THE BEGINNING

Love at first date

Our first date at The Strand in Orlando, FL, took us both by surprise. We had been introduced by a mutual friend a few weeks earlier, and after some casual texting back and forth, Nathan finally asked, "When are you taking me on a date?"  Scott was late for that first date, in part because he was complaining to his good friend about going on another date, saying he was not going on another date again. And so, it became true. As Scott entered the The Strand and Nathan turned around to greet him, his breath was taken away. What was to be a short dinner turned into an eight hour date that neither of us wanted to end.  We reluctantly said goodnight that night and haven't missed a goodnight since.