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elise ivy
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Chapter 20 - Each step of the way was planned...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 20 Day one of day four of our first date - officially in the books and it was so much fun. We...
elise
Jul 30, 20205 min read
Chapter 18 - I couldn't help but laugh...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 18 Ahhh, mmmm. This is probably the only time I have smelled something beautiful at the airport and, wow,...
elise
Jul 29, 20204 min read
Chapter 19 - He was right...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 19 Chicago was a blast. He was right, this is exactly where we should be for our first date - our 4 day...
elise
Jul 29, 20203 min read
Chapter - 17 - He took care of everything...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 17 It didn’t take much after the call from C for me to agree to go to Chicago. I was still nervous, but I...
elise
Jul 28, 20205 min read
Chapter 16 - Was this too good to be true...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 16 Like any reasonable girl in her late 30’s I started to have some suspicions. Was this too good to be...
elise
Jul 27, 20205 min read
Chapter 15 - Meeting up was going to take time and planning...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 15. Since neither one of us was ‘planning’ to meet a potential dating interest and especially a long...
elise
Jul 25, 20205 min read
Chapter 14 - We decided that we should meet up...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 14 We started texting around 7am the morning after we met. It wasn’t until around 10am that we discussed...
elise
Jul 24, 20203 min read
Chapter 13 - The most beautiful man was not planning to go...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 13 How in the world did the most beautiful man end up at Lunch, The Lobster Roll? One day while at work...
elise
Jul 22, 20203 min read
Chapter 12 - We get back to our hotel...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 12 The girls and I get back to our hotel. It’s about 11pm, so not too late, but we had packed a lot into...
elise
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Chapter 11 - Stopped dead in my tracks...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 11 Stopped dead in my tracks with legs like lead. I couldn’t move. I felt as though my feet were...
elise
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Chapter 10 - She was beautiful, intelligent, and witty...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 10 Three months prior and right around my 38th birthday, my Grandmother passed away. She and I were...
elise
Jul 13, 20203 min read
Chapter 8 - Perhaps he smiled out of embarrassment...
#SpillthebeansonLove - Chapter 8 Perhaps he smiled out of embarrassment for me because I was truly taken and terribly obvious, maybe he...
elise
Jul 12, 20202 min read
Chapter 9 - I am from Miami...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 9 The friend answers, “Miami.” The most beautiful man answers in a ridiculously sexy accent, ‘Yes, I am...
elise
Jul 12, 20203 min read
Chapter 7 - He saw me. I saw him...
#Spillthebeans on Love - Chapter 7 He saw me. I saw him see me. And I kept seeing him…in fact I stared at him for so long it passed the...
elise
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Chapter 6 - The sun has set...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 6 The sun has set, the music is fading and I’m ready to hit the town. We pack up our blanket and souvenir...
elise
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Chapter 5 - Get cute, Hampton's style...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 5 So this was my interpretation of ‘get cute Hamptons-Style.’ Lol. A few fake lashes, some Westmore Body...
elise
Jul 9, 20192 min read
Chapter 4 - Montauk is adorable...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 4 Montauk is adorable. There’s something so TrumanShow / movie-set perfect about it. We walked up and...
elise
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Chapter 3 - We hit the road...
#Spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 3 We hit the road from Philadelphia to The Hamptons super early, like 4am early. There’s only one road in...
elise
Jul 7, 20191 min read
Chapter 2 - I'm most grateful for...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 2 One of the things I’m most grateful for in life is my friendships. I’ve always been a girl’s girl and...
elise
Jul 6, 20192 min read
Chapter 1 - I was in The Hamptons...
#spillthebeansonlove - Chapter 1 Here goes: I was in The Hamptons with Devon and Courtney having just finished happy hour at Wolffer...
elise
Jul 5, 20191 min read
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