turned on the heater for her.

Before parting ways she gave me some good smooches and I didn't want to say goodbye.  Now I gotta think of another date for next Monday since she has off again.  A date with no weights on her shoulders.

A "date"

Come this following Monday, I'll be taking out my ex of 3 years on a "date".  Why is the word date in quotes? Well cause we are trying to see if we can make it work again albeit slower than before.  We just rushed into alot of things earlier and got too ahead of ourselves, making alot of things difficult and too many emotions.

ANYWHO, I've planned out the date and chose Dupont Circle to be the main location.

1. Crepes-a-Go-Go 
2. Teaism
3. Bread and Brew OR Freshii

I know, they are all places to eat.  I wanted to look for locations where it wasn't museums or tourist like but its pretty damn hard.  All of those three locations are based on what I think she would like or interest her.  I just hope not to disappoint.  

Maybe I should get some flowers..........she's a sucker for surprises and flowers, or as she puts it "romantic" things. BLAH I'll sleep on it.