HS Reunion, part two

Ok. I had intended to finish this the next night, but it's been about a week. So, I ended up taking my HS friend. SOOOO many people showed up!!! And, quite a few had brought their own liquor - good thing because there was only beer and wine there. And I had my own, too. I spent most of my night outside with a bunch of the partiers. The two hottest guys showed up, still hot as ever! After it was all over, a bunch of us wanted to go out and continue, so, ultimately J1, J2, P, Y, Ch, and St all end up at BW3's, along with Da and Pa. P - hottest guy in school - single! Or, more to the point, recently separated from his wife. J1 and J2 end up giving me a ride home, with J1 dropping J2 off at his house and J1 taking me to mine. Up for another drink, lots of talk. Finally to sleep. Up early to go back and get my car.

Lots of posting of FB, Friend requests, and another friend from HS, who was there, and I thought divorced, IM'd me. We flirt a bit online. I had made plans already to go out with P and catch up on tuesday, and then I made plans with D to go out friday.

Tues: I meet up with P, not at my usual haunt, and we have a blast talking, catching up. He's doing ok with the recent separation, talking to the lawyer, et alia. Then, we headed to my usual haunt for a few more. He followed me home - nothing more than a kiss. R met him, and was really nice to him.

My plans to go out with Ju to bike night, and have a girl's night, fell through. But thursday night, I get a text from her about BW3's. I suggest my haunt ~ karaoke. She invites P. The three of us have a blast!! Pics to my sis all night long. Then back to my place - more fun on the porch, catching up, talking - drinking. All of us had to be at work kinda early on friday, and we were all tired, but good.

Then friday night - after work, D picks me up and to my haunt for the band. We had a blast. He is married, though, but not very satisfied. Talked at my place afterwards for quite a few more hours. Very tired on saturday at work! But thankfully, didn't have to be there until one pm.

And I had heard from the other retail place: my background check went through!!! I got the job!!!!!!!! So I had told my boss the news friday morning. I texted EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huge fire at work on sunday - a supervisor picking on one of my associates, so she came back to my place and we drank and chilled (and picked up her beau and brought him back to my place) all night! Since I had to be at work at 4:30am, I just stayed up, and crashed when I got home. That eveing, P stopped by, and we talked for a couple of hours, and then he went home. :+((

But, on tuesday, he came over again. We had had a very deep talk on Monday night about things. And after talking a little bit on tuesday, he asked to go upstairs. I'm going to have to be very careful - he's not ready, and in many ways, I'm not, either. I am trying to take my time and search and explore options so I don't jump in and get devastated again. But everybody needs to feel wanted and appreciated, touched and held.

I have plans to see karaoke S on saturday. And though I should definately write off the original J, I think there's more to it than I know: his eyes would brighten. But . . . .

So, I am going to continue going on, the single vegan. And once I start this new job, I'll be able to afford the groceries again!!!! Though, I made some plain-ish rice in a peanut sauce that I really want to do again, and write the recipe down. So . . . .

in any case . . .

slainte . . .

Mulu :>)

HS Reunion, part one

Ok. No word from Gl lately, but he's been having a hard time of it since his mom passed away. Ended up not hearing from J for almost a week, but i finally did. Saw T almost every night doing his karaoke show. On friday, (Jul 30th) nite, T wanted me to come out to a karaoke bar across the river, but R & S didn't want to wait fro me - I had to close. So, I get home around 9:30pm, and plan on staying in, but my next door neighbor was drunk, and acting like he was going to knock on my door, so headed out to the tavern to meet up with G. Was there for barely one drink, and T called, saying they were coming back to town to go to another karaoke bar, Daddio's, so I head over there. I need to blow off steam - there were some health issues with my gramma earlier in the week. I had tried to text J, but he never texted back. I had my second interview at the other retail company. So, R,S, T&A, and I all closed Daddio's. The plan was to have T follow R home, but R skedaddled, so T ended up at my place. More drinking. Made some veggies and rice. Still up at 10am! Crashed - woke up at 6p to A texting me about coming over and a pit fire and a few other friends. Headed over there. Kept trying to text J - nothing. Finally home and in bed by around 2am. I slept on the couch off and on all day sunday! T came over on tuesday, before his karaoke stint, and we just goofed off with music : it was a lot of fun.

Finally, I hear from J. I had asked him the last time I saw him if he would take me to my 20th HS reunion, and he had said yes. He had texted me on thursday (aug 5th) asking if I wanted to go on a bike ride to Bristol with him that weekend - I couldn't since it was Tax Free, an all-hands on deck weekend. But, he stopped by work that night, and we ended up walking around the store and talking for about half an hour! And I confirmed that he would take me to my reunion.

So, I'm off at 5pm that friday. I meet up with my folks to see some local artists I know having a show of horse paintings. Home around 6:30, try texting J. G texts me around 8 that he's up at the tavern - I know they're taking off around 10pm that night. So, I finish making dinner - pasta in a cream sauce, brought some up to the tavern for G and sat down. J wasstanding right behind her. He came over and we talked a bit. He said, "I was going to stop by before we left." But, really nice kiss before he took off, and then I went home and was in bed by 11, since I had to be at work at 6am.

Saturday: Off at 3pm. Home. Chilling out. S'posed to go to this party that T was DJ'ing at. I show up there at 7ish. He's drunk. He presummed he was going to spend the night at my place - we had never talked about that - kept trying to grab me in bear hugs. The night did not go well. He kept saying, "Don't worry about me, I'll just drive my car off a bridge on the way home." When the party was done at 10, I headed out, and I would have forgiven him his behavior, but then he started texting me. I headed to the tavern and blew off some steam with G. I showed her the texts as they came in - very passive aggressive. And insulting. Aftern the Tavern closed, went to Bubba's with Ri, had a blast playing pool and chit-chating. Saw J's friend C there. Home around 3am. When I woke up sunday morning - there was an email waiting for me from T - more of the same. So, I didn't contact him after that.

J had said he'd be back on sunday, and that he'd be at my place waiting for me when I got off work : extended hours. Home around 9:30. No J. Stayed home monday night and tuesday night. No response from J to my texts. A friend from HS was in town, so I picked him up on wednsday after work and took him to the tavern. T texted that he was glad to see me out. And he seemed a bit better. My HS friend had a good time - it was so good to see him relax; but he's going through some marital problems right now. And I went to karaoke at the tavern on thursday night. Again, T was being pretty well-behaved.

Friday off - three day weekend for my reunion. I had asked my HS friend to consider going to the reunion with me, but he initially declined. So, I was going to behave friday night, but out at the tavern again. Listened to he band. Watched the redskins game!!!! Home around midnight. Up at 7ish to go and get my hair cut at 8am!

Still no word from J. But, I had a couple of back ups at this last-minute moment. I'm going to stop here - I'm still tired. And then the next post with cover the reunion! A few more guys in the mix now!!!

in any case . . .

slainte . . .

Mulu :>))