Give Away!!

Woot Woot, this here little blog just passed 1000 hits!

For some of you, professional bloggers, this might not be a big deal. but for me, it is!!

and to celebrate...

a giveaway!!!

Here's the scoop:

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below. It can say anything (but my mom does read this, so keep it PG ok)

I will select one comment at random (put everyone's name on a pieces of paper and have Penny pick one)

The winner will receive a gift certificate for a wonderful night out at a great, world renowned restaurant. You know, this blog is about dating, so take your crush out-on me!

I imagine the giveaway winner and his/her date having a wonderful and romantic night out with this amazing $5 gift card to McDonalds.

$5 (sorry,yo soy poor)...

McDonalds (give me another joint in all 50 states and Hallettsville, TX) ...

I picture your menu choices going something like this:

Him: $1 cheeseburger

Her: $1 chicken sandwich (we've gotta watch our figures ladies!)

To share: $1 french fries, $1 sweet tea, $1 ice cream

see...you can have a date for $5.

Now, I know you are saying to yourself...This Must be too good to be true! A Free Meal!

Well, my economics-educated friends, you all know there is no such thing as a free lunch. So here is the catch. The winner of this giveaway must take a picture of themselves and their date enjoying their winnings. and I probably will post the picture on here.

Now, what if you don't have a man (or woman) in your life to take? Well, that is ok. You can take a friend. Friends make us who we are and as such are pretty influential with respect to who we date...so friends are ok.

and heck, maybe you want to leave your man at home and go eat 5 cheeseburgers by yourself. I guess that's ok too.

Deadline to enter: Wednesday, August 3, 2011. 5 pm CST.

If you have trouble posting a comment, I will take Facebook comments as well.

Happy Entering!

Risky Business

Recently I went on a date with a real big shot.

Or supposedly he was a big shot.

Or maybe he was the only one who thought he was a big shot.

By the end of the date I couldn't determine what category he fell into but I am leaning towards the latter.

I don't really dig the whole I-think-I-kick-ass-and-I-am-going-to-tell-you-why-I-do mentality, but at one point, he even gave me his business card.

Really?

Is this a job interview: No

Are we at a Chamber of Commerce happy hour: No

Am I in the market for a new commercial HVAC unit: No

Will I need to call you afterward to follow up on action items from the meeting: No

Will I ever call you, period: No

Should I take your business card and dispose of it using the little tea light on the table: YES!

Dating Lesson: Don't give a girl your business card on a date. Unless you might actually do business with her. Or if you are a fireman and she might need to call you in an emergency.

Who's your Daddy?

Remember that hangout house in college that everyone went to every weekend?

For me, that house was on Hawk Tree in College Station.

One particular night, all the usuals were there and there were a few new faces too. One particular face was worth taking a second look at. I told my friend (Katelyn, get with the times and get blog so I can link to you too, geeze) about this one guy and she said,

Go talk to him!!

So, a few ounces of liquid courage later, I happen to be in line behind this new object of my affection at the keg.

Knowing me, I'm sure a really intellectual conversation followed where we discussed politics and the war. Or maybe I just asked him where he was from. Good pick up line.

.......and the following conversation ensued......

me: Fredericksburg? Really, I have a lot of family there!

him: Oh yeah, who?

me: well, Scott and Kyle

him: oh cool are you cousins with Chad too?

me: no, they are cousins on their dad's side. Our moms are sisters.

him: blank stare

him: I will give you one guess what my last name is.

me: (guessing every German/Fredericksburg last name, totally oblivious to the obvious) well, I give up

him: um Eckert

me: holy crap

him: yeah I'm pretty sure our Grandpas are brothers.

well, that ended my crush on him.

what a pity.

silver lining (and to answer that question I KNOW you are thinking...): at least we didn't make out

and, at least I never went on a date with him...not like anyone in my family ever went on a date with a second cousin, (there might be more on that later...)

Dating Lesson: Before crushing on a mysterious man at a party, you might want to get a few particulars out in the open first...

what's worse?

would you rather go on a date with:

someone who's pants are two inches too short

or

someone who tucks his shirt in but doesn't wear a belt

Quick observation

Remember this gal?




Well, now she's this gal



Yep, she's sick. Not real sick...just has a little fungus of the ring worm variety(yes, disgusting I know...)

So I call Dr/Aunt Kelly and describe the spots on her "dog niece" (her term not mine).

Ring worm Kelly says

(I gag). Well how do I get rid of them????

Kelly says, get some Monistat or Lotrimin cream and rub that on the spots. So I go to walgreens and check the active ingredients on both.

Who would have ever thought you could rub the exact same medicine on a guys stinky feet, a dogs scabs and a girls....um...who-ha???

Am I the only one baffled by this?

Dating Lesson: if you snoop in your date's medicine cabinet and find some weird cream, have no fear... Maybe their poor pup just has the itches....

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Winner winner chicken dinner

Forgot to post my winner... I may get a "needs improvement" on my blogger report card. O well, not the first time, probably won't be the last...

I digress....

And the winner is.....




Yo lady, send me your new address and your "get primped for a hot date" kit will be on it's way. Not that you need it, you beautiful thang!

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dating in united.

so what did you have for dinner last night?

me?

well, thanks for asking...I had one avocado and half a tomato. It was delicious! But that's not the point.

As I was standing in line to buy my one avocado and one tomato at the super-fabulous not at all sketchy United (same United that uber hot guy from gym goes to!!!) after work, I couldn't help but notice (i.e. snoop) into the cart of the guy ahead of me.

Cart contents: bologna, bread, foil and cheese.

Hey hot stuff, wanna make me a bologna sandwich and have a date? I will even give you a slice of my avocado!! We can make little plates out of tin foil so we don't have to wash dishes!!

Ever noticed how much you can tell about a person by the contents of their shopping cart?

I get a little tinge of anxiety when I see the late 20's girl pushing a cart full to the brim with canned goods and family size packs of ground meat. (New criteria to add to Mr Perfect List: must grocery shop)

Also really love the college guys with ground meat, spaghetti sauce and brownie mix. Big date tonight?

And to the old man with the bologna? quit trying to make small talk you creeper!!

I'll stick with my one avocado and one tomato. thankyouverymuch



Dating Lesson: before going on date with guy, follow him to grocery store. make sure cart contains more than just bologna but not enough for a family of 4

Like Christmas, only Better!

woot woot

we have a 3 day weekend!!!

to celebrate this awesome holiday weekend, I am having my first ever GIVE AWAY!

The give aways in the blogs I read always have 13,032 entrants. come on people I REALLY want that magic grabber thingy to grab things off the top shelf in my closet. I am the size of a tall midget...but my odds are always slim. I have NEVER won :(



lucky for you...my blog readership is slim...your odds of winning are GOOD!!!

now you are thinking...what's the prize? well, I haven't decided yet. I do know that it is going to be one of my favorite 'get primped for a hot date' items.

think: fake eyelashes, sunless tanner, double stick tape...the possibilities are really endless.

Oh, and if you are a guy (yo Keith!!), married (hey Mom!!) or pregnant (wazzup Jenna!!) have no fear, I will make sure that you dig the prize too!

To enter: in your comment below, leave the BEST PICKUP LINE you have either used or that someone has used on you.

Good Luck!!