Meeting Mr. Self-Proclaimed Old Hippie

It has been quite a ride so far. I met a guy online who is a self-proclaimed old hippie. We will call him Ned. He actually fits me pretty well. Our first date we went on was to a metaphysical shop that had recently opened in my town. Then we went to a Mexican restaurant to eat. He was a gentleman and paid for everything.

I found out through our discussions that he had owned two restaurants in the past. He was now retired due to some health issues. I guess I would have to start convincing him about natural healing. I am a firm believer that health comes from nature, and NOT from BIG pharma.

We texted and talked daily and nightly. We usually went out atleast one weekend night per week. This man is definately more of a "foodie" than I am. He loves everything food. No wonder he previously owned two restaurants. 

Our second date was to his son's house. His son lives on a small lake, and he was having a Cinco d Mayo party complete with margharitas. This was when I got to meet his son, his son's girlfriend, and his grandchildren and his dog Oliver, a French Bulldog. We ate, drank margharitas, and went for a ride on the Ranger with Oliver in the back. Oliver kept grabbing tree limbs as we went by the trees. I was laughing so hard at that silly dog! I was afraid we were going to lose him and find him hanging on to a tree branch... We had a lot of fun that day.

Our next date was to a local Hippie Fest. There were lots of venders and entertainment. It was right up our alley. We dressed up in our hippie clothes and got a lot of complements on our outfits. We kept telling the younger people who were telling us how good we looked that, "That's because we remember those days, and we were authentic!" 

Several dates later we went on a Murder Mystery Dinner Riverboat Cruise for my birthday. It was so much fun trying to figure out "whodunit".

Oh, and did I mention that we were both considered by those who know us as "conspiracy theorists"? We definately had a lot to talk about, as we had both been down the same rabbit holes. It's interesting to note that now much of what we were called consiracy theorists over is now proving to be TRUE!

Ned asked me over the summer if I would consider letting him move in with me. He said that it would be easier to share expenses in one household than having two separate places. I was very hesitant after what happened with the narcissists, which I seem to attract like a magnet. Ned assured me that he was not a narcissist.

So, after a while I did agree to let him move in with me. It seems to work as long as he doesn't tell me what to do. We have gotten into a few disagreements over that. But, we have gotten through Halloween and a gazillion trick-or-treaters, and Thanksgiving at his son's house, and Christmas Eve here with my family. We also spent our first Christmas with his sister here with us. She had nowhere else to go, so it only seemed right. Then we spent New Years Eve at my son's house and had a lot of fun.

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