All4them’s Crazy World!

Imagine if you will a woman who has seriously dated 2 men in her entire adult life.

Imagine how she would feel meeting someone on a blind date.

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Did you?

Well I can guarantee you that I felt about ten thousand times worse than you think! LOL.

When Jimmy and I finally set up a time to meet I became an instant wreck. I was so nervous. And, truthfully, a part of me really did want him to be a bit of a jerk so I could forget about him and go back to being a happily single parent.

meh.

So we planned to meet after I got out of school and go for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Sounds simple - right? Well.. the day went as slow as possible and I got trapped in a surprise meeting after school. I was actually shaking I was so nervous and almost threw up. Yes.. it was bad.

My friend looked at me and asked if I was ok (only “my” Michelle knew what was going on….Michelle is my teaching partner and I swear someone who knows me inside and out… I can tell her anything…)….anyway I said to this friend “Yeah Im fine I’ll talk to you later.” (Little did I know that she then thought I was mad at her!)

Anyway - I finally set out to drive there… pulled into the parking lot and nearly passed out. We decided to meet in the Indigo store next door in the travel section so we would recognize one another. My legs were wobbly… I was so scared. I almost turned around and left twice.

I dragged myself in through the door to discover it was a two level store.

So I called his cell.. he was upstairs. oh great….

Anyway.. I headed up and found the travel section. I was shaking… literally. (I am so afraid of unfamiliar things!)

Then he says “I can see you.. I am behind you”

So have a guess what I did?

Seriously… go on.. guess…

I kept on walking. Thats right! I said “How nice for you!” And kept walking. He said “um.. you are supposed to turn around” and I said “well what if I just keep going!”

Anyway I turned the corner and we walked towards one another.

He put his arms out and gave me a hug… And I confessed to shaking.

Then I said.. just keep walking… He was confused. I said “I can’t even look at you right now - just keep walking.”

And so he held my shaking sweaty hand.. and we walked.

I told him I could not go to the restaurant… and so we kept walking and went to a pet store and looked at the animals.
LOL

By the time we finished that I felt much better and we went to the restaurant. It was wonderful and a lot of fun but Id been so tense all day I could barely eat a bite.. My stomach was just in agony. He laughed and asked if I was nervous then.. and I told him that I was not.. it was just from all day.

We laughed and had a great time… and then we left.

As we were leaving a little girl and her family approached me and said “Hey Mrs. W!” And I though “Ah shit! LOL” Sure enough.. one of my former students had been sitting next to me for most of our first date! LOL… I had not even noticed! :S

So we chatted for a few minutes and by then I had to go get home to my kids.

We ended up standing by my car for about ten minutes.

And yes - he kissed me. My knees actually buckled and I had to lean back against the car.

It was one heck of a first date!