Well guys it went great! It was a little awkward and quiet at first, but there was a game on at the bar so we could at least make a little small talk about that. I took your advice and talked about the Bears and HAlloween too. A couple drinks loosened things up and we got more comfortable with each other after that. We managed to find stuff to talk about without having to resort to shop talk. Which is good because she's structural and that stuff scares me. (Though she could help me out with the structural AM questions if I'm lucky.)
Then we went to dinner, which was also really good. I even managed not to get any on me or do anything dumb. I was having a really good time by this point and I think she was into me. After dinner we went to one of those Fun Land type places with the arcade and other games. We played mini-golf (I won!) and bumper cars. The bumper cars made dinner bounce around a bit but other than a couple toots I could easily blame on another driver, I was ok.
I eventually brought her back to the bar where she left her car. I really wanted to pork her right then and there, but I opted for a friendly hug and peck on the cheek I really wish I could do over. All in all, excellent evening. Definitely looks like there will be a date #2.
