Update

Well, I have been thinking of what to update here about my date and it is difficult because nothing too extraordinary or unusual occurred. He was a gentleman and opened the doors for me, which doesn't happen much for me. In fact, sometimes it makes me a little uncomfortable, but I suppose that means that I need to get used to it and give up my independent stubborn streak. It was also a little different to spend time with someone who is that much taller than me. Yes, I know that Brent is just as tall, but for some reason my date seemed taller. We just went out for dinner, which was good. He is a "health nut" in his words. He was very concerned about eating healthy and exercise, which I decided was a good thing for me. I am always trying to do better, so maybe I could get the to rub off on me a little more. Two disappointment for me were:
1. He can't hike-he has one bad knee from having a femur larger than the other and that causes too much pain.
2. He has never really gotten into camping. He says his father always made camping really rustic. He says his father said things like, "You can go over there and go to the bathroom on that poison ivy over there." On the positive note he thinks that if he did it right that he might like it.

He talked a lot, many times saying things without thinking. That part reminded me a little of me. It made me laugh inside. He told me that he does that a lot and his family thinks of him as the mean one in the family because he says things to them without thinking. Hhhmmm, am I the mean one in the family?

Overall, I think that it went pretty well. I had a good time and I am hopeful for a second date, but I am not getting myself to worked up over it all. I think that I did hear him say that he was going to call me this upcoming week. I don't think that I made that up, so I suppose that I will have to give another update if that happens.

I don't really know what the meat question mark is about. I just thought it was kind of humorous that someone had made a question mark out of meat.

Another Date

Tomorrow night I have another date. For those of you who heard the story of the "tapestry floral planner" may be disappointed to here that the date is not with the same individual. I have once again been set up on a blind date. My friend Jennifer is highly concerned about my single status and is doing her best to help end it. Anyway, she is setting me up with another individual. She tells me that this time the guy is less "nerdy." This date is 6'6". That sounds like a decent height to me. He called me on the phone and was much better at conversations than the last one. We will have to see. I was waiting up to get his phone call...he was confirming the date with me tonight and then my cellphone never rang. I just got a message stating that he was planning to pick me up tomorrow night at 7 pm sharp. Updates to come.

The Cold

The common cold is commonly thought to be more of a winter thing. Unfortunately, in all of my clinical time for school I have come to realize that the time period actually extends into June. How sad is that? I have spent 6 days a week hanging out with sick people and I managed to stay well. I thought that meant that I was invincible. I found out the hard way. This past week as the family went on vacation I hung out with the well people and found out that they made me sick. I am not sure that means that my body is meant to hang out with the ill or that things hibernate until you are no longer exposed to them and then you get sick? Needless to say, I went to my clinical hours yesterday hacking and crying, but today I called in sick to work because I have the chills along with it....and 109 sick hours to use up.