Yesterday morning, my sister wanted to meet me at Starbucks. Jumping at any chance to see her (she is moving at the end of the month to Arizona), and of course being addicted to my new baby niece, I said yes. As soon as I met her in the parking lot I unstrapped that baby from her carrier so I could once again hold an angel in my arms. This Starbucks just happened to be two doors down from the pizza place I work at, so on a whim I marched her over to meet my boss.
After a few minutes of oooh-ing ans awww-ing everyone had come to the consensus that she was, in fact, quite adorable. We all playfully shunned my poor sister for moving at the end of the month, and then we said goodbye. Afterwards, my sis and I went to go get that coffee, and chatted about kids, lactation, and other boring things.
Later that night, I reported to work excited to bring joy to the every-man via pizza showing up at their door like magic. The service I provide is one step down from wizardry, and I like it that way. Boss began to chat with me and the conversation went something like this:
Boss: you know, seeing you with a baby earlier today was really sweet. I think you should have one of your own.
Me: um, I have one, remember? Maddex?
Boss: yeah, and Maddex wants a new brother or sister!
Me: Maddex doenst know what he wants
Boss: well first we need to find you a real man. No more of these "kids", but someone who will take care of you the right way.
Me: yeah, ok (laughing) and where do you suppose I find one of those?
Boss: you have to go out into the world.
Me: No, I dont do that. I come here, I go to school, the rest of the time I hang out in my room with my cat. I like it that way. Stop looking at me like that.
Boss: Cristen, you need to put yourself out there.
Me: what does that even mean??
Boss: Go one evening to get a Starbucks, sit at a table, read a book!
Me: and some great guy is just going to magically come up to me and ask me out? its that easy?
Boss: yes.
Me: ha!
Boss: it doesnt have to be a coffee shop. Go out and see a movie by yourself.
Me: I do that.
Boss: Go to a nice, upscale place, like a wine bar, sit down have a glass of wine, order an appetizer. Dress professionally. I guarantee you'll find a nice guy.
Me: Boss, isnt that kind of pathetic. I dont want to be one of "those girls"
Boss: older women do it all the time.
Me: Ill think about it.
Then I ran out the door with two deliveries. But he got me thinking, is that really how people meet other people in this world? Should I at least give it a shot? Just to see what might happen? What could I possibly lose? Then I thought that it might be kind of a fun experiment.
So! Long story short: Ive decided to go out into the world 4 times within this next week.
1) Coffee shop to read a book
2) Go out to a movie
3) Go to a wine bar (I have a specific one in mind) to order wine and an appetizer
4) Browse the bookstore (I figure id actually find a guy id like at a bookstore)
The challenge: Im going to give it a shot. I will record my experiences and share them here on the blog. My hypothesis: Nothing will happen. But I guess we will see!
