Picture this (note I have been watching the Golden girls and was inspired by Sofia): Halloween night, the party at my house is picking up, the house is decked out in Halloween decorations, there is spooky food, and killer music playing in the background. There must have been over 50 people here at this point dispersed between the house and the backyard where the firepit was blazing with ceramic skulls at the bottom of the pit, adding to the haunted ambiance. As I have said in the past, Halloween is my favorite holiday. We go all out every year, and our parties have become very well known in our local friend and poly community! This year I was dressed up as the Cheshire Cat. I was very excited because the friends I had made at poly camp the previous August were going to be there. At the time I was currently dating one of them, though our relationship did not last, we found that we made stellar friends! We are still friends to this day who still occasionally like to flirt and snuggle! 

there in front of me was a dark and mysterious man dressed in black, carrying a rather large sword

All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. I thought this was pretty unusual because at our larger parties we encourage people to let themselves in. So I opened the door to see who was there, and there in front of me was a dark and mysterious man dressed in black, carrying a rather large sword(giggles), and with a gift of hard cider. My jaw dropped as soon as my eyes met his. He has the most entrancing dark brown eyes. I had the one and only Dread Pirate Roberts standing in front of me. 

I kinda just stood there awkwardly looking at him for a minute, and then he smiled and said “Hello.” That snapped me out of my daze, and I greeted him. I had never seen him before so I was very curious about who he was. He then went on to explain how he had met David and some of our friends from Vermont at the halloween party that took place the night before. I had decided not to attend this party because as much as I love people, I am an introverted extrovert, two parties in a row would have been too much for my mental health to handle. I have become pretty used to having strangers show up at my house on Halloween, I knew they would somehow be connected to David. He is very much the extreme extrovert of my household, and of all my relationships.  So I invited him in. We went looking for our friend who had invited him. 

Ellie popped out from around the corner and I introduced her to Scott. She really had no idea who he was supposed to be, but she did know where our friend was. She started hollering down the hall to her. “Zorro is here for you!” I couldn’t do anything but laugh, but I could definitely see how she could mistake the Dread Pirate Roberts for Zorro.  

Halloween parties have really been my good luck charm for meeting new people. I met David at a halloween party, and now Scott. After the party Scott and I stayed in contact, though we didn’t start dating until December. We grew our friendship over the few months between October and December. There was no denying that there was a big spark between us. 

We talked almost daily with a considerable amount of flirting. I remember one time when I was feeling miserable with a cold, he came over with some chicken noodle soup and we watched the first Marvels Avengers movie. This is when I first found out that he was an extreme movie buff, and was obsessed with the Marvel Universe. His favorite Marvel character has always been Iron Man. What also made this time memorable was that it was also the first time that we held hands. Very innocent right? But I felt sooo many butterflies. It was really hard for me to focus on the movie with a head cold that made my head feel like a balloon, and concentrating on the warmth of his hand on mine, feeling his fingers caress the back of my hand. I still get goosebumps to this day thinking about it. 

Our friendship continued to grow. My birthday is December 6, and I held a birthday party that he attended with his at the time girlfriend. that relationship did not work out well for him, but that is not my story to tell. I remember he was dressed up handsomely with a dress vest, and my breath was taken away. This man continuously rendered me speechless.

Our first official date ended being, going to see Star Wars: Rogue One in IMAX with his best friends. It was at Jordan’s Furniture IMAX. I got there a half hour early to sit and get my nerves about me. Some things never change, I always become a nervous wreck on a first date. I sat there watching people use the trapeze swings, and watching the water light show. He finally texted saying he was there and I met him at the door. This was the first time we kissed. I remember feeling a spark when our lips met. Afterwards, we just looked into each other’s eyes and smiled. 

We went to the lobby of the theater and met up with his friends. We got snacks and then stood in line for over an hour so that we could get good seats. Not that Scott or I minded. We spent half the time lip locked because we couldn’t keep our hands off of each other. Luckily his friends had each other, even though a lot of it was them picking on us. This was the beginning of me and Scott. We have been together for 5 going on 6 years now, and recently got married twice! Once in August 2020 during the pandemic in a super small ceremony, and then our bigger party in July 2021. In coming posts I will tell you about some significant events in my life, a proposal and a wedding by the sea!