Never Felt So Alive

So, while we were at the hockey game, Hammy called me.  I, of course, didn't hear my phone ring with all of the bird noises and didn't think to check my voicemail when I got home. 

So he left me a voicemail and said he was hanging out with a friend who was in town for the weekend and did I want to go out with them?  I called him back at noon the next day and got "Hey, Shelle!"  Love that.  Love it when people call me Shelle and love it even more that I didn't have to tell him he could call me that :) 

Anyway, he asked if I wanted to hang out with the two of them that night and to bring Val.  Unfortunately, we can get in practically nowhere on a Saturday night (everything is 21+) so I tried to convince Val to come with me to hang out at his place after they went to Wild Bill's with no luck. 

So I left the apartment at about 1:30am for Hammy's.  When I finally got there, Luke answered because Hammy was asleep on the couch.  So I watched hockey fights and talked to Luke for a bit.  He was a very nice guy ... looked a little like an ex-convict ... but then, I guess Hammy does slightly too, lol.  It must be the hockey look.

When Luke went to bed, I tried waking Hammy up with not much luck.  He was pretty out of it and reeked of alcohol.  It was so funny because while I was talking to Luke, Hammy would answer my questions, even though he was passed out.  For example, I asked Luke if he got hit by the hurricanes and Hammy answered, "Yep.  Hurricanes!" and he would keep interjecting other nonsense stuff.  Finally, when Hammy said, "So, do you have an office here?" and I said, "An office?" and he said, "Yeah, an office, with like co-workers?" that's when I gave up and went to bed, lol.

Except during the night, Hammy woke me up with, "If you say 104 one more time, I'm not going to set up a pension plan with you!"  LOL  His sleep-talking cracks me up but I hardly get any sleep when I'm with him!!

When we woke up this morning, he held me and we talked about work and Ohio and other stuff.  It was nice.  We have great conversations and I love that he thinks I'm hilarious.  He was telling me all the sweet stuff he told Luke about me.  Especially how sweet it was that I went over to his place the night he got in late from work. 

He's having surgery on his knee in April and he asked me to take care of him while he recovers which I will absolutely love to do.  I don't know why I wasn't a nurse.  That is obviously my calling :)

So we left it that we would go to Wild Bill's on Thursday and he has always expressed an interest in meeting Val and Val did the same at the hockey game the other night so we decided we'll have to get together for dinner in Kennesaw sometime.

Now, about Randy.  Randy's a really nice guy.  Randy calls about 10 times as much as Hammy... but now that Hammy is back in the picture, my doubts about Randy and his past and his intentions are coming back.  So it remains to be seen what is going to happen with all of this ...

Randy, Travis and I went out to eat last night.  Randy is talking about moving to Florida within a year.  He asked if I wanted to come with him and I said, "I just got here!"  Ugh.  Just the thought of moving again makes me extremely exhausted.

We went back to their apartment (the guys singing country songs the whole way) and Randy and I watched Troy.  We made out.  Of course.  Saw that coming a bazillion miles away. 

He's a great guy so I won't jinx this one by saying what I said about Hammy... :)

Right now, I miss Randy.  I thought about him a lot today and what would happen if we went the dating route.  Now that Travis got that in my head, I can't stop thinking about it.  When we got into Columbus, I checked my messages, and he had left one saying that he hoped I had a safe trip and a good time and to call him when I get back ...

Just like Jake and Haze were my boys in Ohio, Randy and Travis are my boys in Georgia.

The three of us went out to Roadhouse for dinner and had a great time.  Travis is now married!  A week ahead of schedule!  He is so happy and it makes me happy to see him happy!

Randy and I have a great relationship.  We just "get" each other.  We can joke around and laugh and we can help each other out with the other's problems.  Travis got me thinking again about what it would be like if Randy and I were a couple.  Travis kept saying, "You two would make a good couple" and "You two would be good for each other" and "I wish you two would get together ... I don't like Cristi." 

Tonight, Randy complained that I never call him so I told him I would call him when I get back into town.

So I tried my hardest to avoid V-Day today but as soon as I walked into work I was presented with roses, chocolates, and stuffed animals (from the boss and co-workers).  Then, listened to a co-worker go on all about how she got laid this weekend.  I went to another co-worker to complain about hearing about the first co-worker's sex life but she just said, "I had sex on Friday."  So, I then desperately cried, "Am I the only one in this place not getting any???"

Well, I don't have a lot to write about.  Hammy will be home in two long days.  I'm excited about my trip back home to Ohio.  It will be so great to see Jake and Haze again.  I miss my boys!!!

So, for lack of something better to write about, here are some weird messages I have received through the miracle of online dating:

Guy #1:  On The List of Questions I Hate: 1) "So, what else do you want to know about me?" and then ...  
Guy #1:  so why dont you let me tell you about my self?

Guy #2:  The Guy With the Weird Foot Fetish (I only let this coversation go on so long to see where he was going with it ... i was weirded out from the beginning)  &nb sp; 
Guy #2:  i'm 31 and your only looking to date a guy up to the age of 25?  oh well maybe we could be pals lol ... i should tell you that since we are probably going to be just pals i have a special talent lol
Me:  what?
Guy #2:  i give an amazing foot massage and actually like giving them lol.  do you like foot massages?
Me:  i hate feet
Guy #2:  you would let me my massage is incredible and i promise it won't tickle at all ... ever wake up from sleeping or taking a nap and when you did a guy was kissing or massaging or tickling your pretty feet?
Me:  no
Guy #2:  is your 2nd toe on either foot longer than your big toe or are your toes in perfect order?
Me:  lol no, they're in the right order (right now, thinking about Val's toes, all the same length, haha)
Guy #2:  ever have a guy kiss them or suck on your toes?
Me:  no
Guy #2:  can i do it for you?  you will love it ... so relaxing
Me:  no way
Guy #2:  and i'll massage and kiss your pretty feet for you ... might even pay you to do it since you don't like having it done lol ... sound fair?
Me:  no
Guy #2:  it would be like getting paid to get a pedicure
Me:  no thanks
Guy #2:  something girls pay people to have done not the other way around

Guy #3:  The Desperate Guy
Guy #3:  im 33 ... your 20?
Me:  yes
Guy #3:  funnnn age ... need a sugar daddy?
Me:  no
Guy #3:  i wouldgive u 800
Me:  i don't want 800

A couple of days later ...

Guy #3:  i would pay u 1200

Guy #4:  The Guy Who Made Me Gag   &nbs p;     ; 
Guy #4:  you back from your date already
Me:  yes
Guy #4:  howd it go ... or is the fact your back already enough of an answer
Me:  yeah, that's your answer
Guy #4:  so you in for the night
Me:  yep, it's freezing out there!!!
Guy #4:  perfect snuggling weather ... and i do beleive you deserve a proper kiss tonite
Guy #4:  still there
Guy #4:  ?

Guy #5:  Typical Male   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;
Guy #5:  soo ... what are u wearing?
Me:  oh so you're one of those types of guys?
Guy #5:  yes i am
Me:  my mistake
Guy #5:  can i see a pic of your whole body
Me:  no

Guy #6:  The Guy With the Magic Show Fetish???  &nbs p; 
Guy #6:  do u like magic shows?
Me:  umm ... i like david copperfield ...
Guy #6:  ud be cute as one of those assistants ... what trick would u volunteer for?

Guy #7:  The Guy Old Enough to Be My Dad
Guy #7:  If only you were a little older and I was a little younger (*wink*) .... Of course, I would be game if you were! hehehehehehehe ... I have had a couple of younger girlfriends here. They seemed to like my emotional maturity and financial stability ... If you ever decide you want to try out someone older, you know where to look ...

Guy #8:  The Guy Who Was Too "Open" &nb sp;   &nbs p;
Guy #8:  did i tell u that i was a virgin?
Me:  no
Guy #8:  oh i am
Me:  ok
Guy #8:  is that k?
Me:  umm, whatever
Guy #8:  can u change that in the future?
Me:  no
Guy #8:  k sorry ... would u let me lick u?
Me:  no

Ok, so maybe I'm a little negative about online dating and maybe a little hard on the guys.  But who writes crap like this?  On the other hand, once you sift through the crap, you can find some really nice guys ...

"You'll find someone that will be good to treat you and treat you like a Queen.  You've got great looks, and more importantly, what seems to be a great personality (a very attractive quality to have)."

"WHAT!?!?!? you are so awesome...its hard enough trying to get a date with you AGAIN...much less a first one... im serious though....i was excited about our first date...for good reason...shit i weathered an ice storm to see you...i kept telling everyone..."no matter what i am going on this date Friday night!" lol"

So, the other day when Val and I were talking to Mom about our current relationships.  She asked me if I planned on seeing Nate again.  I said no way ... he was way too insecure!  Val is disappointed because she thinks he is hot.  I think Mom is relieved ... she doesn't trust guys I meet on the Internet ... wait til I tell her about Den!  She's so worried someone's going to slip something in my drink, lol.

Although she seemed relieved, she then started to go on about how picky Val and I are about our guys. 

For example, this is what Nate wrote to me after we went out:

"I remember the important things...thats why after that (our date) i dont ask if you have plans on sunday because i already know you like to spend that time with your sister...(Sunday is "Val and Shelle Day").  i also remember that you have a black cat...and you wore the cutest outfit on our date....and you had ravioli for dinner...and i kept telling you how beautiful you looked just so i could see you smile..."

Really sweet, but I just can't deal with someone who can't just take a compliment and say "thank you."  Instead, he has to say, "No, I'm not good-looking, I'm not that nice, etc."  I don't really look at that as modesty.  I look at that as trying to get someone to go on about how you really ARE good-looking, funny, whatever.  Just looking for an ego boost.

Then, there was the guy I stopped dating because he was habitually late (Zach).  The guy I stopped dating because I heard him call his sister a "dumbass" (Brandon).  The guy I stopped dating because of his nose hair (Nick).  The numerous guys I stopped dating because of their disgusting kissing (John, Kurt, etc.). 

After discussing it some more, Mom decided that our pickiness is probably a good thing.  She said, when you first start dating someone, that's when they should seem perfect to you.  You shouldn't see someone's flaws this early in a relationship. 

I agree, but will I ever find someone at this rate? 

Valentine's Day is soon approaching.  I heard an interesting statistic on the radio today ... 8 of 10 married women were disappointed with their marriage proposals.  The women were saying it's because men are unromantic and uncreative.  The men, of course, were saying it's because women are too demanding. 

This made me think about my "marriage proposal".  It just doesn't really count.  I mean, I picked out the ring, we ordered it online, it was mailed to my house, he took it out of the package, just handed me the ringbox and he was going to end it like that. 

I said, "What?  You're not going to get down on one knee?"

He got down on one knee then, but did I really have to ask?  Isn't that a given that the guy gets down on one knee when he proposes?  I mean, I didn't want anything huge and all planned out or whatever.  I just want to be proposed to like they do in the movies, haha. 

Well hey, the good news is that won't be my only marriage proposal (please, God).  Here's hoping the next (and hopefully last) proposal will at least take a knee ...

So, I checked my email this morning before I went to work to see if Den wrote back. 

So, the SuperBowl at the bar was kinda fun.  Travis got very plastered!  He is getting married in 10 days to a girl he's been engaged to for maybe 3 months.  She also lives in Tifton.  She's also still in high school.  Her parents also disapprove strongly.  Even Randy disapproves.  I don't know how I feel about this one.  I wonder how it's really going to work with all of these negatives, but then I saw how excited he is about getting married, and it made me think that they just might make it through all the crap.  I really hope they do, I hope they prove everyone wrong. 

The guys are such rednecks it cracks me up.  Randy showed up at the bar with his pickup truck covered in mud because they had gone "mudding" the other day.  I asked Randy why he doesn't have a mullet (since he is so proud of his redneck status) and he started to explain the different classes of "redneck".  Redneck is redneck to me, haha. 

After halftime, I got bored and left the bar.  I called Dustin to see what he was doing.  I really wanted to call Den to see if he was home yet, but after my "mistake" email as Val said I decided against it, didn't want to bother him.  I was sure he'd be tired anyways. 

So, I went over to Dustin's.  We hung out, watched TV, he backed his large SUV into my car (we both forgot it was in the driveway, oops!).  My door is kinda smashed in but it doesn't look too bad.  He freaked out and apologized like crazy but I kept telling him it wasn't a big deal and not to worry about it.  It's just a Hyundai.  I got that car because all of my cars end up smashed anyway!  Hey, at least it wasn't my fault this time!

Last night, Val and I hung out with Charlton and Matt.  They came over and we watched TopGun.  Somehow we managed to squeeze all four of us on my tiny couch, haha.  On their way over, Matt got pulled over for expired tags, plus he had to work at 5am in the morning so the night was kind of a dud.  Val really likes Charlton, and he is a really good-looking, nice guy so I hope something happens with them ... especially since Dan is driving the two of us crazy! 

Not much to say about last night.  I'm getting ready to go to watch the SuperBowl at the bar with Randy and Travis and some other guys.  Should be fun! 

I emailed Den today.  He is supposed to be back tonight.  Val said that was a big mistake and that the guy should contact the girl after the first date but it was just a nice short email to tell him that I hoped his trip was going well, etc.  Not like I'm stalking him!  This is what I hate about dating.  Why are there all of these rules and do I really have to follow them?  Argh!

So Thursday night at Wild Bill's just might beat out Monday night Monty Python as the best night in Georgia.

So we made the 45-minute drive to Gwinnett to what is supposed to be our all-time favorite club.  We got there and the music wasn't so great but it was only 11:30pm so we held out hope that it would get better as the night went on ... but it didn't really. 

We went out to the dance floor for the few songs they played that we liked.  Val tried to make it more interesting by competing to see which one of us could get the most guys to dance with.  The moment we started that, a guy got behind Val, a guy got behind me and then a guy got between us.  I asked Val as we were dancing, "How do we count this guy?" pointing to the middle guy.  So that was the end of that.

The rest of the time we sat at a table checking out the guys.  I have never seen so many hot guys congregating in the same place!  While we sat, a guy a couple of tables down (who ended up being Jake) started motioning Val to come sit with him and his friend (who ended up being Tim) but she didn't because the guy, of course, should approach the girl. 

Meanwhile, we listened as a guy (who ended up being Clay) hit on a girl at the table next to us, using the line, "Why are you sitting by yourself?  You can't be having very much fun."  They went off to dance while his cute friend (who ended up being Matt/"Cowboy") sat down at the table by himself.  I kept glancing over at him, debating whether I should go talk to him.  As I debated with myself, I also debated with a Hispanic guy about dancing with him.  Somewhere in there, cute alone guy left. 

Val, getting tired of hearing the Hispanic guy's lame attempts to get me to dance, eventually dragged me off to the other side of the club.  As we walked, we passed cute alone guy and motioning guy sitting together.  Val said cute alone guy was checking me out as we walked by so when I sat we made eye contact and the two came over.  He introduced himself to me as "Cowboy," his nickname, not "Matt," haha.  They asked us why we weren't dancing and I said that we were waiting for a good song.  So the guys said they would be back to dance when a good song came on and commanded us to "Stay right there!"  Jake, a total goofball, kissed us each on the hand and left with Cowboy.

FINALLY, a good song came on.  Val and I looked around for the guys but they were nowhere to be seen so we went to dance.  As we danced, we found Cowboy who came over to dance with me and Val danced with his friend "Reindeer".  I thought to myself, Poor Val, always ending up with the unattractive or weird friend of the cute guy.  But the next time I look over, she is dancing with a hottie ("TopGun"/Cha rlton)!! 

So, we dance to a few songs and then TopGun asks us if we want to go sit and talk.  After a while, the guys get our numbers and say they are off to IHop for food.  I ask Cowboy, who is pretty drunk, "Are you even going to remember me tomorrow?"  As we are saying our goodbyes, Charlton asks if we want to come to IHop too.  It's only 1:30am so we go. 

It was so strange because looking around the table at IHop, we realized that we were surrounded by these 6 guys the whole time we were at the club:  cute alone guy, guy hitting on girl next to us, motioning guy and his friend, etc.

Anyways, we had a great time.  They were great company.  Charlton, Val and I discussed Charlton's nickname ("TopGun") and talking about the movie, I realized that I remember practically nothing from it aside from how cute Tom Cruise is in it.  So, Charlton said we had to get together this weekend to watch it.

So, those are our plans for tonight.  TopGun, 10:30pm, our place. 

Yesterday, Cowboy sent me a text message that said, "Hey there, cowgirl (what he calls me now since I was wearing my hat last night), told you I would remember you..."

So, Randy called me the other day.  He told me that he and Cristi broke up.  He went on and on about how he didn't understand what had happened.  They were just about to celebrate their fourth month anniversary and she had just told him the other day that she loved him but now she is back with her old boyfriend (who she had dated for three years). 

He asked me if I wanted to hang out but I had already made plans with Den and didn't want to break them.  I felt bad that I couldn't be there for him when he needed me but I'm also very hesitant to hang out with him. 

Randy is a great guy.  I know him from working at the bar and we always had fun working together and hanging out together.  Here is the problem:  Randy has a habit of jumping from girl to girl, no break in between, and I'm worried that that's what he thinks he is doing now.  Val says I'm overanalyzing and that he probably just needs a friend right now but that's how I am ... I have to think of a response to every situation just in case it happens.

There's no way I can date him.  He's had sex with all of my girlfriends, he smokes pot, he's Southern so he's way too nice for me, Cristi at one point was a really good friend of mine.  Finally, there's Den.  Den and I are in no way close to serious but even if we aren't committed, it would feel like cheating, and I can't help but feel like there is potential with Den.  And you know, it seems like I say that about every guy I start to like and then I get bored or annoyed but I'll say it again ... this one seems different ...

Ok, so I went out with this guy Den/Denny/Dennis (or Hammy as Val and I like to call him, hehe).  We started talking online.  He is totally cute and totally sweet so then we started talking about meeting.  He wanted to meet that day because he was leaving town for business the next day.  I was kind of hesitant because I had set my hopes on not showering or doing my makeup or anything ... just taking care of some chores around the house.  Eventually, I was like, what the hell?  I didn't want to miss a good opportunity.  Plus, I had a rough week dealing with X and engagement ring issues so I totally deserved a night out.

So, we met up and went to the Mall of Georgia (supposedly the best mall in Georgia but it didn't seem any better than Easton) but they were closing.  Then we went all over trying to find someplace to eat with little luck ... over an hour wait EVERYWHERE! 

We went to Wal-Mart so he could buy luggage for his trip.  The luggage, of course, was on the very top shelf.  Hammy walked around for probably 20 minutes looking for an employee and found NO ONE!  So, I asked him if he wanted me to go up there and get it down.  He got a cart and held onto it while I climbed onto the kid seat and pulled down some luggage ... the wrong luggage.  I was going up for a second time when we heard, "Ma'am!  Ma'am!  Please come down from there!"  Hahahaha  Finally, several Wal-Mart employees came over and said, "We'll get you a ladder."  They were gone for probably another 20 minutes.  Hammy said, "If they wouldn't have made you come from down there, you would have had it down by now!"  Hahaha  Then, we stood in line for about another 20-30 minutes waiting for other customers to figure out the self-checkout.  Hammy tried to move things along by "helping" the person in front of us.  The guy behind us was like on my ass the whole time ... Hammy gave him "a look" for me. 

We ate at Outback and got to know each other some more.  He seems like a really great guy.  He just moved here from Ohio ... I don't know why I left Ohio ... that's where all of the cute guys are!!!  He is a former semi-pro hockey player (maybe soon to be one again soon??), has a good job, is good with kids ... He knows pretty much no one in Georgia and was one of the unfortunate people to be without power during the ice storm one of the first weeks he was here.  His family is in New York and his friends and his school are in Findlay.  I think this night out was good for both of us.  Georgia boys annoy me!!  They are almost too nice and a little whiny, kinda like girls.  It was great to be with someone sarcastic and fun ... like me :)  Also, he has a tattoo ... normally, I'm not a tattoo person but it looks so hot on him!! 

We laid around the rest of the night and watched Jerry Maguire.  I absolutely did not want to get out of bed the next morning.  Can't wait for him to get his sexy ass back in town!