Tag: my love life is a joke anyway

Apparently, I’m really popular in Denver

I got home last Sunday evening after spending 8 days in Denver for my first annual work Conference. It was an incredible experience. I had the BEST time and even one of those “Aha!” moments where I realized that, despite it being 11pm and I was on the brink of exhaustion, I was EXACTLY where I was supposed to be. It was a great feeling.

But, that’s not why you’re reading this post, right? You all know to expect a little more excitement and drama (particularly male-related) when it involves me, right?

Of course, right!

Where to start? The beginning I suppose:

Let’s do this bullet style:

  • The conference started Wednesday. I had a videographer and photographer with me Thursday-Saturday. We ran around to get pictures and video from all of the sessions involving the 2,000+ people attending. It was nuts, but exciting.
  • Thursday I went to back-to-back receptions with the boys (my video and photo guys). At the first reception, 2 men from Puerto Rico came up to me and began chatting. One of them kept putting his arm around me, touching me and flirting with me…calling me “trouble”.  We chatted for a bit. He was sweet and I wasn’t bothered by it
  • About 20 minutes later, as I was rushing to the other reception, another man came up to me. He asked me if I ever got a break, and that I’d been running around a lot. He told me he’d been watching me the past couple of days (ummm…ok? That’s odd) and that I just had this energy about me. I thought it was a little weird, but it was fine. He asked if I was free later, and I told him I had to go to a student party, but he could come if he wanted. (he was not a student.) He agreed to go, but I did’t think he’d show.
  • HE DID! He hung out with me for about 45 minutes. He told me I had “Amazing hair” and that I was beautiful, and I just have this energy about me. It was nice. I liked it.
  • AND THEN I NOTICED HIS WEDDING RING!
  • Are you FREAKIN’ kidding me? A married man is hitting on me? Saying all this stuff? Seriously? My luck sucks. 
  • So I decided to leave, he rode the elevator to our rooms and that was it.
  • When I saw him the next day at sessions, he would smile, wink, and wave at me. I felt a little dirty.
  • Saturday, he came to our office to say goodbye to me. He then asked if we could chat later, and I agreed. I wanted to know about the ring!
  • That night, there was a dinner and dance. During the dance, the man from Puerto Rico pulled me out onto the dance floor for hours. I had a blast with him. And then I taught our President (a man in his late 50’s, early 60’s)how to Wobble. It was great!
  • I finally met up with married man. We chatted for awhile. My friends were in the bar too, making sure I was ok. We were even chatting with the bartender. His name tag said “Matty K”. Matty K was funny and kept coming over to talk. He was friendly.
  • Married man kept telling me that I was gorgeous, that I have a smile that lights up the room, and that I have amazing hair. It was flattering but now tainted that I knew he was married.
  • Eventually, the bar closed and my friends went to another. Matty K said he would look out for me and I told them I’d be fine. I finally asked Married Man about his ring. He said he wondered when I would ask. He’s been married 2 years, and has never cheated on his wife(yeah, right) but he was just so attracted to me. And would I come back to his hotel room?
  • Acca-scuse me? Nope. I left. I went to meet up with my friends.
  • I ran into Matty K who said he was glad that I ditched “that loser.” I told him he was married and had tried to get me to go back to his room. Matty K said he was a douche and he annoyed him because the HE couldn’t hit on me!!
  • IS MY LIFE A ROMANTIC COMEDY NOW!?!?!?!?!? 
  • I giggled, and we went our separate ways. I just can’t even anymore.
  • The night before we went to dinner. The waiter hit on me then, called me “love” 6 times and gave me a hug before we left. My co-worker said “the most random things really DO just happen to you!” Yep. They sure do!
  • 4 days after I got home, I got a text from the videographer. He proceeded to tell me how much he liked me and hoped something would happen on our last day together in Denver.
  • WHAT EVEN IS HAPPENING? He’s funny but he’s 10 years younger than me and I don’t see him that way AT ALL. 
  • Married man has texted me twice since Tuesday. He’s still married. It’s not happening. 

So, 4 days of work, 5 guys hit on me (1 after the fact!) and here I sit, alone again, naturally.

Life is funny, isn’t it?

A trip to the Psychic

Ally reminded me that I hadn’t written this yet…so here you go!

So I went to see a Psychic 2 weeks ago. It was an interesting experience. My friend Rob and I went for laughs…and maybe a little curiosity. (I mean, who doesn’t want to know what the future brings?!)

We saw Honey the Psychic for a Tarot Reading. Her menu of services ranged from a $15 palm reading to a $100 Crystal Ball reading. We chose the $35 Tarot Reading that would tell us about our Futures. Rob graciously let me go first. I was nervous and excited, but took a deep breath and went inside her sitting room.

I’ll put this after the break!

THE READING

Honey had me cut the cards into 3 piles. She laid them out and the reading began. 

She told me right off the bat that I was tired. (um, you can just LOOK at me and see that lady!) I told her that I had just gotten done with a 10 mile run, so yes, I was tired. Then she said, I have trouble sleeping at night. Also true, since I’m tired. Then the real reading began.

Honey started talking about my love life. She asked if I was seeing someone (that’s the new guy). I confirmed that. She said he likes me more than I like him. (I would agree). She said she was getting a feeling about the number 3, and did that mean anything to me?

I told her most of my relationships end at the 3 month mark. And that I was having a 3rd date with the new guy that night. She grasped her arms and told me she had goosebumps! I did not.

Then she dropped the bomb on me: Honey told me that I already know my Soul Mate. We’ve known each other for a little while now. But this person and I have the tendency to pull away from each other, then come back to one another, and then pull away again. She said New Guy is NOT my soul mate. (Which I kind of knew already), but may be a bridge to that person. She said my soul mate is in my soul circle–a group of people that I keep close to me. My mind was immediately drawn to Ex Man Friend. He and I have a strange pull to each other-that I just can’t explain. 

She encouraged me to keep dating and having fun. (At what point is it just NOT fun anymore? I feel like that’s coming soon). She said my soul mate and I aren’t quite ready to be together yet. 

Honey told me that I’m a very positive person and that good things will and are happening for me. We talked about my career. She said that she saw that I want to change careers–to something totally different. This is TRUE.  I would like to make a move to PR or Marketing. She said it’s just not the right time and the right situation for me. 

She says there is money out there that is owed to me, and should be mine. And it will come to me soon. Always nice to hear!

When I asked about my future children–(will I even have them?) She told me that would require a palm reading and would cost extra. I declined to pay more for that!

All in all, it was fun. I periodically throw the phrase, “Well, my Psychic told me…” into conversations! Good stuff. Makes me laugh. Would I go back? Maybe when she has her $10 specials or for a $15 palm reading some night with my friends. I certainly don’t put a lot of faith into the reading. Life is full of choices, and I am going to live my life with no regrets!