Stop! In the Name of Love....

I was once almost hit by a car on a blind date.  Like, literally the car was coming at me and all I could think of to say was, "Do you realize you are running a stop sign?" as the vehicle kept coming toward me.  Needless to say, the only thing that was bruised was my ego.

As I said before, I give the guys I date nicknames, but for some reason this guy doesn't have a nickname.  Taylor says that's how she knows I really like a guy because I don't give them a nickname.  So this guy doesn't have a nickname, and I truly do like him, so I can't even think up a name that would suit him, so I'll just go with the initial K.

K and I met online.  I had to give him a "nudge," which in online dating speak, means, "I've been waiting 7 days and I haven't heard from you....write back, I'm interested."  After I nudged K, he finally sent a response to my first round of questions.  In his answers to those questions, he included his e-mail saying his subscription was almost up and I could just send him an e-mail to his home account.  A pretty ballsy move for an online dater.  I took the bait and e-mailed him.  We wrote back and forth with those "getting to know you e-mails" and then I asked him if he wanted to go out to dinner.

We met the local Chili's.  K got there first and I text him as I arrived.  He said he would wait inside the doors for me.  It was raining, so of course, I was wearing a hot pink rain coat.  What do you expect?  I used to be a camp counselor.  There was a stop sign in the parking lot which I have seen a lot of people run before.  I was making a dash for the door, not only because I was nervous, but it was raining.  As I crossed the parking lot at the stop sign, the van approaching didn't seem to see me or the stop sign.  They were headed straight for me.  I pointed to the stop sign and screamed, "DO YOU REALIZE YOU ARE RUNNING A STOP SIGN?"  Suddenly the passenger of the car alerted the driver and he slammed on his breaks just as the van gently bumps my legs. 

K comes running out of Chili's (he is wearing a matching North Face blue raincoat to my hot pink one) and is asking me if I am okay.  My heart is pounding as I look towards him and now all I can say is, "We have matching raincoats."  Instantly, I feel stupid.  I'm talking really fast and I'm not sure what I am even blabbing on about.  We get seated, have dinner, and everything goes smoothly from there.  When we are done eating, he escorts me to my car (so I don't get hit by a car again) and I head home.

Wouldn't that be a great story to tell our children about what happened on our first date?  Alas, K and I hung out a few more times and then he sent me the dreaded text message that said, "I'm not ready for a new relationship."  Yes, Friends, that is text dumping #2!  Let's just say, the moment I received that message, I was visiting my friend Kylie in Missouri and we had spent most of the day at wineries.  And after all day wine drinking and getting text dumped, my eyes wouldn't stop crying.

And I'll admit it, I do think about K from time to time.  I even e-mail him every now and then....just to see how he is doing and secretly hoping that he will want me back.  But until that day comes, I will keep dating.......and blogging.  You're welcome.