Week Five: Recap

I apologize for not keeping up-to-date. Honestly, a month of three dates a week was super-difficult, and I'm glad I'm getting closer to April 1st when I can stop all of this nonsense. So, this week I only went on TWO dates, falling miserably short of my goals. In fact, I had a third date lined up, but cancelled because doing my taxes was a more appealing option. Uga - that just shows you how bad it is.

Week 5. Date 1 was very entertaining. I was skeptical, since he was pretty late, but figured that overall, I could tolerate a little tardiness (ok you folks who know me - YES I've been more than a little late to some major life events. My apologies!). But lunch was fun, and I found the topics he brought up interesting an fun to talk about. We left it that we'd go out for a beer at some point. Big Kudos to Peter for the setup!!!! He joins the exalted ranks of Jennifer and Tara, the other friends of mine to set me up on blind dates.

My friend John came down to Portland for a visit, and had some dating advice worth mentioning- in fact, it warrants an addition (or maybe even a replacement?) to my "list". He noted that many marriages (and arranged marriages) work because people respect each other. So instead of looking for love, I need to look for someone I respect, and then see what happens from there!

Week 5. Date 2 I'd been dreading. Why did I think hiking with Ultramarathoner was a good idea? Clearly, he's an overachiever when it comes to outdoor activities. And even more clearly, I can be lazy when it comes to hiking up things. But the hike up Dog mountain was good. It was beautiful, and he stopped to talk whenever I fell too far behind. We went to edgefield for dinner, and then a movie at his house.