Hello, hello! Welcome back! First I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who read my last post. Seriously, you are awesome and I love that you took 3 minutes out of your life to read about mine. :) If you loved it and are here reading again, thanks a million! If you hated it... ehh sorry. And no you won't get those 3 minutes back (or these 3 if you are reading again).
So next up, I thought I would add in what I'm reading or have read recently. Might as well start with the obvious- the 50 Shades of Grey series. Everyone is talking about it. If you read it, you know why and if you haven't, what in the world are you waiting for? Seriously amazing. My mother of all people told me to read it and I was more than skeptical since I had heard it was basically porn in word form (and frankly I was a tad shocked my mother of all people read it and liked it). And parts of it totally are. While reading, I was blushing and thinking to myself "You put what, where?!?!?". Totally worth the $30 though because the story of the innocent, recent college grad who falls for a bad boy billionaire is much deeper than and better than the very descriptive physical aspect of their relationship. I was very glad to have it on my Kindle though because I don't know how I would have felt reading it in public.
In my last post, I promised fun stories about dating. So get ready because this one is about speed dating! While at work about 2 months ago I got a Groupon alert on my phone for speed dating. After talking to a co-worker about going with me and our manager telling us how much fun she had doing it, we were sold! After RSVPing to the first event and being told it was full, we RSVPed to the next event. No response to emails or anything confirming we were supposed to go. After numerous calls and emails we had to contact the manager of the place where the event was taking place. Less than 2 hours before we were supposed to be there, we got in contact with the SpeedDate guy and were told we were on the list to show up. This should have been a sign but I completely overlooked it. So we get our cute clothes on and head to BluMartini. When we get there, the older age group who went before us is taking forever to wrap things up! We decided to order some food and while we were sitting there we noticed a ton of girls coming in and hardly any guys around. When the time finally came for us to go sit down, there were at least 10-15 girls and 3 guys. Yes, 3. Now maybe if they looked like super awesome guys, I would have been more excited about this. But at this point, I was ready to bail. Since that would be rude, we stayed and talked to these guys. There were no timers like you see in the movies when I really wanted one, more than once. Candidate 1 was a really nice, educated guy from Niger, Africa. The guy was a genius and I felt less than adequate. Why no, I actually don't have a PhD in genetics. Possible for a guy to be too smart for you? Because I was there. Candidate 2 was a guy named Julio who was an engineer from Columbus. Talking to this guy was about as exciting as talking to a doorknob. Are all engineers just super awkward? If so, they need to be taken out of my dating rotation stat! The 3rd and final candidate was my personal favorite. Aside from being about 3 years older than I would date (he was 35, which I know isn't super old, but a lot of life happens in 10 years), he looked like an Amish man. No offense to the Amish, but I am not at all attracted to a man with that much facial hair. The only half-way good looking Amish guy I have seen was Tim Allen in For Richer For Poorer when he didn't have facial hair. Minus the fact this guy was as awkward as can be, he had no chance. This is what happens when I try the new, hip way to meet people. We were assured after the clearly lopsided turnout we could go again for free. Surprise that the website hasn't been updated for new date nights? I think not.
The best part of my day so far was completely spacing on the fact that my mom bought me the 2nd book in the 50 Shades series after I already bought it. That means I had a $10 Amazon credit. So today I decided that I had to have the DVD of Something Borrowed (also another great book). Go to the check out and bam! My total due was $0.00. Success! The most annoying part of today (and several other days) is answering the phone at work "Good afternoon, Wagner Reese". The person on the other end then says "Uh yes, is this Wagner Reese?". No sir, I just knew thats who you were looking for and felt like tricking you. My other favorite is that our phone number begins 569. Auto King's begins 596 and the rest of the numbers are the same. Same scenario. "Is this Auto King?" Did I answer the phone and say "Good afternoon, Auto King"? Nooooo. The simplest things escape people. If everyone had a little common sense, imagine what a great place this would be. :) End rant.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
First Time Blogger...
Hello Everyone! Welcome to a blog that I have no idea what to do with. But, after reading others blogs and laughing at what happens to them in their daily lives, I knew I had things to add because I feel like lately my life has been crazy. Everyone knows me as a girl who plans everything, has Excel spreadsheets for bill due dates, and would rather spend a Saturday night at home curled up on the couch with a book (blame my mother for that :)). In the last few months or so, I think I have come out of my shell a lot and its been a pretty hilarious process at times. There may be some new exciting things on the horizon so I can't wait to share those details, if they happen. I'm sure the next few blogs will be full of funny stories and past experiences I have to tell you about, including speed dating, exes, exes friends and online dating. Yes, speed dating and online dating.. Don't judge because I've met some great guys and have some fun stories.
First, lets start with this weekend. Went nothing like I had planned. Surprise surprise. I talked to my mom a few weeks ago about coming up this weekend to apartment hunt. My lease is up at the end of September and I have to tell the leasing office by August 1 if I am staying or leaving. Being a single lady with student loans is tough. Being a single lady with student loans and trying to be independent and live alone is tougher. So, I decided to look for anything in Fishers, Carmel or Noblesville that's cheaper than what I'm paying now. After lots of online research, really I'm getting a pretty good deal where I'm at. Even with rent going up $20 a month in October if I stay. Still decided it was worth looking at a place in downtown Noblesville if mom was coming up. The rent was much cheaper so the prospect of saving $$$ was very exciting. Set the time to see it and mom was on her way up. Then, I get a phone call while running through Kroger after work on Friday. The guy who was supposed to show the apartment to me called to say he thinks he may have already rented the place. Uh awesome.. Glad I called to set an appointment time for you to give it to someone else. He said he would call me 1 hr before the time I was supposed to look at it Saturday to let me know what's going on. At this point I'm not even sure how much I just spent at Kroger and I feel like crying because the last 2 weeks have kicked my butt and I have no back up plan because for once, I didn't think I needed one. Frustration was putting it mildly. So I hurry home and pull up apartmentguide.com (which is really helpful if you are ever looking for an apartment). I find 2 places in Noblesville that have 1 bedrooms that are cheap enough to warrant the pain of a move. Because the price was cheap it also made me a little skeptical so when mom got here I said we should go look at them on a Friday night to see what kind of people live there. I am so glad we did that. Both places were a total bust. Dad would have never let me live there alone and if he did, he would have had to buy me a gun. Not really money saving there. So this weekend was a complete waste when looking for a new place but mom and I got to hang out and shop on Saturday since the guy from the apartment never called back. I'm down to 8 days to decide whether or not to stay where I'm at and have no idea what to do. The thought alone makes me want to have a panic attack... So, I'm choosing not to think about it. :)
Saturday night my friend, who we will call Fred, decided to come up and visit for a party his old neighbors were going to. He sent me a text saying he was coming and would stop by and pick me up on the way to the party. Awesome! After being completely lost on what to do with the apartment situation, I was ready for a beer or 10. For a little background, Fred and I have known each other since college. Each one of us have always been dating someone and the timing for us has just never worked. (There are some other complications with Fred and I, but we will just act like that doesn't exist for now.) Well, since I have been single for years... literally.. And Fred is single, I find it interesting that I have seen him 3 weekends in a row. I think that totally has to be a good sign. So, he stops by to get me and of course looks gorgeous as usual. I already know that maybe the 10 beers should be limited to 5.. over 5 hours. But, off to the liquor store we go! A case of Bud Light and a 6 pack of Miller Lite later, we were off to an evening of corn hole, beer and a band. The whole night was exactly what I needed. My attempt to be the DD totally failed for the 2nd weekend in a row- which is really unlike me since before I felt the need to take care of everyone else. So we ended up staying with Fred's old neighbors. Waking up this morning in someone else's house was not how I thought the day would start. But at least we could sleep in for a bit and we stopped to get Dunkin Donuts on the way home. Every time Fred drops me off at my apartment, it's odd. How do you say bye? 2 weekends ago was an awkward hug, last weekend I just hopped out the truck and said "See ya later". Today, I jump out and say "Uhh... Thanks for last night.". Seriously... I said thanks. Nothing like continuing to keep things awkward. At this point, I have no idea what is going on there. Just more dancing around the obvious I think.
That's all for tonight and welcome to my blog about a single girl and all the random shenanigans that go on when you live alone and try to date, when you really suck at dating. My Monday morning will start out with an 8am trip to the dentist. Nothing like starting out your week with some fillings and a numb mouth!
First, lets start with this weekend. Went nothing like I had planned. Surprise surprise. I talked to my mom a few weeks ago about coming up this weekend to apartment hunt. My lease is up at the end of September and I have to tell the leasing office by August 1 if I am staying or leaving. Being a single lady with student loans is tough. Being a single lady with student loans and trying to be independent and live alone is tougher. So, I decided to look for anything in Fishers, Carmel or Noblesville that's cheaper than what I'm paying now. After lots of online research, really I'm getting a pretty good deal where I'm at. Even with rent going up $20 a month in October if I stay. Still decided it was worth looking at a place in downtown Noblesville if mom was coming up. The rent was much cheaper so the prospect of saving $$$ was very exciting. Set the time to see it and mom was on her way up. Then, I get a phone call while running through Kroger after work on Friday. The guy who was supposed to show the apartment to me called to say he thinks he may have already rented the place. Uh awesome.. Glad I called to set an appointment time for you to give it to someone else. He said he would call me 1 hr before the time I was supposed to look at it Saturday to let me know what's going on. At this point I'm not even sure how much I just spent at Kroger and I feel like crying because the last 2 weeks have kicked my butt and I have no back up plan because for once, I didn't think I needed one. Frustration was putting it mildly. So I hurry home and pull up apartmentguide.com (which is really helpful if you are ever looking for an apartment). I find 2 places in Noblesville that have 1 bedrooms that are cheap enough to warrant the pain of a move. Because the price was cheap it also made me a little skeptical so when mom got here I said we should go look at them on a Friday night to see what kind of people live there. I am so glad we did that. Both places were a total bust. Dad would have never let me live there alone and if he did, he would have had to buy me a gun. Not really money saving there. So this weekend was a complete waste when looking for a new place but mom and I got to hang out and shop on Saturday since the guy from the apartment never called back. I'm down to 8 days to decide whether or not to stay where I'm at and have no idea what to do. The thought alone makes me want to have a panic attack... So, I'm choosing not to think about it. :)
Saturday night my friend, who we will call Fred, decided to come up and visit for a party his old neighbors were going to. He sent me a text saying he was coming and would stop by and pick me up on the way to the party. Awesome! After being completely lost on what to do with the apartment situation, I was ready for a beer or 10. For a little background, Fred and I have known each other since college. Each one of us have always been dating someone and the timing for us has just never worked. (There are some other complications with Fred and I, but we will just act like that doesn't exist for now.) Well, since I have been single for years... literally.. And Fred is single, I find it interesting that I have seen him 3 weekends in a row. I think that totally has to be a good sign. So, he stops by to get me and of course looks gorgeous as usual. I already know that maybe the 10 beers should be limited to 5.. over 5 hours. But, off to the liquor store we go! A case of Bud Light and a 6 pack of Miller Lite later, we were off to an evening of corn hole, beer and a band. The whole night was exactly what I needed. My attempt to be the DD totally failed for the 2nd weekend in a row- which is really unlike me since before I felt the need to take care of everyone else. So we ended up staying with Fred's old neighbors. Waking up this morning in someone else's house was not how I thought the day would start. But at least we could sleep in for a bit and we stopped to get Dunkin Donuts on the way home. Every time Fred drops me off at my apartment, it's odd. How do you say bye? 2 weekends ago was an awkward hug, last weekend I just hopped out the truck and said "See ya later". Today, I jump out and say "Uhh... Thanks for last night.". Seriously... I said thanks. Nothing like continuing to keep things awkward. At this point, I have no idea what is going on there. Just more dancing around the obvious I think.
That's all for tonight and welcome to my blog about a single girl and all the random shenanigans that go on when you live alone and try to date, when you really suck at dating. My Monday morning will start out with an 8am trip to the dentist. Nothing like starting out your week with some fillings and a numb mouth!
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