Turtle Time!

Remember Brandon I mentioned in a previous blog? Well, we went out a few weeks ago. Had a GREAT time!!! He took me to dinner...then we went to Renaissance Park and strolled about. I hadn't been to the new park since moving out of North Chatt. It was gorgeous. After awhile, he suggested ice cream at Clumpies! Mmm!!! We got a coupla scoops to go and walked around Coolige. There were plenty of people and boats out and about. Fun times!!! He's sooo nice and affectionate and spastic! LoL. Well, the next night we watched football w/my roomie and her boyfriend at his apartment. Sooo...last weekend, Brandon wanted to go out and about. I suggested the Aquarium(s). Neither of us had been there in fo-ever. It was sooo interesting! Brandon is an aspiring biology major. Loves him some reptiles. The Aquarium was perfect. LoL in the Delta exhibit, we were checking out alligators and turtles. He is quite the turtle expert. As I'm looking at a snake, I noticed Brandon was PETTING the turtles that were swimming by! Omg. Clearly, there was a sign below the glass stating "DO NOT PET OR FEED ANIMALS." I thought he was being defiant or something. He kept asking me to pet the turtle...reassuring me they weren't snapping turtles. I looked at him like he be crazy. Finally, we kneeled to check out the alligator snapping turtles, and there the sign was staring us in the face. Haha Brandon was like "Holy crap...didn't even see the sign. You probably thought I had lost my mind." We finished up the "old" Aquarium and headed for the "new" one. The parrots and butterflies were a-mazing. The sharks and such were cool as well...but the "new" Aquarium was rather short. After our aquatic adventure, Brandon suggested grabbing a bite at Durty Nelly's. Yesss. I'd always wanted to eat there! It was sooo home-ish and quaint. We had fried pickles and some YUMMY Irish beer and Shepard's Pie. Very very good! After that, we checked out the house he's moving out of (in St. Elmo). And for the grand finale, we went back to my apt and played Mario Kart!!! LoL. I started out kicked his ass...buuut...he figured out the game and began dominating. Brandom makes me smile. Alot. :oD