i consider myself to be a fairly autonomous person. now that i've gotten that out of the way, let me say that i am a happy person in a relationship. i like being able to share things with people, especially someone i feel close to. perhaps it is my giving libra nature, perhaps it is something else, but even things like the smell of that one tree in summer that borders on something rotten (but actually smells good to me) is better when you've got someone to share that with.

last night we stopped for an impromptu dinner outside. we shared a cheese plate and some drinks, split a steak, and enjoyed the weather. we also made it to the "beach" after the sun had gone down (beach meaning lake, not meaning sand). it was pretty awesome. it was a bit chilly, and the stars were just coming out. we made out on the concrete steps for, well who knows, i sure as hell wasn't keeping track of time. then we watched the moon rise over the lake, spied some more stars and went home.

i like her. i like her a lot. there are still times when we don't have much to talk about but i don't mind that at all.

she makes me smile and these days thats about all that really matters.