A dinner meetup at Chipotle in Crystal City was planned, so I decided to go since it's one of my favorite eateries. I arrived on time and met Brady outside. I recognized one sister, who was already waiting inside and noticed a few more sisters in line to get food. We got our food and sat at the same table with eight others. I sat across from Janelle, which I noticed now had a ring on her finger, and next to Briar, which I had not met before.
The dinner was fun and conversation was flowing. Janelle spoke of her engagement to Matt, a recent convert. They asked me about my conversion, so I gave them a brief history of it. Throughout the dinner, I found myself talking to Briar more since it seemed that we had a lot in common. People started leaving after an hour or so and it left me and Briar alone at the table. We continued talked for another hour and found a great connection with each other. We agreed to meet again for activities, sightseeing (we're both pretty new to the area) and just hang out. I walked her to her car in the parking garage and she gave me a ride to mine. We exchanged phone numbers and said goodnight.
The dinner turned out great and it was fun, so I'm glad that I joined everyone. I'm excited to have met Briar and look forward to spending more time with her.