So I promised you the rest of the story, but honestly the story of how I became a full time mom without giving birth might take another entry after this.
I'll make an honest effort though guys.
So, we left off at the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
Our first date was May 20, 2013 and I almost bailed. I was sitting in the Skippers parking lot and I literally talked to myself in the car telling myself to go inside. Here are a list of the things I said to myself.... Out loud...
Pardon my French
"Stop f***ing sweating you nasty."
"Great, he didn't know of my braces till I just now warned him on the phone."
"Why the **** didn't I shower earlier."
"How do I already have B.O."
"HUMIDITY."
"I'm short and he's beautiful."
"Dude, you've been talking to yourself for 5 minutes."
"You can leave, he won't care."
"Don't leave, you deserve a date."
"I'm ugly."
Do guys have any idea what women go through before a date? Don't get me wrong, not every woman thinks this way, but then again SHE'S NOT INTERESTED.
I wanted to fix my hair (I'm a procrastinator to the MAX and showers are a chore due to my frizzy, curly hair. You see where I'm going with this), but my hair was wet. If you have curly hair then you know you can't "fix" it till it's dry or it will curl and set in an unflattering "fashion".
Anyways, needless to say I went inside trembling in my adorable gladiator style sandals and stylish summer floral evening maxi and completely knocked his socks off. The first thing he said to me was.....
Wait for it....
"You're a lot shorter than I remember."
Breathtaking, huh?
He's quite the smooth talker.
He ordered hummus (one of my favorites), but I was shaking so badly my hands wouldn't pick up the pita so I ate nothing. After that amazing first sentence he spoke, I wasn't going to dare give him anymore flattering things to say about my glamorous late-in-life braces.
They speak for themselves.
Unfortunately.
I am incredibly happy to report that once we got past the initial awkwardness and started talking, really talking, we talked until the place closed and we were the last people there. We both wanted to continue the date so I went out on a limb and said
"Well, I really don't want this date to end, want to go somewhere else?"
Not to overuse the word literally, but he literally breathed a sigh of relief and we made our way to T-Bone Toms.
That half of the date went a lot more smoothly and I found out after apologizing for my white woman afro (thanks humidity+damp curly hair) that he has always wanted to date someone with long brown curly hair. That convo went a little something like
"I was going to fix my hair, but I wanted to be on time, sorry."
He got a twinkle in his eye and was astonished that my hair was in a state of complete naturalness. (I do not dye my hair either. I'm on a health kick.)
So unfortunately the night had to stop at 10:30 because I at the time was sharing my car with my mom due to her car completely breaking, so I had to pick her up from work.
I was DREADING walking out to the parking lot because I didn't want a kiss. My ex had just broken up with me almost two months earlier ON MY BIRTHDAY (what a gem) and I really liked JC and didn't want to rush it. I REALLY liked him.
Well we innocently hugged and for a moment I had forgotten about my B.O. and my frizzy mess of hair, braces, and the world. Arms had never felt better and he had B.O. too. (Match made in heaven!) I wanted to stay in those arms of his, but I think he may have caught me getting his man scent so I pulled away to come across normal-ish.
That was our first date and hopefully the last first date I ever go on.
Ok people, I know I said I would get to it, but I've got to give you back story so you get the feel of how close and serious we are as a couple. After I'm done, you're going to be in live with us, just you watch.
Next entry is going to be ELECTRIC!
But, I need sleep because knowing me, I'm going to be up in 3 hours.
But until then SWEET DREAMS you lovely people! I appreciate you reading and I hope you have an amazing day wherever you may be.
So long and goodnight, so long and goodnight.
Pardon my French
"Stop f***ing sweating you nasty."
"Great, he didn't know of my braces till I just now warned him on the phone."
"Why the **** didn't I shower earlier."
"How do I already have B.O."
"HUMIDITY."
"I'm short and he's beautiful."
"Dude, you've been talking to yourself for 5 minutes."
"You can leave, he won't care."
"Don't leave, you deserve a date."
"I'm ugly."
Do guys have any idea what women go through before a date? Don't get me wrong, not every woman thinks this way, but then again SHE'S NOT INTERESTED.
I wanted to fix my hair (I'm a procrastinator to the MAX and showers are a chore due to my frizzy, curly hair. You see where I'm going with this), but my hair was wet. If you have curly hair then you know you can't "fix" it till it's dry or it will curl and set in an unflattering "fashion".
Anyways, needless to say I went inside trembling in my adorable gladiator style sandals and stylish summer floral evening maxi and completely knocked his socks off. The first thing he said to me was.....
Wait for it....
"You're a lot shorter than I remember."
Breathtaking, huh?
He's quite the smooth talker.
He ordered hummus (one of my favorites), but I was shaking so badly my hands wouldn't pick up the pita so I ate nothing. After that amazing first sentence he spoke, I wasn't going to dare give him anymore flattering things to say about my glamorous late-in-life braces.
They speak for themselves.
Unfortunately.
I am incredibly happy to report that once we got past the initial awkwardness and started talking, really talking, we talked until the place closed and we were the last people there. We both wanted to continue the date so I went out on a limb and said
"Well, I really don't want this date to end, want to go somewhere else?"
Not to overuse the word literally, but he literally breathed a sigh of relief and we made our way to T-Bone Toms.
That half of the date went a lot more smoothly and I found out after apologizing for my white woman afro (thanks humidity+damp curly hair) that he has always wanted to date someone with long brown curly hair. That convo went a little something like
"I was going to fix my hair, but I wanted to be on time, sorry."
He got a twinkle in his eye and was astonished that my hair was in a state of complete naturalness. (I do not dye my hair either. I'm on a health kick.)
So unfortunately the night had to stop at 10:30 because I at the time was sharing my car with my mom due to her car completely breaking, so I had to pick her up from work.
I was DREADING walking out to the parking lot because I didn't want a kiss. My ex had just broken up with me almost two months earlier ON MY BIRTHDAY (what a gem) and I really liked JC and didn't want to rush it. I REALLY liked him.
Well we innocently hugged and for a moment I had forgotten about my B.O. and my frizzy mess of hair, braces, and the world. Arms had never felt better and he had B.O. too. (Match made in heaven!) I wanted to stay in those arms of his, but I think he may have caught me getting his man scent so I pulled away to come across normal-ish.
That was our first date and hopefully the last first date I ever go on.
Ok people, I know I said I would get to it, but I've got to give you back story so you get the feel of how close and serious we are as a couple. After I'm done, you're going to be in live with us, just you watch.
Next entry is going to be ELECTRIC!
But, I need sleep because knowing me, I'm going to be up in 3 hours.
But until then SWEET DREAMS you lovely people! I appreciate you reading and I hope you have an amazing day wherever you may be.
So long and goodnight, so long and goodnight.
Lol! Great post! I love that James clearly has my awesome skills with putting my foot in my mouth!
ReplyDeleteHe always says the darnedest things. When he really wants to impress me, he starts what looks like salsa dancing. Have you seen him dance?
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