MEETINGS....

I, for one, will be so glad when this fashion show I'm co-chairing is over.  There have been so many meetings, obstacles and things to do it has become way to time consuming.  Not that I have a ton of things to do otherwise but dealing with a million things, especially when you have to check up on people has become a little over the top.

I still have the man texting me on Yahoo Messenger that lives in LA.  He did call me on my cell, but has such a strong accent that it was hard to understand him when he called.  I'm finding out a little about him and his private jet, building Wall Marts and grocery stores isn't my main interest with him.  It would be nice to finally have someone with money, but those men can sometimes be jerks and it isn't about the money for me. (maybe it should be.)  Whether anything transpires with him remains to be seen.  He was in a bad relationship and is very skittish.  I can't be bothered with trying to repair the damage someone else did.  My whole theory is move on. I always want to be very cautious and there have been a couple of red flags that I'm weighing after chatting with him.  He sounds more then a little possessive and perhaps jealous.  We'll see.  My instincts are usually right and I have no problem cutting him off at the pass should he prove to be the above.

Desi is coming this Sunday.  He is in Northern California for several days to check on the job up there and was waiting today for the utility company's to show up.  Everyone seems to be so busy, me included.  Of course, no matter who or what, Desi is still my choice.  He makes me laugh and that is good.

I'm off to have a luncheon meeting and then back home.  Another meeting tonight. Lord, it is like working again without the pay.

Off now!

POST 9/11

Seems we got through the ten year anniversary of 9/11 without incident. What a horrible day 9/11 was.  I was in New York right after it happened and the whole city was in  shock.  The actors on Broadway were thanking people for coming to the plays as the City had almost come to a standstill.  We, as Americans, will prevail.

The man front has been a little wierd.  The older guy that I thought was great turned out to be a sex fiend on email, at least.  I saw this seventy five year old guy twice and his text to me wanted to know if we could get together to play.  I texted him back asking him to define play (as if I didn't know) and of course my assumption was correct.  Idiot!

Then I have this man, who seems nice, that I've never met,  who is now in VA at a resort doing the Civil War tour thing.  He has been emailing me for about a month.  He has, so far been a gentleman.

To add another element, there is a man that I've been Yahoo Messenging for the last two days.  He told me, by accident since he thought I lived in Colorado, that he had his own jet.  He lives in LA and is in acquisitions, like Desi, and also has an import/export business in textiles.  You never know whether to believe them or not, but since I don't really give a rats ass what they tell me since I'm not marrying anyone.  He said he got scammed on one of the dating sites for $182,000.  Now he is either full of it, or just plain dumb.  I also think these guys may just be too needy and will do anything to have a women with them who they think loves them. There are a lot of sad cases out there and I've heard the same story from several men.  I suppose it is just as scary out there for them with women as it is for women on the men's site.
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I watched the three games Yankee vs Angels baseball games over the weekend.  Mostly because Desi was there with his sons and I wanted to know what went on with the games.  Then I watched the Jets and Dallas game.  I was so happy that the Jets won for more reasons then one.  I've always abhorred Texas and was glad they went down.  The game was a good one. It also made it more special that the Jets were from NY.

I emailed Desi late last night and wanted to know if he won any money from the boys and he emailed back he lost but made it up with the football game.  Just big kids all the way around.  He keeps saying,, "see you soon."  I never know what his definition of "soon" is but when he shows up, he shows up.  He did tell me that I wouldn't like him if he was vanilla and he is so right.

I'm off to the doctor's and then to my friends house to recoup before I return home.

Ciao

SECOND OPINION...

Well I did get a second opinion on my knee and it wasn't very favorable.  This knee of mine has hurt since I had it operated on  a year and a half ago.  I finally got sick of it and went to see another doctor after my insurance approved it.  As I thought, the partial knee replacement should not have been done and it should have been a full knee replacement.  Now I have to go through the whole painful thing again to hopefully get it right.  The ex ray showed the current knee cap was on crooked and the metal was pushing up against the outside  Whether the previous doctor did that or it happened with a fall I took several months ago, I don't know.  All I do know it hurts and is getting worse.

Since I have so much going on I have to plan the timing very carefully.  When I told Desi he thought I should come up to LA to see one of his doctors.  He has had enough surgeries, being an old football player, plus he volunteered with them. so has an in.  I can't do LA.  I would be out of my comfort zone and I'd be up there alone.  I'm sure he wouldn't be aroundwith his busy schedule. So I'm scheduling this horrible thing the end of November, if I can. This way I'll have my friends around that can help.  I have already talked to my pet sitter and she will come to feed the cats twice a day.

The dating sites have been busy with lots of very complimentary emails, just not from men that I want to see.  My older man is in San Diego handling lots of problems.  I have found, for some reason, be it the economy or whatever, that most of the men I talk to have beau coup problems. They are all are trying to reinvent themselves.  My one male friend, and that is what he is, a friend, blew through six million dollars and lost everything.  He is frantically trying to regroup at seventy one. These are bright articulate men but this climate takes no prisoners.  I wish we could all go back before 2007 and have a chance for a do over.

Desi's birthday is today.  His sons, the three of them, came from all over the country, to take him to the Angels/Yankees games this weekend. One of the sons clients gave him box seating so they will be there for three games this weekend, in style. I sent him a text this morning wishing him a Happy Birthday and received a nice email back thanking me and saying he would see me soon. He also asked me to send him my birthday date again, he wanted to plan something.  Again, we'll see what happens with that one.

I've been home with not much going on, so I will add things as they happen.  Hopefully things will be a little more interesting next week.

I did take my grandson (step) to dinner on Wednesday night.  He is sixteen and such a sweetie.  I asked hm if there was anything in the world he could change what would it be?  His answer was, " I would have Papa not die."  My ex husband would love that one.

Off for the night to watch t.v....so exciting.

TIME FLIES...

Here it is Monday, Labor Day, already.  I did meet my friends on Saturday night and we had a great dinner and drinks sitting outside on the patio at RD's.  We watched all the people with their dogs prance by.  It is really comical how so many dogs look like their owners and you can tell who is really into their dog or just there for show.

Sunday I didn't poke my nose out of the house except to get the paper.  It was a muggy, hot day.  The phone was quiet and not much was going on. I got some more housework done.

I thought Desi was headed back today, Monday, but he decided to stay up North and not return home until tomorrow .  He is having a good time playing with his grand kids...he is a big kid himself.  I did find out a few things on the Internet which explains a lot of the questions I had about Desi not inviting me to his end of the world.  Nothing earth shattering but everything makes sense now. I don't want to go into it on this on my  Blog, but I"m satisfied that my doubts and questions were answered. Time will sort things out. I just need to remember to keep everything casual. All is well and the three things I have to remember is , do not complain, compare, or question. It's amazing what you can find out when someone is chatty and when that doesn't work, Google is a great tool.

My older man contacted me and was still in San Diego and was getting things done. He said he would call me, as he said before, this coming week.  I also heard from a man that I have no idea who he might be or where he came from.  He sent me a picture and was very chatty, but my mind has drawn a blank as to where he lives or what he does. Now where in the world did he come from?

I think I'm making a lot of these men casualties of the dating wars.  I love being alone on my own terms and want to see only who I want to see, when I want to see them.  So far it is working out.  I have my choice and can date at will, but at this point I'm not very willing.  My life is busy and doesn't need the complications brought on by to many men as it was in the beginning of this online dating thing.

The Homeless Vets are having a Stand Down and I received an email this morning asking me to volunteer to serve breakfast one day.  I will do that.  Tomorrow night is packing boxes for the Vets in Afghanistan again.  Very worthwhile.

Tomorrow is also a doctor's appointment for a second opinion on my knee that is still killing me and another meeting that I will probably miss due to the packing job as mentioned above.

I'm sure life will get exciting again, this is just a down time which is fine with me.


Best to all.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND...

A first.!  I actually stayed home all day yesterday and last night.  I did get a lot of things done around the house.  Nothing exciting.  Mostly playing catch up with housework and ironing (am I the last women in the world that irons?)  Mikee was happy to have me home and didn't leave my side all day. He is such a dog-cat.

I did have a call from my older man who was headed down to San Diego.  I thought I had told him that I might see him next week and he agreed to wait to call me, but he then decided he couldn't wait to hear my voice.  I'm hoping he isn't going to be a problem. He was having trouble evicting a renter and was in a flap about the fact that she was prolonging the inevitable by going to court.  Since I had a renter that did that just to prolong the process of eviction,  I commiserated with him. He said he would call me later, but didn't.

I also had a call in the morning from a man whose voice I didn't recognize at first.  When I I asked him who I was speaking to, it turned out to be Desi....it really didn't sound like him.  That was a first for me as I always recognize his voice.  He was sure that I was waiting for someone else to call and said that he was a magazine salesman and wouldn't call back.  Funny boy!  He was in the Valley and getting ready to head up to Northern California to see his grandchildren and step daughter's family.  He does stay active with all his extended family.  He will be returning on Monday, Labor Day.  His thought on that was that traffic would be lighter early in the day.  Since he gets up and on the road before five a.m. he may be right.

I don't know when Desi and I will see each other.  His sons are coming into town to take him to several Angel-Yankees games for his birthday next weekend.  One of the boys has a private box through a client in New York and is treating all of them to a weekend of baseball.  I couldn't think of anything more boring, but it is a boy thing. Desi seems to be okay with it although didn't seem totally enthusiatic about it.  Since everyone is coming into town from all over the country he better enjoy it. He did tell me that he would have a handle on his schedule and get back to me. My dragonfly, flitting all over the place.

My girlfriend called me yesterday to arrange for three of us to meet at Fashion Island at RD's for drinks and snacks around four today.  I need to get busy doing some things around the house, like some paperwork that I keep putting off, and then get ready to drive to Newport Beach.

Have a great weekend.

WEDNESDAY...

Yesterday I was to meet a friend for lunch.  I arrived and waited for a while and she didn't show up.  I was worried about her after I made a couple phone calls to her number and it was busy.  When I finally did get a hold of here she said she had a dead car battery and was on the phone with AAA.  Nothing easy.

I ended up eating lunch alone and left to go to a friends to pick up a donation for an ad for the Fashion Show Brochure I'm working on.  After we sat around and chatted for a bit I left to go home and regroup.  I was meeting two of my friends in Newport Beach to see the movie "The Help" which was a great movie.   I had read the book and was thoroughly entertained by that. I haven't been reading as much as I would like to, all though I did download a book someone recommended to me called "Jock Itch".

The above book is about a women that liked and dated Jocks ....since that was my forte in the dating world and still is, I so far have found it very interesting read.  It really is about the masculinity and entitlement these men exude.  It's a confidence of knowing that they are good at what they do and have no problem showing it.  They all walk around like their private parts are nine inches long. Wish I could like those little thin men that have brains, but that wasn't and still isn't my interest.

After seeing the movie with my friends, which I posted on my last Blog yesterday, I came home and stayed in for the night.  I had heard from a man that I had met at my local, favorite hangout and he had wanted to meet for a drink, but I declined.  Sometimes you just have to stay home.

Today, Thursday is a meeting with the girls on the committee for the Fashion Show and lunch with them and then tonight I'm debating whether to go to Newport Beach for dinner with a few couples that I know.  I seem to be going out for more lunches and dinners and I really have to watch what I'm eating as those pounds have a tendency to creep up on one.  So far, so good, but you have to watch everything you put in your mouth.

Off to start the day.

UNPLANNED DINNER....

Monday came around and again I had errands to run.  I decided to use the balance of a gift card I had received for TJMXX, as I was looking around my cellphone rang and it was the older man that I had met for coffee  He said he had been thinking of me all day and wanted to see me again.  I told him that my week was pretty booked but I was free that evening.  He didn't hesitate a minute and said lets meet for drinks and dinner.

I drove down South and arrived a little early. I went into Nordstrom's Rack as I had a gift certificate to use up. I was walking around the store looking at the shoes and then went over to the rack of dresses.  There, just calling my name, was a light aqua evening gown that had been hundreds of dollars.  I looked at the reduced price tag . It was beautifully made, lined, and why it hadn't sold could only be was it was a lot of dress and very long.  Since I'm tall it was perfect and exactly my size.   Believe it or not I got out of the store , with that dress,  for a out of pocket cost of eight dollars. Talk about a bargain.

I wasn't planning on making this short, so I will continue on.  Tuesday I had dinner with a friend of mine that just returned from Russia after she and her husband had been in Hawaii on a job.  They saw a lot, but it was a tiring trip.  This was made more so by the fact that they both got sick.  Traveling isn't fun anymore.

A lot of calls from past men, they do come back.  One who I haven't heard from in ages called me and wants to get together.  I don't know if I will make arrangements with him or not.  He is adorable, but has a lot of personal problems and I don't need that.  I just got rid of all of mine and don't really want to hear or deal with anyone else's.

The nice looking older man called me and left me a great message on my cell phone.  He was trying to figure out how to down size his schedule so he could see me.  This week, as far as I'm concerned, is out.  I have so many meetings and things going on, that to drop everything and go out with him isn't going to happen, at least this week.

Desi is still out of town and may be back late tonight.  The last I heard from him or saw him was on Sunday, was Sunday when he left, but that is normal for him.  I try to keep a low profile with him.  I don't want him to think I'm needy or just sitting on my butt waiting to see him, I'm not.

So until the next time.