I jeopardize my chances with men

Today when I noticed the 25 year old was online, I instant messaged him. I told him I wanted to hang out again. His response was simply, "let's do it." Well, that is great and all, but now I don't know if he would have taken the initiative or not. Why do I feel the need to manipulate relationships? I have no idea. I'm not alone though. They have entire movies and books about the topic. Ever watch "He's just not that into you"? Funny, but sadly it portrays what so many women do to ruin relationships. Oh well. He's younger and shorter than me. If it doesn't work out, then it wasn't meant to be.

Nephews are great

Especially when they are almost three and don't have other women in their lives just yet. They ask you to come visit them and tell you they want to come see you. Suddenly, you feel loved and isn't that a great feeling? Today Ethan stopped watching a movie and instead of just telling me he was watching a movie and running away, he said, "Minnie, I want to come to your house and play." After telling him that he needed to ask his mommy, he immediately asked my sister. When that didn't work, he asked me if I wanted to come to his house. This boy knows what he wants. He wants people to socialize with. Too bad my sister lives up in the boonies and there aren't more kids for him to play with.

My Nephew Loves Me!

I used to call my sister every morning as I walked to work. I would usually ask if Ethan wanted to talk to me. He would say something undescipherable and hand the phone over to his mother. Today, I talked to him and he invited me to come over to his house. That was nice, but I had to explain that he should come see grandma and let her take him to the swimming pool because I couldn't drive up to his house. My conversation with Ethan ended and while I was talking to Cindy, I overheard Ethan say to his younger brother, "Tony, want to talk to Minnie?" They were using a pretend phone. I was delighted when Cindy explained that the boys were pretending to talk to me on the phone.

We had fun

I'm not sure if he is going to ask me out again. I might have offended him when I guessed that he was number 5 out of 7 children. I told him my reasoning was that I hoped he wasn't the youngest. Of course, he is. Oh well. We went to the driving range and hit two buckets of balls. He wanted to be all competitive and I just wanted to hit them. We went out for dinner and back to his place to watch a movie. He chose Confessions of a Shopaholic. While it was cheesy, it was nice and relaxing. I hope I see him again. But at the end of the date, we just hugged and I didn't ask him if he planned on seeing me again.

He called

I'm not so sure about the 25 year old. He called Friday night and told me he wanted to hang out on Saturday. I gave him a little bit of a hard time. I'll hang out with him tomorrow. But the plans are tentative. I think we are going to end up at the driving range at Oak Marr because I suggested it. He wanted to go ride a bike, but luckily I don't own a bike and wasn't going to go along with that. I probably would have had fun, but it is harder to talk on a bike than it is standing and swinging a golf club. Not that I'm too terribly into golf, but if you stand on the upper deck, you feel like you are on top of the world.

Facebook is terrible

The bad thing about facebook is that it is easy to stalk people. For example, I could see when the guy who asked me out was online. And really, it made me wonder why he didn't respond right away to my email. Tragic news, losing a job, you would have thought if he cared he'd say something. So, I wonder why on earth people stalk other people online. It is just frustrating. Because in reality they could be super busy and all you can think about is why that other person isn't as obssessed with responding to your email as you are about what they are doing instead. And it is awful when people post that they are planning parties and they don't invite you. Which is okay because the guy who took me on an awful date is doing that. I just think there is too much information out there sometimes.

Patience, patience

The 25 year old finally replied to my email. He said he was so sorry and pointed out that the good thing is that I'm closer to him. That was nice to see him write that. Convenience makes it easy for someone to take advantage of you though. Think about it. You appreciate someone more when you miss them a little or there is a sacrifice made to go see them. When it is convenient, you tend to take them for granted a little. I doubt that he is going to call me again after waiting three days to respond to my email, but I'll keep you posted.

He hasn't called

I emailed the last guy I went out with the news that I had gotten fired a few days ago. No, sorry to hear that, good luck finding something else. Nothing. I guess he wasn't really that interested. While he said, let's do this again at the end of the date, it has been a couple days and he hasn't planned anything with me again. I'm going to give up hope on the younger man for awhile. I mean, it isn't like he really experienced the Cold War or the Reagan administration. He was born during it.

Fired again

I got fired from Service Source. It was completely unnecessary and the mistakes that were made were no entirely my fault. Luckily I only have two weeks left on my lease and I did not sign another lease. Therefore, I am free to move back home and save money on rent while I look for another job. When I find a job, I can find an apartment near it, so that is good.
While I was a disgruntled fired employee, I wrote the president of Service Source to let her know that her company, whose mission it is to help people with disabilities failed to meet my needs and failed to provide me with accomodations. It was a relief to write the letter. She told me she forwarded it to the HR department manager. Yeah, like I really want to go back to work for them after being fired. I hope my boss gets reprimanded somehow for her negligence. She was not good at management.

The date went great

Eight years younger, a few inches shorter, but conversation flowed smoothly. If it doesn't bother him, why should I let it bother me?! We had a fun time. It sounded like he wants to see me again. We ate Thai food. It was so much better than last week's date. But I gave him an advantage. I emailed him and told him I liked eating out. The activity can make a difference. Sitting in silence during a lame movie versus conversation and food. Hmm...tough choice.

He called!

So after a couple days without hearing from him online or on the phone, I get a call from the facebook guy that I accidentally sent an email to instead of the intended recipient. He is funny on the phone. He didn't freak out like the last guy when I told him I don't drive because of seizures. It should be a fun date. We're going to dinner on Thursday. He told me he didn't like the crowded city areas when I told him I live in a high rise, and I don't really either. It should be a fun evening. I feel kind of bad having him come all the way to Alexandria during rush hour, but he didn't want to wait a week.

So excited and then nothing...

I accidentally sent an email to the wrong Rich in my facebook account. It was instantly clear that the Rich who responded was not the intended recipient. However, we exchanged emails and he suggested we continue our conversation on a date. Thrilled, I gave him my phone number and told him that would be great. Did he call? Um...no. Did he email again? Um...no. Well, nothing ventured nothing gained! He is considerably shorter than me.

The date

We went to a movie. The poor guy chose science fiction, which I hate. He wanted to take me out for ice cream afterwards, but I didn't know any ice cream places around Alexandria. I'm sure there are tons, but I don't go out for ice cream and try to avoid sweets. The place he took me to was a restaurant/theater. Kind of nice, but he told me to eat beforehand because we were going to a movie. Poor guy had no idea I don't mix movies and food. No, he didn't even try handholding because the seats were farther apart due to a table in case we wanted food. It didn't matter because I was so bored I was trying to fall asleep during Wolverine.
Unfortunately, my phone slipped out of my pocket. I realized it in the car on the way home. He didn't offer to take me back to the theater. He said he was sorry and suggested I call the theater. Oh, no. I don't have a phone! You call the theater. He emailed me and let me know they found a phone in the theater, but I would have to pick it up. That is 2 hours out of my day. Two bus transfers down there, 1 hour to go 6 miles and then wait for the bus back. Uh...I don't think he'll get a second date. I told my father to swing by the theater after work and see if they have my phone. I'm sure he'll do it.

A shorter man

So, a short guy I met at the Crystal City midsingles family home evening asked me out. He gave me a ride to the midsingles activity. I'm not quite sure whether he enjoys me or is trying to make me his project and change the way that I live. He made some comments like, "You'll like fishing and camping if you hang out with me." For the record, I hate camping. Fishing is fine once in a while, but I'll never love it. But, maybe he was just making conversation and not trying to give me a hard time. We shall see. He didn't find me during the sacrament meeting, so maybe he lost interest or didn't see me. I'm not worried about it.

Only 72 degrees?!

It's July! Why is it only in the seventies?! I want my warm hot summer already. I planned on going swimming outside today. I'll have to wear some sweats. What is going on here?