Like Him

Last night my soccer team played J&M’s team and we all went out for beers after. J&M are from my crew of friend that I “went” to college with, but didn’t meet until we all lived out here in Seattle. They are awesome and have an awesome relationship. I don’t see them enough and it was great to catch up last night. After hearing about their upcoming trip to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, I want a man like M. Not M, but like him. Besides that which we all want in a man (smart, thoughtful, funny, kind, cute, blah, blah, blah), what is most important to me is that he is adventurous. No, he isn’t (necessarily) jumping out of airplanes or climbing El Capitan. But he is willing to jump in the car after work on Friday, and drive to California on the spur of the moment. He wants to go backpacking every single weekend of the summer, but doesn’t mind going alone if you just need a break and want to watch tv all weekend. He thinks of money saved in terms of future vacations. He doesn’t have a new car or a plasma tv, but he makes up for it in passport stamps. He doesn’t care what you look like after not showering for days because you are having the time of your life (and he hasn’t showered either). I live in Seattle, home to thousands of outdoorsy, travel-minded men. You’d think it would be too hard to find what I am looking for.