I'm not really a fancy-schamancy kinda girl.  I don't care about expensive bags and shopping is OK but it doesn't excite me.  I find wondering the mall to be boring.  I can dress up, conduct myself with class and sophistication, have an intelligent conversation with the best of 'em or look just as sexy and sophisticated going someplace casual. I make it a point to enjoy myself where ever I am with whom ever I'm with. Life is to be enjoyed! However, my ATF dates are ones out in nature.

I just went on an early spring hike with a wonderful gentleman.  We hiked a few miles which really gave us time to chat, get to know each other a bit more and enjoy the natural world.  There's something about nature in early spring that gets the libido going.  The warm sun, new life popping up all over the place, the smells in the air, it's all so healing, refreshing and energizing.  As we got to know each other a bit more, he became more and more impressive as a human being. I love being around good people I can learn from.

I really enjoyed him sharing his knowledge of the plants and animals.  He taught me so much about finding direction, the cycles of Mother Nature and the flora and fauna.  I took it all in, respecting and enjoying his generosity with his knowledge.  He couldn't hide his passion if he wanted to, I found this to be sexy.  This was both our first hike of the season, it was nice to share that with a kindred soul.

Afterwards we grabbed a light lunch and headed indoors to shower and enjoy more of our time together.  

This was not fancy, expensive or required a lot of planning. It was pure pleasure and fun. I'm looking forward to doing it again :)