Valentine's Scrabble date

I don’t think I could have asked for a better Valentine’s Day. Or a better date in general. New Marine got off duty at 2330. (yeah, it took me a while and some counting on my fingers to translate that to 8:30pm my time) He couldn’t go home though, cause he still had to go back at 0630 to finish his duty. But then he was off at 0800 hours and could go home for the day. (I think speaking in military time is kind of amusing. I might try to implement it into my own life. Though, I think anything after 1300 hours is going to confuse me and require too much calculation. I’m not a math person- that’s why I’m in law school. Not much math.) He went to some sleeping quarter room where he was able to use his laptop and have internet access. So, he logged on to Skype and called me. I was SUPER awkward at first. It was weird, cause here’s this guy I talk to non-stop on a daily basis and have seen a ton of pictures of. But, I was super nervous to actually talk to him “in person” via the web cam. But, I quickly got over my nervousness. And let me tell you, a first date where I can be on my couch and in my workout clothes with my hair in a pony tail is perfect! It’s so comfortable. So we played Checkers first, and I won. I don’t think he actually knew how to play, which is funny. He knew he was going to lose, so he made it his goal to just make sure that I never got kinged. Whatever. I still won. Then we played Scrabble on Facebook while talking on Skype. He kept saying how cute I was when I was thinking, which of course made me all shy and awkward, since I don’t handle compliments well. And he was super adorable when he was trying to think of words. He’d get this pensive look on his face. Then he’d tell me to stop smiling at him, because it was distracting him. I forgot he could see me. Oops. He was ahead pretty much the whole time. Then I caught up. But then he ended up winning. It was a close game though. My last letter was “Q”. No wonder I lost! There was such a good back and forth the whole time. It was just easily comfortable. He’s kind of nerdy tough. I like that; its like the best combination. A guy who can easily beat up anyone if needed since he’s a trained killing machine, but who will also sit around and play Scrabble with me. Perfect! He told me that maybe he shouldn’t talk to me so much, cause he’s worried I’ll think he’s needy. I told him that I like guys who want to talk to me. I don’t need much space myself, so it’s perfect when a guy doesn’t either. It looks like he won’t be able to come out for a visit until mid-April, which is a) far away and b) right before finals. I’ll plan accordingly if it’s then. Plus, I’d still have some study time, cause he could go visit his family and stuff while he’s here too. I dunno. We’ll see. All I know is that I had a great time with him, and it was a great Valentine’s day! Oh, and I found out that he plays the guitar and bass. Sold.