My date last night was awkward at first. Why did I think it’d be a good idea to invite a guy to my apartment for a game of tennis? Really? Actually the tennis ended up being a highlight of the night. For starters, he wasn’t that good, at least I was expecting more since he had taken tennis lessons. In fact, I won the first 2 games we played together, then realized that’s probably not a good strategy for dating this guy, and I should let him win. I didn't want to bust his ego. So I let him take the next 2 games and the tie breaker.
After the game we went back to cook dinner and hang out. The weird part was when he was changing in my bathroom he came out with his shirt off. He wasn’t in good shape so his hairy belly grossed me out. And why did he think that was a good idea? I’m cooking here and working with food and wanted to puke all over dinner, gross. Like I’d see that and jump all over him, no thanks. He did put his other shirt on, thank you jebus.
He actually was a really nice good guy, we talked a lot about Match dating, work, and traveling. He seems to have a bit of a shady past, but don’t we all get into trouble now and again. He warned me that he has a serious Sysco ex-girlfriend who keyed one of his date’s car last week. I immediately regretting letting him come to my house, since sysco might just be stalking him and now knows where I live, great.
My dog loved this guy; he was smart and brought him a raw ride. Ahhh, a man after my dog’s heart.
I really wasn’t feeling him though, but I’d love to play tennis again, so maybe he can go in my tennis buddy friend corner, or not. Most likely I’ll never see him again. Dating sucks, I just want to meet someone that really sparks.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Gymnast
Date night with the gymnast, I must say was pretty fun. We met up for drinks at a local hot spot. He was waiting outside for me and we sat in the nice cool evening for a few beers. His roommate was our waiter, which I guess was good for him seeing he picked up the bill. He introduced me to Johnson, haha… I responded with, can I call you “penis”? I thought it was funny; luckily they did too, whew. So we chatted for a long time and had quite a few beers. He was really shy and quiet so I did a lot of talking, but I guess that’s good.
It’s always funny when people ask you what you majored in college and then they assume that you still pay attention to that crap. Oh I majored in Economics, immediate following question, “What do you think about the economy?” Umm, I have a job so that’s good. I obviously don’t run economic analysis on the state of union, duh. And everything I know is all the basic stuff anyone knows, for example: Unemployment = bad
Of course I remember a bunch of other stuff, but I really don’t spend my free time analyzing the stock markets or watching what the Fed is doing… sorry, I’d rather be running the lake or playing with my dog, or watching Amazing Race (I love that show).
Date ended well, no kissing, and I really had the impression we’d hang out again. We talked about introducing our dogs and getting them together. Alas, it’s been 3 weeks and I haven’t heard a word. That’s okay, even though I really wanted to see him do a back flip, which would be really impressive. He was pretty short and not very outgoing.
It’s always funny when people ask you what you majored in college and then they assume that you still pay attention to that crap. Oh I majored in Economics, immediate following question, “What do you think about the economy?” Umm, I have a job so that’s good. I obviously don’t run economic analysis on the state of union, duh. And everything I know is all the basic stuff anyone knows, for example: Unemployment = bad
Of course I remember a bunch of other stuff, but I really don’t spend my free time analyzing the stock markets or watching what the Fed is doing… sorry, I’d rather be running the lake or playing with my dog, or watching Amazing Race (I love that show).
Date ended well, no kissing, and I really had the impression we’d hang out again. We talked about introducing our dogs and getting them together. Alas, it’s been 3 weeks and I haven’t heard a word. That’s okay, even though I really wanted to see him do a back flip, which would be really impressive. He was pretty short and not very outgoing.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
It’s official
I’m now 30, say goodbye to my 20s. I guess the key lesson here is nothing really changed, you think by turning 30 you might have some kind of ‘come to Jesus’ moment, or suddenly the world makes sense. Nope, I must have already turned 30 a year ago when I made some major decisions in my life about what I hold important, and now my driver’s license has finally caught up.
As for love and relationships, I’m still single and spend my nights cuddling my dog. But I’m going to forgive myself this year and stop feeling down about not having someone to come home to. I want to forgive myself for failed relationships, failed dating experiences and just stop putting pressure on myself to build my own family. I want to focus on building myself up and those around me. I want to tell all my friends and family how much they mean to me and how fabulous it is to have their love and support and I want to return that love and support. I spent too much time over the past year analyzing what I was doing or not doing as well as the men I meet. Instead, I should just be me and be happy. Stop putting the pressure of having to meet “the one”, get married and have kids. I need to keep encouraging myself to put myself out there, and just feel more with my heart than my brain. Stop the rules and just go with my feelings.
The person I am now is more serious about herself and goals, but I need the balance between taking myself seriously and enjoying life like I was still 20.
Things to do now that I’m 30:
1) Let go of the past
2) Forgive myself
3) Appreciate the Present
4) Follow my heart
5) Give Love
6) Accept Love
These things are not completely foreign, but sometimes I get sidetracked and lose a sense of who I am and the wonderful things I have in life. Being upset about what I don’t have, stops now.
As for love and relationships, I’m still single and spend my nights cuddling my dog. But I’m going to forgive myself this year and stop feeling down about not having someone to come home to. I want to forgive myself for failed relationships, failed dating experiences and just stop putting pressure on myself to build my own family. I want to focus on building myself up and those around me. I want to tell all my friends and family how much they mean to me and how fabulous it is to have their love and support and I want to return that love and support. I spent too much time over the past year analyzing what I was doing or not doing as well as the men I meet. Instead, I should just be me and be happy. Stop putting the pressure of having to meet “the one”, get married and have kids. I need to keep encouraging myself to put myself out there, and just feel more with my heart than my brain. Stop the rules and just go with my feelings.
The person I am now is more serious about herself and goals, but I need the balance between taking myself seriously and enjoying life like I was still 20.
Things to do now that I’m 30:
1) Let go of the past
2) Forgive myself
3) Appreciate the Present
4) Follow my heart
5) Give Love
6) Accept Love
These things are not completely foreign, but sometimes I get sidetracked and lose a sense of who I am and the wonderful things I have in life. Being upset about what I don’t have, stops now.
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