I’m running a little late this morning because I had a late-ish (for me) evening last night. I attended a dorky singles event with this woman I met while on a Meetup hike. My new friend is super sweet, and I’m so happy she invited me. We both showed up a little late. She’s an attorney and her last call was at 5pm yesterday, and I held back on getting there “on time” due to rush hour traffic.
I got there maybe 10 minutes before she did, and the crowd was looking pretty so-so. It was good and crowded. I’d say maybe 75 or 80 people all chatting near the bar. There were nametags and papers to write down notes and phone numbers (old school!).
A guy approached me, but the vibe was way off, and luckily, he could tell, so he left me alone right away.
Then my friend showed up, and we barely even said hello, when a really tall, somewhat handsome guy swooped in on me and started talking about my BOOTS.
And the conversation never stopped!
I don’t have time to write it all down, but let’s just say it was very much like a therapy session for both of us. It felt VERY much like a first date (had those vibes), and I could tell he was into me because he kept touching and squeezing my arm - RIGHT ON MY BANDAGE WHERE MY SURGERY WAS!! He had no idea because my sleeve covered it up, but it was so funny that he kept doing it without a clue.
He was gentle, so it didn’t hurt enough for me to tell him to stop, but it was very noticeable because he ONLY touched me in that EXACT spot. Ha!
In the end, he asked me if I’d like to go to dinner sometime and I said yes. So numbers were exchanged (in our phones, the technologically advanced method).
So we shall see.
I apologized to my friend for being monopolized the whole time, but she was totally cool with it.
I was home by 10pm, which is the latest I’ve been out in a long, long time.
It was fun. I’m glad I went. But now I have to get back in my swing! LOTS to do today. My calendar is booked full of phone and video chats!
Let’s get on with it.
xox,
GS
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