PIC OF THE DAY!
Today’s prompt is PETS or ANIMALS. I don’t remember if I’ve posted this one before, and I’m too lazy this morning to go back and check. Deal. But I adore this picture of my sweetheart. For some reason you don’t see it a lot in photos, but he has a curly tail…just like a little pug! He’s the most loving creature I’ve ever known.
TODAY…
1. Thankful I had a really productive and surprisingly fun day!
2. Thankful that I realize that I really love being busy and almost chaotic. Almost. I thrive on things like deadlines.
3. Thankful for the really nice phone call this morning from Marci checking in.
4. Thankful and excited that I’m going on a mini-road trip this weekend to attend a ka-razy par-tay!
5. Thankful that I slept in a warm, warm cocoon of a bed last night.
Well hello there!! Yeah, I missed yesterday’s entry. I thought for sure that I’d have some time in the afternoon to write. And when that didn’t happen I was positive that I’d be home early from my date last night. But I wasn’t! And I think that’s a pretty good thing, right?
Regardless, backdated entry from yesterday and here’s my entry for today. Right here.
Yes, it was a little crazy yesterday. For some reason, everything that could go wrong logistically, did. I walked out of the building to run an errand for my council meeting and realized when I got in my car that I’d forgotten my wallet. Now, you’d think no big deal, right? Just go back inside and get it! Not so easy. It literally takes 10 minutes to go from my front door to the car (door locked, looooonnnnngggg hallway, wait for the elevator-most of the time I walk the 8 floors, looooong lobby walk and through the back side of the building and out the back doors, walk through a parking lot to the covered area to my car). Seriously, 10 minutes!
And it seemed like every time I got in my car it was worse and worse. Bad weather. Bad traffic. Trains. Closed exit ramps. Rambling drive around and around. Traffic to my date. Late. Late. Late!
It’s all good, though.
In the afternoon, I had a weird meeting with a woman who’s trying to start a fashion line, and she was looking for a Sales Rep (which I am NOT), but the person who set us up didn’t really understand the business. Still, I’d met her one other time and wanted to see her line anyway. Plus you never know where these kinds of meetings will lead.
I went to her office and viewed the line. Her business partner was there too, and we had a decent meeting. But then I told them what my expertise was (again, NOT sales), and the partner started grilling me and wanting me to tell him how to run his business…basically wanting a consulting session for nothing.
I was happy to give him some general information, but he kept digging and digging and I was trying so hard not to let my blood boil while I talked. We did end up talking through it, and I told them that I would try to help them with some connections, but damn! Settle down, mister! I realize that some people’s personalities are super aggressive, but this man was almost out of line with the way he was trying to drag information out of me. And yes, I understand that there’s no real harm in asking questions, and I’m (finally!) learning how to circumnavigate and offer helpful suggestions without giving myself away, but some people will certainly try to take advantage.
It ended up being a good meeting and I really liked the woman, but I was happy to leave that office, that’s for sure.
Got home in time to get ready for my date. Truthfully, I didn’t put a lot of effort into it, and I wasn’t really all that thrilled to be meeting yet another one (you know what I mean?). I wore what I’d worn all day (details in the RAD below), and I barely touched up my makeup and I felt a little…eh…about the whole thing.
But here’s the hilarious thing. I gave myself a pep-talk in the car on the way there! It was so funny. So funny that I recorded it on my iPhone. I would post it here, because I was just listening to it and laughing, but I can’t figure out how to do it. Anybody know how to post an iPhone voice memo into a diary entry? Trust me, it was a really great pep-talk. I told myself to get over my ambivalence and just enjoy it.
Know what? I did. Here it is:
Name: Daniel
Age: 36
Relationship Status: Never married.
Occupation: Manages groups of Architects and Engineers (technical and creative)
Length of Date: 6 hours
What We Did: Bottle of wine at dark wine bar.
He Wore: Leather jacket with racing stipes (trust me, cooler than it sounds), black button-up, jeans, too dark to see shoes…but I think they were nice, has vintage watch collection (nice!)–tried to check it out but it was covered by his shirt.
I Wore: Black leather jacket (he noticed I was doing the brown/black combo right off the bat–points!), brown turtleneck (not sexy, I know) with lightweight brown scarf), brown plaid miniskirt with fringe (kinda sexy!), brown tights and the now-famous OTK flats).
First Impressions: Exactly my type of handsome! Exactly!!! Tall, nice build, very nice teeth (I gave him a hard time about not smiling in his photos on his profile)…dimples!!! JOY!
Convo: Everything! We talked and talked and TALKED! I mean, we talked about everything from places we’ve lived, where we grew up (Edina, he’s Canadian!), and where we live now. Our work situations and our dreams, a few past relationship stories, dating stories, hobbies, collections (in addition to his watch collection, he has a classic car collection), places we like to travel, politics, geography, people and personalities, etc. etc. etc. On and on and on… I talked so much my lips got chapped!
High Point: When he walked in and smiled a BIG smile and showed those dimples!
Low Point: Eh, well. The conversation dragged on just a tad too long, and I wish I’d ended it before I got tired. BUT I wanted to talk that long…I just got tired!
How It Ended: Well, I’m not sure. It was cold and rainy outside and he offered to walk me to my car, which was cool. Literally. I was shivering and not so hot about the rain spitting all over me. And he asked if he could kiss me, but I was a little reluctant. I did kiss him, and OHHHH it was nice, but no sparks ignited. I know it was because of the cold, and I wanted to explain, but thought better of it. We said goodbye quickly after.
Chances Ill See Him Again: I really, really, really want another chance with him. I hope he asks. I will go out with him FO SHO if he asks. My best guess is about 75%. ASK ME!
Lesson(s) Learned: End a date before you get tired! Always end on a super high note!
Okay. It’s taken me too long to write this entry. I need to move on and get going with my day. But here are some prompts for some things I have been wanting to write about:
Love, love, and even more!
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