The dating thing: I gave up for a few weeks after the last fella blocked and ghosted me. It's still amazing to me how quickly someone can go from "I love you, you're the most amazing woman ever, I want to make this happen" to... crickets. Then I thought about trying one of the myriad websites yet again and it gave me the heebie jeebies. So I decided to try a site that I'd seen ads for on FB. It's called Coffee Meets Bagel. Their schtick is you set up your profile, give them the parameters of what you're looking for and they will give you 12 options at noon each day. You work through those options, liking or not as you see fit and (just like other sites) if you both liked each other, you match. The chat room is open for one week and then all messages are deleted and the room is closed. That gives you one week to decide if you're going to move to another messaging service, meet IRL, or let them fade away. I decided this was my last (free) effort. If nothing came from this, I was going to budget for paying for EHarmony or Match. Well, surprisingly enough I did in fact meet someone. He is my kind of nerdy, wasn't put off by my goofy jokes or spooky vibe, likes the same kinds of movies as me, and is even willing to go to an Atreyu concert with me. So we decided to make things official. That's right, I've got a new fella. We've been out twice and both seem like we're looking for the same things. I'll keep you all updated as things progress.
The WA trip was WAY fun. It was lovely spending time with M & M and also spending lots of time with Kit. She's a sweet pupper, even when she's being a little bitey butt. Leavenworth, WA is a really cute little Bavarian style town with some GREAT food and drinks. If you go, I highly recommend the Dirty Face Amber from Icicle Brewing and the Snowmageddon Prepper from some brewery in Seattle. REALLY good brews. The best part about the bratwurst places was they had serve yourself saurkraut and a HUGE selection of condiments from the usual mustards to specialty ones and even curry ketchup (which goes on the currywurst, trust me it's great). Mo spent the whole time feeding us, and I'm pretty sure I gained a good 5-10 lbs. We had a great night of playing pool with the neighbors and laughing a LOT. I also got to read a BUNCH, which for me is a GOOD vacation. The one bad thing was I had jet lag for like a week and a half when I got back to TX.
House-sitting for the head of cardio was much fun. I am able to add sheep and peacocks to the list of animals that I now have experience taking care of. Then there were the usual dogs, cats, and cows. Other than the one sheep that wanted to head-butt me, and start a mosh pit at WAY too early in AM, the animals were sweet. The schnauzer was (of course) my favorite. SUCH a sweet pupper! He didn't appreciate my schedule being different from his. Turns out, I was keeping him up past his bedtime (830pm) and I wanted to sleep in when he wanted to get up (7am). But all was good and we got along just fine. I have to say, part of the pride I take in my pet sitting is when the pets go from sad "where's my people? I miss my people" to "OOOh, we having a party while mom and dad are gone!" It's so cute! I did really want to bring a certain kitty indoors, but I was explicitly told that she was NOT an indoor kitty anymore.
Now... not that I'm planning on doing this often but, I'd like to tell you about some undies I purchased. They are called "Undersummers" and their thing is that they are meant to be worn underneath dresses and protect the wearer from... you guessed it... chub rub! For those of us whose thighs just LOVE to be together and won't let ANYTHING keep them apart (for long). Usually the problem I have in the summer with wearing dresses is twofold. First, the layering can get to be a tad bit warm. Secondly even bike shorts sometimes will ride up throughout the day, causing me to have to try (ever so discretely) to to pull them down without revealing that I am in fact wearing them. Also, the bike shorts can be a bit tight on the legs as they try to stay in the same spot, which is not always super comfortable, as I'm sure you can imagine. Yes, I've tried antiperspirant... it doesn't work for me. Enter: Undersummers. These look like shorts with lace on the bottom. They are soft, comfortable, and meant to be worn as underwear. That's right, kinda like lady boxers I'm guessing. The best thing for me is that they don't have a seam on the inside of the legs (you know the seam that ALWAYS wears out before anything else on any pair of pants/jeans/shorts/leggings that I own). I'm hoping that means they'll last longer as they are NOT cheap. Like, Not. At. All. I've talked myself into these over 2 years because I didn't want to justify the expense. Now. All that being said, I tried them out on Sunday and Monday. I wore skirts both days, walked all around Fort Worth on Sunday, all around work on Monday. Not once did they creeap up on me. I had to get past the initial weirdness of the feeling of wearing boxers, but now I think I'm officially a fan. You know, for days when I'm wearing skirts. I will be sure to keep you updated on how long they last. After all, I still don't want to have to spend a ton of $ every year just to keep the chafing from happening. So far, I would endorse these for my other thunder-thighed friends.
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So thanks for still reading this and being interested in what's going on with me. Work is still wonderful, still love my job and my co-workers are great. I'm excited I get to see my friend A on Thurs, having tacos and margaritas with the fella on Fri, and then I get to see my bestie and her hubby on Sat and Sun! It's gonna be a GREAT weekend. It's also nice to be home again. I think I spent maybe 10 days in my apt last month, I'd like to spend more than that here in May. Hehe. Anyway, I hope life is treating all of my wonderful people well, I love you all bunches and I'm sending all my love to you from Texas!! MUAH! 😘
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