Ringing in the new month

Had yet another pretty interesting weekend. Not much drama or anything, but still had a pretty good time :)

Let's start with Friday evening:

Well, I went out with Science Shirt and he didn't bring that radio. I think he's holding it hostage in order to hang out with me more and more. He even mentioned it while we were chatting over coffee.

& Hear me out. I told him straight forward that I do NOT want a relationship. My bff said I should probably add the fact that it's him that I don't want to be in a relationship with, because clearly I wasn't honest enough. So, I paid for all of my expenses on our outing Friday evening. It's freaking expensive being just friends dangit.

We went to one of my favorite restaurants to have SUSHI :) I literally hate the fact at how cool this kiddo is yet I am completely not attracted to him in any way as far as being in a relationship. Dude likes sushi. I have had such a hard time finding guys that like sushi, and will go eat sushi with me. After dinner we looked up movies playing at the $3.00 theater in town and found Devil's Due was on, but we had an hour before it started... so we went and got coffee at the new coffee shop that has become my favorite place to go.

Went to the movie, it was terrible. So slow and boring. There were literally like 2 jumpy parts, and I'm the kind of person who wants to have nightmares after scary movies. I slept like a baby.

Saturday:

Had to work again..boo!

After work, went home took a shower then made plans to go to Knoxville with my other bff. We went to the Cotton Eyed Joe :) I love this place. Line-dancing is my thing, for real. So I got all dolled up, put my boots on, and headed out. Welllllll we get there and you think being the 3rd wheel is bad? Try the 9th wheel. Seriously. 4 couples..then single me. I didn't worry too much about it and danced my butt off. I even danced alone a couple times! I'm not gonna let some silly couples get my mood in the dumps. 

Naturally, I have a few drinks when I'm there...and I did, but I didn't over do it because I had to drive. Still didn't eliminate the drunk texting. Whoops.

I ended up sending a 'novel' to this guy that I really need to cut out of my life, but the fact that he keeps responding to me and acting like he still wants to see me is driving me insane. I handle rejection quite well. You know what I don't handle well? A guy responding occasionally just to tease me, and when guys refuse to tell me either, "Yes I want to still talk to you" -OR- "Please leave me alone" ...those are your options. I have told you over and over that you need to say these words. If you text me option #2 I will leave you alone for good. But if you won't tell me, I will keep trying. I don't give up easily. Even when I know for a FACT that you are NO GOOD for me and that I most likely deserve better. Neither my brain nor my heart will accept that. Unless you tell me.

ANYWAY ..he didn't respond til the next day, oh well. I guess normal people are asleep around 3:00 am. But still..why did he respond? Why not just ignore me or even better...BLOCK ME!?! I told him last weekend when I was drunk texting him (wow I gotta quit drinking or at least have my phone taken away when I do!) that he needed to block me so I can leave him alone & his response? "I'm not going to block you" WHYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?

Now I want to see him and it's driving me insane...literally.

I know he is still interested, therefore I'm going to continue trying. That's just how I am okay?!

Sunday:

Crashed at the bffs around 6:00 am because we went to iHop after the Joe closed down, and it took us over an hour to get home. I got to sleep a whole TWO HOURS then got up and drove to my house. Showered, went hiking to a waterfall, because when I'm stressed that's what I do. I cannot help but just thank the Lord above for His beauty that always seems to calm me down even after I party like a sinner. So here's a nice little piece of serenity:

After our hike, I came home and slept for about 5 hours...best nap ever. Did some laundry. Bff came over and we painted our nails and had some girl talk/ recap of our evening at the Joe, then slept..again. We are getting some new ink today (tattoos) together, and I am pretty stoked!! I have an addiction. 

How was your weekend?

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Adios Amigo

This is a farewell post to my Plenty of Fish account. 

We had quite a long run. Although, our relationship was on and off multiple times, I feel like I need to move on. Maybe you feel like I was cheating on you a little bit with Tinder, and I cannot lie. It's not that I've fallen more in love with Tinder, it's just you and I weren't working out so well.

Look at the positive things you've brought me though!

• This blog would not exist.
• The Hall of Lame was completely inspired by you.
• I've had a lot of laughter thanks to you.
• I've also met a few couple nice guys.
• You've taught me a lot of good life lessons when dealing with stupid boys.

The list goes on and on. Please don't feel offended or rejected in any way. I just needed to eliminate some things in my life and you just so happen to be one of them.

I'll still help ya out occasionally! If someone is looking to start online dating I'll direct them to you immediately.

I enjoyed the free membership and how much you let me do without paying. You know, not all dating sites will let people message for free or view profiles for free. I hope you continue to keep that quality.

Maybe one day long long long from now if I am still searching for someone, then maybe just maybe we can get back together. I just don't see it working out for us right now.



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In other news, Tinder is working out pretty well. Science shirt guy & I have declared a nice friendship. We are going to dinner tonight just as friends..it's NOT a date. & I secretly hope (heck everyone knows it's not a secret) that he'll bring the radio he was gonna give me :). We still talk on the reg but I have made it a point that I don't see us being in a relationship.

Honesty WORKS! I promise! Sometimes you get sissy boys who get all upset with you after you're honest, but most of the time you'll get real men who understand that there is a possibility that you're NOT going to fall in love with them.

Take this one for example:

Dude come on, she just tried being honest with you! No need to get all cocky and full of yourself. It's not helping the situation. Just accept she wants to be friends... plain and simple. Why do guys have to make this so complicated!?

Did that really happen?

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We have ALL experienced a bad date at some point and time...
If you haven't well, start online dating, I guarantee you'll get one from there.

<< Or just take Cheryl's advice from Miss Congeniality, and think of the best day ever that doesn't involve a guy! You go girl! Woman Power!

Hopefully though, you'll just be able to look back and laugh at the situation. Whether it's their fault or yours, a bad date can easily turn into a very funny story. My inspiration for this post comes from our first example.

Click on the above banner & read this entire story.

Even though I'm sure I would feel traumatized during and after this date, I would be laughing at myself over and over again. It has happened to the best of us! Sometimes we just aren't ready, or not prepared for the conversations brought up over dinner. Or maybe we stalk too much and let it slip out like she did... still hilarious to me.

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How about that one time I went on two different dates with the same guy who refused to pay for my meal both times. Oh, and on the second date he wanted me to crawl in the backseat of his two-door Cobalt and "cuddle"...awkward! He wasn't very happy when I said, "Sorry, but I'd rather just go home." Weirdo (you pick which one's the weirdo me or him). Needless to say, I've not heard from him since..& I'm totally okay with that.

I am not alone either. Take a read at some fellow bloggers and their lovely bad dates:


Movie Date/known for a month/first time hanging out:
It was more of a "feel it out" type of date, because I wasn't sure if I was into him yet. One of the first things he said to me when we met up was, "Do I smell like sex to you?" Which instantly made me question my choice in guys. During the movie he blabbed about himself and how everyone tells him he's such a great kisser, and how he has "girly eyelashes" because they're so long. I'm serious, he even made me look. Toward the end of the movie, when I was on the edge of my seat waiting to bolt out of there, he turned to me and said, "You have the most amazing green eyes." My eyes are unmistakably blue, and I know for a fact he isn't color blind. He was clearly trying to feed me a line, so I responded with, "Really? Most people prefer my blue ones," and half ran out. Moral of the story: if a guy asks you if he smells like sex, RUN. Ugh, what an awful date.

Known for years/lost touch/reconnected through Facebook:

He asked if I wanted to do lunch sometime and I said, "Sure." (I already told him I was dating someone) Awkward #1: So I show up to lunch in shorts and a t-shirt and he shows up in a button up shirt with nice pants..Awkward #2: Once he realizes that I'm totally dressed down, he says "Oh, uh.. I'm only dressed this fancy because I'm going somewhere important tonight- like a graduation." Awkward #3: He tells me that there's no way my boyfriend who goes to college in a different town is being faithful and that I should be realistic!! He ends the lunch with "Wow, you're a cheap date. We should do this more." 

I thought this was a casual catch up lunch between long time friends - not an awkward guilt trip/date! 

15yo/First date with first ever boyfriend/SUPER nervous:

It after school, so I had to change in the school toilets and do my make-up on the bus. I didn't actually get a chance to check my face in a mirror before I met him. When I walked in, he looked a bit alarmed but still acted kind of normal and bought me a coffee. We talked for a while and he kept looking at me a little bit strangely but I didn't think too much of it. After about half an hour I went to the bathroom and to my horror realized I had done a proper Bridget Jones & put blush ALL OVER MY FACE, thinking it was my powder. I looked severely sun burnt, in November. I didn't have any make-up remover wipes so I had to use toilet paper and water. I came out of the bathroom looking just as bad, if not worse. Luckily, he still asked me out and awkwardly kissed me at the end of the date. Since then, I have never EVER attempted to do my make-up on a moving vehicle ever again.

2009/Switzerland/Australian hottie/Broken heart:

My family had just moved from America to Switzerland. I was the new kid in a senior class at the international school. I had the most terrible crush on a boy named 'J' (Australian, tall, blonde, and fluent in French). He was DREAMY, but he didn't like me back. He was in love with a 21yo girl (still in high school) that was beautiful. She wasn't interested in him.. we were stuck in an unpleasant triangle of love. Then our mutual friend decided everyone would be happier if J "gave me a try.” He pressured J into asking me on a date, and eventually got him to agree. I was hopeful that an evening with me would show J exactly how wonderful I was, and we could be happy together, forever. After school, we went to the grocery store to pick up some liquor - being sober on a Monday afternoon simply wouldn't do, of course. So we got our alcoholic beverages and we made our way to the movie theater. The movie was terrible. I was drunk, so I barely remember it. After the movie we went to a nearby park, where he said, "Usually at this point in a date, I've kissed the girl." So I said, "Oh. Well. You should." So he did. It was TERRIBLE. Then he told me how much he loved the 21yo girl, and how he wanted to be over her. & he wanted to like me, but he didn't, but he thought maybe he could start if we hung out more. Then he invited me over to his house later to "taste his local wine." Needless to say, we didn't go on any more dates.

So whether the boy you're with is just plain dumb, or you have completely embarrassed yourself: 
You can't have a successful date without have a bad one in your past. Hope you enjoyed the reads and check out their lovely blogs by clicking their buttons!!

Boy, what a weekend!

Oh man.. just read.

I had a very interesting weekend. Filled with a little bit of work, a little bit of laughter, and a little bit of disaster.

Friday evening:

 I had a fabulous dinner date with Miss Nina at a wonderful restaurant with half-price sushi....holla! Then we were dying for a cupcake, but no cupcakeries were open...so naturally we just ordered dessert at the restaurant. 

Holy canoli $9.00 for a dessert, but it was pretty delish. 

After my fabulous dinner date, I went home and watched New Girl, binge style, on Netflix.. hey-yoooo..then I completed all of the episodes on there and had a sad funeral. :( But really, it's one out of the 2 shows (TwoBrokeGirls) that I can laugh out loud at when I'm by myself, & I mean bust out laughing, not a snicker.

Saturday:

I had to work from 10am-6pm which is not normal for me because I work an office-type schedule (8am-4pm Monday through Friday), but the weather here was sooooo gorgeous and we were working outside. I was supposed to go on a date with the Science shirt dude, but I really just was not wanting to go at all. I pretty much bailed on the poor guy but he was understanding, and we rescheduled to go out the next day. Still dreading it. 

I then did the really bitchy judge me thing and started asking my girlfriends to hang out. Got a bite from my realllllyyyy good friend from out of town and I met her in the middle and we saw That Awkward Moment. 

Loved it, it had some really good funny parts, a couple almost naked shots of Zac Efron scoreeee but of course, it had some sappy love story crap that I was not feeling. If I was feeling sappy love crap then I would be all about the movie. 

Also, the whole time I wanted to brush Imogen Poots hair the entire movie..which was distracting. Go see it anyway, Zac's butt is worth it.

Following the movie, we went to Applebee's for a couple of sissy drinks, they were delish. Naturally, after a few drinks in, some texting began, that was absolutely not necessary. 

I feel so accomplished to know that I am so entertaining for someone I know personally to read my posts! Just so happens that it was someone I might have maybe trash talked 'a bit' in a couple previous posts. Yeah, that happened. Girl code was completely broken. So here are my apologies for the both of you:

1. I'm so sorry for calling you a nice girl and mentioning that you deserve better than a liar, my bad.

2. I'm so sorry for telling the complete truth, even though maybe I left out some personal information because I don't always kiss and tell the entire story.

3.I'm so sorry for being so contradicting in something you refuse to tell me about.

4. I'm so sorry for asking you to block me after I explained how I wouldn't stop contacting you because I'm a crazy girl and do those things sometimes.

5. I'm so sorry for confronting you about the date you went on while I assumed we were dating.

6. I'm so sorry for finding out information on the internet about you because you wouldn't open up to me.

7. I'm so sorry you figured out who you were in my "bullshit of a blog" I try to keep things pretty anonymous.
8. I'm so sorry that your feelings were hurt because 2 people that you don't even know read what happened.

Cat's out of the bag.

I'm not going to stop posting so you are MORE than welcome to continue reading and sharing :) 

Thanks for your input on what to post about today, made it a little interesting!

I have a list of things I'm not sorry for...you can text me if you'd like to know those. It'll help me know that you enjoyed reading my lovely list and that you would like to hear more. :)

Sunday:

Went to another really good friend's house, watched Once Upon a Time on Netflix, had another sad funeral because she finished the show that day.
-Yeah I bailed on my rescheduled date, I'm slowly cutting ties with Science shirt dude because I just can't date him.. judge me.-
I planned on drinking my Moscato as mentioned in yesterday's Sunday Funday post that I was co-hosting, but I just wasn't feeling it. Good news is I still have a full bottle for another day!!

Then headed back home, did some laundry and read posts off my bloglovin feed = Nice relaxing day :)

How was your weekend? Link-up with us :)