Right now I'm lounging at the park with about an hour to kill before I need to clock in my new night Job. I actually like my new job and so far I like everyone there except Dennis the Menace. I'm starting to think this might work out and the environment of Pizza, Beer, Wings and Sports can be something I could get use to. Same could be said for my lunch date Maricela but unfortunately that may very well be a one side story.
I literally got butterflies this morning when Mari had confirmed to meet me at Buffalo Wild Wings. I was excited but I'm sure the butterflies had a lot to do with her looks. She is a medical assistant from Upland that I matched with on Tinder and we were suppose to go to the drive in last night but I got called into work for the 3rd night in a row. So instead we had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings to get to know each other.
It was amazing how much we have in common. The first thing she did was ask me if I watched the Lakers game last night? Really? That was probably the best introduction I ever received especially considering it brought out laughter as I reminded her that I was working last night so I was listening while I worked. So We talked about the Rajon Rondo fight with Chris Paul. I was already vibing with this lady seconds into our date and it didn't stop there! We have so much in common. We are both thrifty shoppers looking for bargains, refusing to pay retail. We both love seafood. We both have dreams of retiring on our own self sufficient farm with our own garden, fish, chicken etc. She loves several of the bands I love and I could tell she would be a great concert buddy.
As usual... Someone tried to ruin our day but God loves me and sent me the intuition to suppress the negative energy trying to invade our date. (in the words of Kendrick Lamar, "I can feel your energy 2 planets away") I didn't realize it until after but it was Godly the way I knew what was going on next to us at Buffalo Wild Wings. We sat at the bar for faster service but thankfully neither of us felt like drinking.
About 20 minutes into our conversation I could her the man next to us grunting, sighing and breathing depressingly. I felt a negative wave of energy and it's rip tide in my vicinity. I knew without looking, the man on our left was disgusted with life and my assumption was either his team / wager was losing or he was tired of hearing our convo. Him acting that way because of our meet and greet conversation just wasn't right, regardless of his life... Or his struggle. Nevertheless I found a psychological pivot and I jokingly told Maricela " I warned you that I talk to much".." These guys at the bar are prolly wishing we went to Starbucks" LMAO!
The freaking drunk blurts out "damn right, I am just like ugh" as he raised his hand to signal his tolerance was at it's limit.
Yes he had that nerve...to rudely interrupt our first date conversation. I couldn't help but start laughing because I was I knew immediately my instinctive intuition was 100% on point. I felt so blessed to be in tune to such a frequency that it helped me ignore the anger. I knew danger was on my left even thou my date and never once spoke to him. Actually I never even looked his way until after his statement but even thou I was laughing on the outside my blood was beginning to boil as that moment began to set in.
I told Maricela I knew he didn't like us. Maybe it was my voice or maybe his team, his date, his life.. Who knows, but I sensed it and somehow defused it by letting him see the reflection of his behavior as I Basically I told him It's a good thing we aren't both drinking today.
That's why I don't like drinking around strangers. That's basically how my brother died and the sad thing was my date and I didn't even drink or do anything to out ourselves in harms ways. He tried once more to be negative when he butted into our conversation after he heard me tell Mari that if I was 6'3" I would still be a Laker, right now at 36 years old.. This drunk said "Yeah you and me both" ... I looked his overweight, out of shape frame up and down to announced "Dude, I still have a 40 inch vert, you look like you never had one"... He squealed and looked at Maricela like I was being mean. Wow! He soon left and lucky for us without ruining our first date.
We finally finished our $15 sampler platter at Wild Wings and then we spent another hour or so window shopping in the plaza nearby. It was pretty cool getting to know Maricela and we have more in common than I expected. I mean she even loves to go camping. I could easily fall for this woman but there are always two sides to that story.
Mari has only been single a few months. In fact I was her first online date. Whether she knows it or not, she is at the stage where she doesn't really want a relationship because the last one was so bad for so long. So she is really at the stage where she just wants to breathe. Not to mention she is technically too busy to "Date". After work, school and being a mother, I'd probably end being another boty call. Soon she will start to discover what she really wants but for now she just wants to breathe. She didn't have to admit this for me to acknowledge but when I asked she did agree. So even if we are a good match. Even if I am the best man she finds online. There is a slight chance it's just bad timing for us. There is a chance this is the last time I mention her in my diary.
I have to let her breathe. I have to let her date. I have to because I was once in that same mind state. I can't rush that process but I can the door open. She is certainly worth the patience. Maybe she will get to know me more. Maybe she will tell me I am the one for her. I have no idea what tomorrow may bring but I do know I really want to see her again. Hopefully we can go to Freight Fest before it's over. Regardless of the future I'm hope that we could be great friends no matter what happens. It was a good lunch date and I will never forget Meeting Maricela.
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