a lot has happened since then and although i could write it all, i'll spare you the long-winded explanation and give the cliff-noted version. i've been working my ass off all summer in a wonderful restaurant on a private golf course. i love my job, but i really need a vacation. 60-80 hour work weeks have kept me honest and put me 1 step closer to getting behind the wheel of a jeep wrangler.
i've gone blonde! yes sir. i've always wanted to see how the other half lived and after making the transformation, i can say it is extremely fun to be a sassy barbie. although i'll be returning to my brunette roots (pun intended), i'm glad i tried the lighter locks for the summer. i went from this:
to this:
my makeover is quite apropos as my first time being blonde coincides with my first experience in the dating world. i know, that sounds strange as i wrote about my now ex-boyfriend on his very blog. what i mean is i've never actually been on a "date," or started a relationship based on romantic pretense. i've had 2 boyfriends and both were my friends long before we became a couple so i've always been able to base my romantic relationships on platonic foundations. being single again after 5 1/2 years has been interesting and wonderful. i've had a blast being more social than i was when i was in a relationship and i've met some great people in the process. i've learned that while i continue to grow, i really love the person i am and want to share that with someone else.
it is difficult to meet guys i'm interested in though. when i go out to bars, i swim in a sea of wannabe jersey shore cast members in affliction or ed hardy shirts. no one is interesting or funny! i mean talk about a weakness. some girls like guys with muscles; i like guys with a sense of humor...ok and tattoos. sorry, i'm weak. sue me. since finding true love on the dance floor as taio cruz is blasting doesn't seem likely, i've turned to the internet for dating and man, has it been a disaster!
wait! does this count? i mean, i did have a beer with rex ryan...
a bunch of guys at work are on this dating website and encouraged me to sign up. they all claimed they used it for random hook-ups and that's all that it was good for. however, my boys also said that if i wanted practice dating that it would be great. hahahah! well, for me it's a mixed bag.
after a few weeks of dead ends, i finally got asked out on a date by this guy who seemed nice and after talking for a few days we decided to meet up. i was so nervous i wanted to throw up! going on my first, first date and i had no idea what i was doing. the day of our scheduled date, mystery man and i texted to firm up plans. we were supposed to meet at 6 pm. then, out of no where i get a text that reads, "yeah, come over whenever like after 10 should be fine." huh? and then i realized that text wasn't meant for me. awesome. another chick? so i responded saying he sent the text to the wrong person to which he replied, "yeah that was for a buddy." well, of course that's what you'd say! sure a buddy. so i got super uneasy and just told him i wasn't comfortable anymore and that i didn't want to meet up anymore. His response: "no seriously, it's a guy coming over later to buy pot." oh! well in that case....wtf? no thanks! i mean, i don't want to get played, i don't want to date a drug dealer and most of all, guy, who says our date would have been over by 10?!?!? hahahahah! funny and so appropriate. my foray into the cyber dating world has been rocky to say the least.
i'm not in any rush to be in a relationship. when it happens, it happens. i just want to go on a date! and that my friends is what this blog is going to be about for a little while: my adventures in dating. i promise to give it more depth that this post; be gentle, i'm just getting back in the saddle.
well, that's my summer in a nutshell: a time of transformation and discovery...with a little bit of alcohol and a ton of fun. so, what did you do this summer?
