July 16: Birthday Boy

I'm back again, blog friends. It's Isabella, your faithful blogger. And no, I didn't make some weird typo mistake in my title for this blog. I turned 15 on Monday and I had a great birthday blast with my dad. Thanks, Dad! :-) So yeah, I was the "birthday girl." But I also got my big birthday wish about a pretty special boy. I'm going to write about both things in my blog this week.

My latest summer adventure started when Dad took me out for a verrrry amazing birthday dinner - to one of the coolest places I've ever been in my life. The new W Hotel on the Fort Lauderdale beach. I think I'll be going back with Juliette and maybe some other friends soon to show them around. But for now, I'll just say that we went to this beautiful patio that's right beside the blue Atlantic Ocean. I just got a Coke and Dad had wine and we ate some great food to start off the big b'day evening. Then we went inside for dinner at this restaurant called Steak 954. Like ... just ... incredible! There's even this HUGE aquarium and it's filled with live jellyfish! Totally awesome. They look like little white blobby ghosts swimming inside the tank. And the food was probably the best steak I've ever eaten. This is a great, super cool hotel and I can't wait to show it to my BFF now.

Dad was so totally sweet to me all night and bought me some nice new clothes for gifts too. YTB, Dad!!! Especially because I got to wear some of those new clothes on my first date with Francisco. You remember him from last week, I hope. Dark hair, dark eyes. When he smiles, I can't help smiling inside and outside at the same time. And he's really soooo romantic too! Guess where we went on our first date?

Francisco told me, "We must go by the sea again, where we met." He's from Colombia and his English is very good. But he says things in a different way sometimes. I like it! Haha! So listen to this, blog buds. Francisco and I got together at exactly the same spot at exactly the same time as when we first met. His idea! See what I mean, girls? How totally romantic is that, right? ;-)))

But the best part is that Francisco is just so nice, you know? Totally different than that stuck up Bryan! Francisco wanted to learn all about me so I talked about the book I'm writing - the one about my life in Fort Lauderdale, remember? But you know what? I didn't tell him about this blog. Not yet! Maybe I will later this summer when we get to know each other a lot better. But right now it's just our secret, ok? Shhhh! Hahaha again!! 

Anyway, we walked and talked and laughed a lot. We even stopped for gelato. In the same gelato place I went with Bryan! Too weird. Except that Francisco was just SO nice and just the sweetest guy all the time. We finished our romantic first date with a long walk on Las Olas and we walked all the way to the downtown buildings. Then we kept walking on the New River under this big white moon that was shining over the water. All I can say is, wow - it was perfect! And we both said we want to see each other again. Soon!! I'll bet you'd already like to know where our next date will be, wouldn't you? Well you know what? So would I!! We haven't decided yet. But next week, you totally know that I'll have a lot more to say about Francisco so stay tuned for that!! I have a funny feeling that this summer is about to get a LOT hotter for me!!! LOL!! See ya next week!!