Some dates CAN be fun

I still have friends that think they have to set me up on dates. This can at times be disastrous, resulting in them being fired as matchmakers. But, occasionally, these dates can be fun. My roommate recently started dating someone, and so of course decided that it would be fun to go on a double date. She and her boyfriend orchestrated a scavenger hunt date and set me up with a guy from the ward (who is a mutual friend with all of us, and whom I'm sure I met first). However, I didn't know him all that well.

Now, I thought, "a scavenger hunt for a date? That sounds kind of stupid, and I'm sure I won't be good at it." But, I went along with it. Loni and Kade had put together a list of like thirty different things that would each count as a point if you did them. (I thought that it was a little unfair that they put together the list before hand. Surely, they planned a route out. haha) Then we paired off and headed downtown to find items on the list. We had an hour to get back to the house. The team with the most items done would win. Pictures had to be taken as proof of completion. This was the result of our hunt.

So, it was a fun night, actually. I think we lost by one lousy point, lol. However, I think this picture (below) deserved extra points for my team. It freaked me out going into a jewlery store, let alone trying on a ring that was like worth $5,000 dollars. Joseph worked there, so it was actually one of our fastest stops.

Then we picked up ice cream and fruit for smoothies. Yum. :)

4/2 UPDATE: The best part of this date was the last picture. So, to all of you that recieved that text on April Fool's Day (and actually believed me), thanks for the fabulous laughs. :-D

Shall we play the dating game?

I think not... it's far too much of a pain in the butt. Lol. :)

Yes, I think that I may use this blog to write about some of my dating experiences as they come around... if I consider the situation interesting anyways. After all, besides work and play, it is my life right now... And, who knows, I may even get some advice from people with experience in this area. ;)

You may wonder why I all of a sudden decided to share....Well, I was talking with a friend a few days ago, and he told me that I was going to marry this other guy...one that he has never even met. And, I wondered where the heck this sudden inspiration came from. And, what gives him the qualification to determine my life's course? The guy in question, the one that I am supposed to marry apparently, is just a friend...a good friend...but just a friend nonetheless.

Plus, people are constantly asking if I happen to be dating "this" or "that" particular guy, all based on the fact that I sat by them at church or said "Hi" to them in the hall. Well, that just isn't the case.... It's okay to be friends with guys and not date them. Singles' Wards have a life and society all of their own. One which I find fascinating... maybe because I am still not used to how people think in Utah.

I DO go on dates. I've had multiple dates in just this past month. Mostly by well-meaning matrimonially-happy friends, who deem that is my turn to join in wedded bliss, setting me up on dates. Or, by friends in need of a wing man on a first date. Or, by nurses at the hospital who decide that I would be the ideal candidate for a daughter-in-law and send their son out to find me. Yes, that happened.

All I need to really say here is that dating is hard work! It can certainly be fun, and I've had many a good times on dates, but it's still hard. You never know what the other person is thinking. Plus, I firmly believe that dates should be a time to get to know someone...one date, or two or more, doesn't mean we're going to get married! But, I am sure that is why boys are too timid around here to actually ask girls out, on a REAL date, of their own free will, rather than it being forced on them by a busybody matchmaker. They are afraid we'll grab them and suck them in before they're ready. Well, that's just not my personality, as you all can attest. I move through the dating scene about as slow as a turtle in molasses.

There's my vent. Stay tuned... there will most likely be more. But, just so you know... I am young. Only 23. I'm happy with my life. I have good friends. I have no rush to hurry and get married. If it happens, hey, I wouldn't stop that development from occurring, but for now I'm just riding free and easy down the road... and I'm happy right where I am. :)

Besides, who needs boys when I can have cats. :-D