I may be showing my youth here, but does this time of year make anyone else think of the beginning of Highschool Musical 2 with everyone whispering “summer…summer…summer.” Just me? Okay. Anyways, summer is here and I’m planning on spending as much of it as I can poolside in a bikini with a cold drink in hand (frozen margarita anyone?). Not your style? Here are a couple of ideas for activities we can do together this summer. 

Symphony on the Prairie (June – Sept)

I love a good picnic and I love the symphony and this is the best of both worlds. Let’s cuddle on a blanket, sipping wine and enjoying the music together. 

Van Gogh Lume (July) 

This traveling exhibition is coming to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in July and you better believe I’m going to be buying tickets as soon as they go on sale. The question is, who’s coming with me? 

Indiana State Fair (August)

I try to go to the Indiana State Fair at least once a summer if not more. I love the food, the art, the food, people watching, food, you get the idea. I highly recommend Ben’s soft pretzels (yes the line is worth it) and the fresh salt water taffy. 

Amusement Parks 

I’ll admit, I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie. The first time I rode a roller coaster, I was hooked. There are a host of parks within a few hours drive of Indy and I’m always down to hop on a plane to go down to Orlando or LA to one of the bigger parks (Disney or Universal anyone?). 

None of these spark your fancy? Check out my post on spring date ideas as most of those carry over to summer as well.

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I’ve collected copies of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for nine years. I was going through a phase of reading a lot of classic literature (Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities, The Great Gatsby, etc.) and Alice stood out to me. I revisited her often; rereading excerpts, watching different adaptations, reading background information on Lewis Carrol and the creation of the story. I loved the whimsy and how the story was absurd for the sake of being absurd.

I’m not as captivated by her as I once was, but I still do one thing to keep her in my life. Over the years, I’ve collected about 15 volumes of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or related material. It ranges from vintage children’s editions to Barnes and Nobel releases to collectors pieces. Most of them I’ve acquired used but a few have been gifts. I love each of them for different reasons but if I had to narrow down my favorites, it’d be these three.

Like most of my copies, this one came from a used bookstore. It’s the first one I bought and it’s the copy that introduced me to Wonderland. I adore the cover art by Milo Winter and would happily add a print of it to my Alice art collection.

While this copy is used (and worn), I didn’t acquire it from a store. I stumbled upon it while digging through a box in my parent’s garage. In the inside cover is my aunt’s 10-year-old handwriting scrawling her childhood address and the year. Being a family heirloom, it can’t help but be one of my favorites.

This one was another used bookstore find and it was my first true collectors piece. I found it in a little shop in Nashville, Indiana. The store had recently attained some rare copies from a collectors estate. Being a poor student at the time, this was the only one I could afford. It’s bound in genuine leather and I rarely take it out of the protective paper wrapping it. While it isn’t the most expensive in my collection now, it’s one of the ones most valuable to me.

Last but not least, a little bonus. I found this one, you guessed it, at a used bookstore. It was made by a company called “The Bookbox Company” but it seems that they’re no longer in business and their website is down. I love hidey holes and secret compartments so I jumped for joy when I found this.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet, my name is Kate. I’m a native Hoosier and I’ve been in the adult industry for almost four years. I’ve dipped my toes in a couple areas of the industry, but companionship is where I’ve found my home. I started on Chaturbate camming in the spring of 2017, which I did on and off for two years. I then moved to the world of sugar dating and professional cuddling. I enjoyed getting to spend time face to face with my clients and make genuine connections. Fall of 2019, I made the plunge into paid companionship and I haven’t looked back. I love my job. I learn something new from each person I meet. I also have the privilege of them exposing me to new experiences. The first time I went to a comedy club was on a paid date. Was it something I would have done on my own? Probably not. But because of that client, I got to try something new. 

As someone who goes on dates for a living, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of date ideas involving my city. I love this city and I love being able to call it home. I hope to highlight some of the best things Indianapolis has to offer. Indy is a growing cultural hub, bursting with things to do. We have museums, live music, great dining, and so much more. I’ve only been able to scratch the surface myself. I’m a person who feels equally at home shooting pool in a dive bar pool as I do at an opera or the symphony. From fine arts to hole in the wall treasures, I hope to explore it all. Won’t you join me? 

I also hope to have some of my friends in the industry as guest bloggers to share what they love about the places they call home. Who else besides the ladies who date professionally are the experts on the best date spots? I want this to be a place for anyone to get ideas for activities, not just people who see me in my city. If you are a companion who wants to start their own blog for date ideas or a lover who wants to use things from my blog for another lady, you have my full permission. No ideas under the sun are new. I want this to be a resource for anyone and everyone. One of the things I love about this industry is the community I’ve found in it. If I can contribute in any way, I’m happy to do so. 

A note, I am starting this blog in a time when Covid is still a concern, so not all the places I include may be open to the public and may be aspirational. I’m someone who is careful and avoids indoor dining and experiences that involve being inside with large amounts of people for extended periods of time. I’m also hopeful for a future where these things are possible again, so that won’t deter me from including such experiences.