We met up one night while I was still in Indy and he even drove me to the airport when I left the conference later that week. After talking and texting for a couple of months, AJ came to visit me in Chicago at the end of January. I was a little nervous, as he was visiting for 4 days. Yikes. But we actually had a great time together and while I was ready for him to go home after the 4 days (c'mon, you all know me!!), I wanted to see him again.We continued to talk and text, and when AJ came back to Chicago at the end of March to visit me, we officially started dating. Because this is a long term relationship, we spend a lot of time on the phone. :-) But both of us work on seeing each other every 2-3 weeks and that has been working out.
Here are the "boyfriend stats": - He has a very long name - but goes by Alain Jeoffroy. And actually he goes by AJ a lot. His first name pronounced in English is Alan.
- He's 32 and lives in Indianapolis.
- He has Haitian and Lebanese heritage.
- He's about 6'5" and has dreads. (He survived a form of skin cancer and once in remission he hasn't cut his hair since).
- His parents divorced when he was young. His mom lives in DC; sister lives in Florida; dad, stepmom and step sister live in Seattle.
- And yes, he's Catholic!
- He's been focusing on his music career (hip hop rapper) while bartending. But he's looking at going to law school in the very near future.
In a lot of ways we're complete opposites, but there are a number of similarities. And just to sound like a girl here, we compliment each other. I can't explain it. But I'm happy and enjoying this relationship.
I can't wait for you to meet him!
2 comments:
Just when I was coming back to the blog to get the names of the books you've read, which I discovered just yesterday, you go and add this most delightful post about your man! Awwwwww....
Noodle. I LOVE the very last photo of you with AJ...with his arms around you. The look on his face is so sweet. Love you and thanks for sharing.
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