The word is out, the requests have been pouring in, and while we weren't sure if we were posting Taylor as the "girl" friend or the "girlfriend," here is a nice photo from this evening of Matt and the lovely Taylor, The Girlfriend.
Taylor is the same age as Matt, has just completed her sophomore year of high school (at CHS) like Matt (at GCHS), attends St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church like Matt, is a dedicated sports-minded person like Matt, although gymnastics would be Taylor's venue while swimming is Matt's, and best of all, is sweet and cute, like Matt (okay, I am a little bit prejudiced in this area).
They have been going out to dinner and watching a movie one night a week since about February, and as Matt's curfew is 11:00, we have been able to keep a fairly close track on it all.
While I wasn't sure I was ready for a "girlfriend" type thing, seeing one another just one night a week for a few hours has been fairly painless for an over-protective mother. Matt has good taste: she is a lovely girl with a good heart. They both seem to have their priorities all in the right places...and as parents, we couldn't ask for more at this age.
So whether we are ready or not, these days there is now a girl in Matt's life who he thinks quite a lot of...and as we get to know her, so do we.