Up-Date

Sunday, I made plans with TopGun for a dinner date this Friday. She seemed to be looking forward to it. I suggested a place in nearby New Baltimore, and we agreed to meet there. I dropped her a quick text today just to show I was still interested, and she replied back. However, later in the day, she sent me another text saying, "It was nice meeting me, but she has been talking to a few people and has decided to move forward with someone else."

I told her I understood and if she changed her mind to shoot me a message. So no second date. I am not broken up about it. I was lukewarm about the whole thing from the beginning, and perhaps she could sense that. I think if I was more interested, I would have pursued her more strongly.

In the meantime, several issues have already been brought up to the condo association. We have a unit whose dogs attacked another dog and its owner. The roofs still need to be scheduled. Road repairs needed to be approved, and I unit had their hot water heater burst, causing damage to the unit and the one below.

All this in my first week on the board. This is going to be more work than I desired. Hopefully, it settles down in the winter.

A Date

Last Friday, I had a date with a new woman. We met at Beyond Juice for drinks. I don't believe in planning long dates for an initial meeting just in case things don't work. That way, it is easy to end things quickly.

We met at 6:30 pm. We were both on time. She was actually there before me. I dressed in jeans and a button-down short sleeve shirt. She wore a green and white floral dress. We ordered drinks and sat side by side in the empty restaurant. I will give her the name TopGun for the blog for reasons that will be apparent to some. TopGun is 47 and a nurse. She has curly red hair and blue eyes. TopGun has three children, twin girls, 21, and a 19-year-old boy. One of the twins and the boy still lives at home.

Our conversation came easily. TopGun enjoyed my stores. At one point early on on the date, she showed me a deck of Uno cards she had brought. Just in case things, the conversation was slow. I indicated we wouldn't need those. I have no problem talking.

TopGun and I seemed to be getting along, so I suggested we take a walk around town after a while. It rained earlier, but the night was clear and warm. We walked and continued talking for over an hour. We have plans to see each other again this Friday for dinner.