Marathon Dating

It's all in the numbers, right?! So I have to meet as many people as possible...and so I had 2 dates - that's 2 dates, today, Saturday April 26th! Talk about having to coordinate!! By the way, I have to share that I looked fabulous today. Now if you know me, you would never hear me saying that. But the stars were aligned somehow - maybe it was the dress I was wearing or how my hair looked - but guys were looking at me and waving when I was in my car and the looks continued when I was walking around. I am thinking that maybe finally, this is going to be a good day!!

Date #1: Juan Valdez

Okay, that's not his name - but that's where we went for coffee :) So this guy is a doctor (surprise, surprise). We made plans to meet at The Met in NYC, but I was late (as usual) and so we decided to go get some coffee and figure it out from there. He had plans for dinner (as did I!) so we were just going to hang out for a little bit. We walked to Times Square - which I did with a smile on my face but all I could think about was the heels I was wearing and how much pain I was going to be in later that night. We passed this Juan Valdez coffee shop and he wanted to know if I was okay with that - never really having been to one I asked if there was a Dunkin Donuts around or maybe a Starbucks. He said he wasn't a fan of Starbucks (neither am I really - but all I could think of was how Eagle would have had it no other way) and so we went to Juan Valdez to try it out. Now this guy I am there with - he was kinda balding but honestly, he had a nice face and I actually don't mind the bald look - some guys can pull it off. My initial impression was that he seemed a bit timid...though when there was no where for us to sit, he asked these girls that were taking up 2 tables to give us one of there's. Nice! I myself am too chicken to ever be so intrusive so I liked it.

We had a nice conversation over some coffee & hot chocolate. It was nice to actually hear someone talk seriously about where he wanted to settle down - "Juan" was thinking Baltimore where he did his training - but his only concern was the school system. Wow - this guys really thought things out! Anyway we chatted for awhile and then went to ESPN Zone across the street. I did beat him at my speciality game - and then he insisted on playing something else because he said I hurt his ego :) As we walked by the bar, some of the guys turned around and smiled. Something about this day is going to be good - I just know it!

That was really it for date #1 - I wasn't "wowed" by any means but I also wasn't walking away saying "no way"....I figured if I heard from him again I'd go out on a 2nd date, but if I didn't - no real loss either.

In Between Dates

I had about 2 hours to kill in between Juan & Date #2. So I walked (yes in my heels!) a good 10+ blocks to a Borders. I was on the phone with one of my friends that lives in the city - and she was giving me an earful on how much she wanted me to get Eagle out of my life. All I wanted to do was call Eagle tomorrow and make plans with him for dinner that night...until my friend made me go find the book He's Just Not That Into You. I couldn't find the actual book but I found the abridged version called Daily Wake-Up Call - that had soundbites/daily reminders of when a guy is just not into you. By the time I found it I only had 5 minutes to flip through it --- but I remember one thing it said --- even when you know a guy isn't into you, you keep him around because all the phone calls and seeing each once in awhile are things that feel good and get you through the moment - but they aren't going to get you through a lifetime. And I don't know - that just hit me really hard and I decided I can't call Eagle tomorrow and see if he wants to do dinner - I need to concentrate on bigger things.

Date #2: Gold Chain

Gold Chain and I were texting about where to meet and I told him I'd be the one in the dress, freezing :) He wrote back that he'd make sure to wear a jacket then so he could offer it to me. Cute! I was already looking forward to meeting him!

Before you start envisioning what this guy looked like - I might call him Gold Chain, but by no means is he one of those Indian guys from a gang! It's just the first thing I noticed about him - the open neck shirt, the chest hair, the gold chain - not bad things - just what I first noticed. Nice guy actually. He's a banker in NYC - well established I might add. He has this fabulous job and travels all over the world - it was quite interesting to hear about! He took me to this upscale restaurant for dinner - the food was delicious!! He also ordered us some really good wine - you would think by now I would know a little about wines - negative! But I have to admit, all these dates I go on - I have definetly seen the finer side of what the city has to offer :) I was the first "online" date that Gold Chain has been on, or so he said. Conversation was a bit strained - I felt like I had to keep it up most of the time. Thank God I'm a talker! Unfortunately, there really wasn't a lot of chemistry. I did catch him 'checking me out' a few times, that was nice I guess. He told me about the chef's kitchen in his condo he bought and then casually threw his platinum AMEX on the table and all I could think was well this guys got it all but I still don't like him - there, proof I'm not a gold digger! Haha :) After dinner we walked around a little - he gave me a tour of "his neighborhood" and that was it! Night over. Dinner was great, company was good - and I had a good time...but overall - nothing.

So 1 fabulous dress, 2 dates, and....nothing. UGH!!!! Why? Why? Why?? I spent the night at my cousin's place - who by the way lives on the 5th floor of his building. He tells me the elevator is broken so I somehow climb 5 flights of stairs in my heels (!!) just to find out he was playing around. Well - perfect ending for the night, huh?!!