This is the next installment in a rather long series about how Daniel and I met–and have become engaged. Click on the “Our Story” tag for context.
When we left the Garcia’s, we traveled downtown, where a Nebraska football game had just ended. We parked a fair distance from where our reservations were and walked to the Haymarket.
Daniel stopped abruptly in the midst of our walking to ask me, “Am I walking too fast? My family always tells me that I walk too quickly.”
I laughed a bit and explained that my family always complains that I walk too quickly. They say they struggle to keep up with my pace.
As it was, Daniel and I were perfectly comfortable with each other’s pace.
We sat for a few minutes on a bench by the old train station, talking and just enjoying one another’s presence. Then we walked yet again to The Oven, where we enjoyed dinner on the patio, taking in the sights and sounds of post-gameday Lincoln.
I started to get chilly towards the end of dinner–so we took a detour back to the car, where Daniel got out his jacket for me.
I gladly wore it as we walked further, this time to a coffee shop where we sat and talked until the night grew late.
Daniel drove me home, gave me a hug at the door, and I returned his jacket.
As I drove back to Columbus, I received a text message: “Unexpected surprise: My jacket smells like you.”
Aww. Totally not fair.
Aww (: That’s so cute!