How We Met and Our First Date

In this day and time it is not unusual to met online. Neither Johnnie or I go to bars, clubs, etc so we weren't likely going to meet anyone that way. Personally I wouldn't date someone I work with and the church I went too was mainly elderly people. So needless to say, we met online.
I emailed Johnnie first. There was something about his eyes and smile that drew me in. I read his profile and felt we had a lot in common. So I emailed him, introduced myself, sent a picture and anxiously waited. I received a response pretty quick, but it was a thank you but no thank you. He says he was interested, but due to the distance he wanted someone closer. So I emailed him back saying I understood and we talked about our past experiences. I offered him my friendship saying I had been in the same place if he ever wanted to talk. I was disappointed that he didn't want to meet, but I had to keep trying. There was something about him that wouldn't let me give up. So we emailed a few more times and before I knew it he called me. A few days later we agreed to meet. Halfway between Winston and Snow Camp in the big city of Greensboro we met. We had already agreed to go eat at PF Changs.
Neither one of us had ever been there and had heard it was really good. We met right off 40 at Olive Garden. I was so nervous. I really wanted this to work and him to like me. I pulled up and he met me at the door of my car and gave me a hug before I even got out. My first thoughts were, "he is so cute"! I got in his truck and off we went to PF Changs. The restaurant was so pretty. We didn't know to have a reservation so we sat in the bar area. Our food was so good. The waiter was great and even gave us a free entree to try since it was our first time. We would both agree and say it was our best first date ever!