On Friday night, Phil and I went on an "unofficial" date. I use the term "unofficial" as it was not a planned affair.....and I don't think Phil recognizes it as a date at all. He didn't ask me to go for dinner.....I didn't ask him to go to another (girlie!) movie.....and neither of us dressed up for the occasion. Still - to me - it was a date. In fact, it was one of our "BEST" dates.
It all began with an unsuspecting trip to the gym. Dressed in our under armour and lululemon attire, we did a full-body workout, followed by 45 minutes of training on the elliptical. The weight-lifting part is usual for us as a pair - it is the cardio part that transformed this "outing" into something more. You see - Phil never accompanies me during my cardiovascular component. He usually continues to do his weights and I go and meet him when I am finished. But this time, on one of our best dates yet, he came to sweat by my side. The reason? To enjoy American Idol with me. Yes, you may not believe it, but Phil managed to ignore the Sports News on CNN World and avoided the football match on channel 6. He tuned right in to American Idol - and you would have thought he was the show's most loyal fan! He was an enthusiastic participant in my version of Idol feedback, and bought into the "hand signal rating system" to judge each contestant's performance. How romantic it was for these reasons alone, but considering the amount of physical activity he had done this week and the tension and soreness he was already feeling, the romance factor sores high.
Who would have thought that our best date yet would start with water bottles and running shoes? So unsuspecting. It really was a very excellent date!
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