It was almost a year post divorce and after trying, unsuccessfully, to date, I had decided what I really needed was some fun. And by fun, I mean young. I looked amazing, thinner than I had ever been, and I wasn't ready for some heavy duty relationship. I just needed an escape from the day-to-day, full time mom gig. Enter Matt. He needed a diversion from studying and living with his parents. It was the ideal situation for both of us. He was a welcome distraction and happily texted me all day long. He would come over in the evenings to hang out with me and watch tv. After the first week, he left on a road trip, sending me pictures of all the fun things he noticed and did along the way. I noticed that he was a lot of fun, so I asked him if we could go out some weekend and look for some fun. His response: Napa, wine tasting, hotel, massages? Mine: Are you kidding? YES PLEASE.
Now you never know how a trip with someone you barely know is going to work out. The good news is that it was a fantastic weekend, devoid of any awkwardness. Matt was a member of several wine clubs, so we received the royal treatment at the wineries. Everything was low key and easy, relaxing and fun. Relaxing and fun was the key to our entire relationship and exactly what we needed. Matt introduced me to meal sharing. No matter what we were eating, burgers, meal entrees, we would always split everything and share which is really the best way to go. He was considerate and thoughtful throughout and it was a memorable trip in so many ways. One of them was when we were getting ready to go somewhere, perhaps the hot tub, and I was playing one of my many playlists. He started singing along to a very popular song of the summer. It was cute. It will forever remind me of the getaway to Napa and the start of finding the old me, buried underneath some rubble.
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