The mixer: After (I owe you Vix)

When I last left you, I was dreading going to this mixer…I just am not a cocktail party person.  I can do it when I have to (or when Vix makes me, that is) but it certainly is not my comfort zone and the way I would prefer to spend an evening.  And the potential for ‘discomfort’ lurked around every corner at this one–people I have rejected, people who rejected me and probably even worse–the chance for multiple ‘one and done’ dates being there!  My plan for the evening was to look as good as I could muster and keep my wits about me and a smile on my face…

Mission accomplished–yeah! I drove down with Vix and the combination of the drink she made me and her ‘just have fun’ attitude served to calm me by the time we got there.  Yes, there were people who I rejected (saw at least 2) and people who I ‘one and done’ dated (saw at least 1–#4-haven’t gotten to his story yet, but he was memorable, to say the least) and even Mr. IM (who came up to me to say hi-imagine that!)  I did not, unfortunately, see the gentleman (not my first word choice, mind you) who sent me that lovely rejection letter, though–so he obviously doesn’t look like his pictures!  And, thankfully, I didn’t see number seventeen–that would have been really difficult for me!

All in all, not the evening from hell I was expecting–Vix walked away with the number of one of the band members (age 41!!–growl and 4 paws up to you, Vix) and I walked away with Mr. IM (who would have thought that?)   Seeing number 4 was a little weird for me–it’s been around 8 months but I’m pretty sure he recognized me too since every time I saw him, he was looking in my direction.  I really meant to say something to him, but he was always speaking to someone when I was close enough to him to say something so it never worked out.  He was a nice man but just not for me.

So back to Mr. IM–he walked right up to me saying my name and I was completely caught off guard.  He’s very cute in person and we ended up talking together for at least an hour until the end.  He said he was still planning to call me–and that he expressed interest in me in the other site to show he was still interested…this, my friends, is the whole Venus and Mars thing in a nutshell.  What he did made perfect sense to him and absolutely no sense to me at all–when I really think about it, I wonder how any man and woman ever get together given how different we are!  Now,  he says he’s going to call me so we can go out  so we will have to see (wonder why I got a sense of deja vu?)

UPDATE:  Got the call this afternoon–and a date on Friday night!  Woo hoo! Guess now I owe Vix, instead of the other way around! Damn!