I’m back!

After nearly nine months of blog silence, I have decided to come back. I wish that I had some phenomenal reasons for not posting for so long, but I don’t. The truth is that life just got in the way.

Quite a bit has changed in these last nine months. I’ve moved to a brand new apartment (no more roommates for me!), started working a second job, gone on more first dates that I ever have, and got to watch my baby brother say his wedding vows!

I also did something this week that I’ve never before done. I signed up for internet dating!  And let me tell you.. wow! There are definitely some interesting people on there. So far I’ve had a 44 year old ask me to come over to his house to “drink some beers and relax by the pool”.. the first time we had ever emailed(!!), had someone offer to sign over their trust fund, and had another guy ask if he could be my b**ch! Really? I’m trying to keep an open mind about it and hope that there are some decent guys on there! Have any of ya’ll ever done the whole internet dating thing? I’ve really only ever heard horror stories about it. I have yet to know someone personally where internet dating has worked out for them. Maybe I’ll be the first! =)

Since I’m at work and should be, oh I don’t know.. actually working, I’m going to bid you all adieu. Have a great weekend bloggies!! =)

 

The End of Becks..

Apparently my gut is still pretty in tune with what is going on with my life. I had been feeling as if there was this growing distance between Becks and I lately, and yesterday my feelings were confirmed.

I went to his house yesterday after work to hang out before I went to dinner. Well we decided to sit outside because it was so nice out and he starts the conversations saying “So I really wanted you to come over today so we could talk. About us.” No lead in necessary apparently =) From there he went on to say that while he enjoyed seeing me and spending time with me, he just wasn’t interested in starting a relationship with me right now. He’s going through a divorce, so he just doesn’t think he’s ready. Thankfully I had suspected that this was the case for a little while now, so it really wasn’t much of a surprise. We talked for about 45 minutes (he insisted on dragging this out and explaining everything.. twice!), and then I left to go to dinner with friends. He supposed to be at a birthday party I’m going to tonight, so hopefully it won’t get awkward.

I did discover last night that none of my friends liked me with him though. They all thought that I could do better and that they couldn’t see us lasting for any long amount of time because of our huge personality differences. Why no one said anything before last night, I don’t know!

Enough about the stupid boy… this weekend looks like it’s going to be super busy! Tonight I have that birthday party, tomorrow is the TX/OU Football game (Go Longhorns!!), then after the game I have a wedding. Then on Sunday my roommate and best friend is being baptized, so we’ll be at church most of the morning. Definitely not a weekend that I’ll get to sleep in at all! Hmm.. maybe I’ll meet some new potentials at the wedding on Saturday???

 

Weekend Recap

OK, so I know Wednesday is usually a little late for a weekend recap, but considering how horrible I’ve been at posting I think I’m doing pretty good =)

~ I had dinner with my cousin’s ex wife Friday night. We still really good friends so it was great to get to catch up with her. We were so caught up in our conversation that we didn’t even realize we were the very last people left in the restaurant!! Oops =)

~ I met Beck’s parents this weekend… and had a blast! His parents are super sweet and we had a ton of fun camping.

~ Sunday night I spent a couple of hours at my parents house with my nephew. He is seriously the cutest thing ever!! I got there and he came running up to me and gave me the biggest hug ever… and the hug continued for a good ten minutes! Anywhere that I went, he had to go with me. He even had to go to the restroom with me! Thankfully he’s only 19 months old, so that’s still OK =)

It was a pretty low key weekend, which I love! Things with Becks and I are still going really good. I’m just trying to keep things nice and easy considering how short of a time we’ve been dating. I just love that rush you get when you first start dating someone. Everything is so exciting and intoxicating! Fingers crossed things continue going so great!! =)

 

Whoa…

So, I’m having my first mini-freak out right now regarding Becks, the new guy I’ve just started seeing.

I’m meeting his parents this weekend!! Um.. yeah! We’ve been seeing each other a whole two weeks!! And not only am I meeting his parents, but I’m meeting his brother, sister, and about 10 of us friends. Talk about intimidating!! =)

 

One of these days..

I’ll stop being such a dang blog slacker! Live has been crazy busy so it’s hard trying to find time to post. Since I’ve been so busy, I have tons to write about though!!

So I don’t have to worry about having this insanely long post, I’ll keep it short and sweet…

~ Apparently the dating gods are shining on me right now! I’ve met a couple of new guys in the past few weeks that are actually worth dating. There’s one in particular, I’ll call him Becks (he’s a soccer player), that I’ve already seen more than once! And he’s making me dinner this week so that will be three dates (and a group hang out) in a week and half. Not too shabby! I’ve also got a couple of other casual dates lined up in the next couple of weeks.

~ It’s August which means it’s almost… FOOTBALL TIME!! I can not wait for the new Cowboys season! And speaking of football.. Brett Favre is a Jets now?!?! Crazy!

~ Work is kicking my butt lately! I’m so over working my tail off for hardly any return. Thankfully I have some new options that I’m exploring right now! Cross your fingers for me =)

~ I’m planning another mini-vacay soon. I’ve already taken off Friday and Monday.. four day weekend here I come!

~ On a completely unrelated note, I am *completely* obsessed with the new Heidi Newfield Song “Johnny and June”. I listen to it no less than 5 times a day. It’s quite bad! (And by bad.. I mean awesome!)

Hopefully I’ll have some new updates regarding Becks and all other potential boys soon!  =)

 

Weekend Recap

Wow.. what a weekend! This weekend was jam packed, but it was jam packed with fabulous-ness. (I don’t care if that’s not a real word, I love it!)

Friday night I went with a few of my girlfriends to see Sex and the City. I LOVED IT!! I won’t type too much because I don’t think everyone has seen it yet, but it was awesome. After the movie we went out for a few laughs and then went home and met up with our male roommates. Shockingly they didn’t want to go to the movies with us! =)

Saturday was my mom’s birthday so I woke up early and took her shopping. We went and met up with two of my aunts and went to dinner and to a movie (Sex and the City again.. I’m telling you, I loved it!!), and then had a girls only night at my aunt’s house.  It’s so much fun hearing about my mom and my aunts when they were my age. (Well, younger actually. They were all married by the time they were my age!) Then Sunday morning we woke up and soaked up tons of sun at my aunt’s pool. It was a perfect ending to a great weekend!

On a completely unrelated note, I think the universe has a crap sense of humor lately. I’m going through a bit of a dry spell when it comes to dates lately. To add insult to injury, tons of things keep reminding me of my exes lately. I have this one ex, we’ll call him Cowboy, that I keep being reminded of. (He was indeed a cowboy.) I have one very distinct memory of him. One time while we were driving down the road, the song “If Tomorrow Never Comes” by Garth Brooks came on the radio. He turned it up, pulled the truck over, and insisted that we get out and dance to that song. From that moment on, if we ever heard that song we had to stop whatever we were doing and dance to it. Well, I haven’t heard that song in at least 6 months. I’ve heard it at least once a day for the last week and a half. And then earlier today I was at Target on my lunch break and there was a lady there talking to her son. She was getting on to him so she was using both his first and middle name. They happened to also be the first and middle name of Cowboys son. Sadly that is not the only memory I have popping up of old boyfriends. I have been reminded of two other ex’s this last week in some way or another. I haven’t quite figured out why I keep getting reminded of my ex’s, but I’m definitely ready for the memories to stop. Or at least stop flooding me!!

*Sorry, I didn’t mean to go on quite so much on that subject.*

Anywho… Did anyone else see Sex and the City this weekend? What was your favorite part? And does the universe like to mess with you too?

 

Why…

Why is it that when people find out that my little brother is getting married, they always ask if I’m OK with it?

I’m only 25… I am in no hurry whatsoever to get married. Do I want to? Of course. But when I do get married, I’m only doing it once. So I’m making damn sure that I make the right choice. And my brother, although I support him 100% in his engagement, is only 22 and has only been dating his fiance since last October. People always look at me with such pity when they find out that he’s getting married before me. And then when they find out that I’m the one actually planning the wedding, they are always shocked that “I could handle that”. (Their words.. not mine.)

Also, why do these same people always assume that because I’m not married, or in relationship at the moment, my standards are too high? My mom even accuses me of this at times. I really don’t feel as if I’m asking too much out of a guy. I want a guy who 1.) Has a job, 2.) Understands that respect is the key to any relationship, and 3.) Doesn’t expect me to put out on a first date. Not that I’m saying there’s anything wrong with a bit of fun sex… just don’t expect it of me.

I guess I’m just not much of a casual dater. I like going on first dates well enough. That little flutter of excitement/nervousness is my favorite part of the evening. But if I don’t feel a connection within the first couple of dates, I’m not going to continue dating someone just because. Why waste my time dating someone I see no future with when I could be out meeting new potentials?? That being said.. I am on a bit of a dating drought lately. It’s been a little long since my last first date.. anyone know any potential men?? =)