the chronicles of a single 30 something year old Woman!
(Based on the happenings in my Life)

Series 1: Episode 1
the Phone attack:
July heat smacks me right in the face as i get off the plane. it was hot in Lagos but it is hotter in Newark. i turn on my phone, i have a lot of messages. i start listening to the one by one. trying to read my text messages as well.
its interesting how many people call you to find out where you have been. we didn't see you in church, where are you?
as i listen to my message i get a particular one from an old friend. since it sounded urgent, i decide to call back.
hey, how are you? the voice said on the other end. i just came back from Lagos, my friends wedding. it was great. and so the next steps begins and the weirdest months of my life begins

new beginning, new stories!

feast or famine

OMG! it s either raining men or no men at all. no middle ground. so i'm still waiting for the call for date #2, in the mean time, i come across someone who swears that they are in love with me. problem is they find it difficult expressing it to me.
the next one can't make decisions without my input n the final two just love me!

why is it that it can't be a simple balance? constant flow of admirers as it were......... i'm ready to head downtown again, can't wait to get the call for date #2.......................

he's killing me!

how much time does a person need to make up his mind?
why are guys like kids? once someone else picks up the toy, they want it back.
really! i mean really are you going to continue to be passive aggressive?

so i had a blast on my date the other day. i am so out of touch i don't know how many days a guy waits to call you back. i am a big/ huge fan of no games, so if you like me, just come out and say it!!!!!
so i am patiently waiting for blind date to call me back.

in the mean time i am tossing around 3 boys, one who found the time to dismiss me, and now wants me cos i moved on! another one who is not sure how he is going to tell me he likes me. and the last one lives in europe! europe! yea ! hours ahead of me in europe!

i had a productive day today. work is killing me, but who is complaining.

i guess the next date does not qualify as a blind one. i am looking forward to it.

i get home, turn on the TV, living single is on TV.....  i can't get over that show. i remember watching it on BOP tv. Bophuthatswana. what vivid memories. i walk into the kitchen, what to eat, i was out on a date, the rule is girls don't eat on dates, i was just so nervous (blind date). i am still so glad that it went as well as it did.

shift gears: i have like 3 parties to plan, i love to plan and coordinate but really, 3 parties in 5 weeks is a bit much. Two weddings and a birthday party. the weddings are always fun. i have come to the conclusion 2 bridesmaids........... and No, Yes, Really, no children in my bridal party.............. no children at my wedding.

shift gears: so there is the saying when it rains it pours right? talk about pouring rain....... 1st blind date, many men that i have known for years now have decided that they are in love with me. so i think to myself, why are you telling now that you like me? well, i will make every effort to take in as much as i can.

good friends/ great loving/ plenty men!!!!

ON MY WAY HOME

so i say my good byes, and i think to myself ..... that was a nice date. i decide to walk up and down penns landing. i grab a seat by the river and spend time just loving God. its necessary sometimes to take time to seek the face of God! where better to do that than in the mist of nature. an hour after i sat down at Penns Landing, i get up, walk down and get on the El back to bridge and Pratt.

Home ward bound i go after a wonderful date!

good food, good company, not a bad first blind date after all. so what was i afraid of all this time. i have to say, this was a good choice, eye candy and brains. the combination is rare.
we sit there and talk like old friends, childhood mine across seas and oceans, his locally and the desires we had to be in the others shoes. we talked about growing up with strict parents, having rules that were not made to be broken.
we talked about travelling and the bucket list of places we want to see, some he would be going on his own. our love for flying and dislike of cruises.
works for a brief second and then everything else.

i have to say i am having a great time.

soon i would have to leave and head back home, what will the score be for this date on a scale of 1 - 5?

i am glad i came out. sometimes you just have to give life a chance.

I enter the restaurant, on the corner of market and 5th street. i look around and pray that you look at least close to your pictures that i saw. then it kicks in, why did i agree to the blind date in the first place, what was i thinking.
i have sent most of the last 6 years being single; aside from the occasional date here and there, i have been single, now its a blind date and the match maker may be looking for a marriage after tonight.
i have been travelling the world. London, Scotland, Ireland, exploring the Caribbean (the Atlantic has healing waters)
this date better be worth my getting dressed- OMG! okay now, he looks good, first visual impression: Good

as we stand at the counter to make our orders, we make some idle conversation. the whole nice to meet you, glad we are meeting portion of the date. i looked at the menu earlier so i kinna know what i want. something i can eat cute.

so girl, you are on a blind date, you said you will never go on a blind date girlie and here you are.
as we sit down with our drinks, waiting for our meal, i glance over at him once and think: not a bad start to a blind date.

EYE CANDY!!!

Act One:
Scene 1:
(On the El train, headed into the city, at Church Station, enters into the car a young lady and her guy friend)
girl: where you headed?
boy: home, i only have 2 stops, i'm going straight home today, i don't want to get into trouble again today.
girl: you got into trouble the other day? my bad
boy: it's not your fault?

I get to my stop at 5th and Market, come out of the train station and walk towards the restaurant. I'm a little nervous, blind date - my very first time. I met you online, i am taking a chance. Since i haven't told any one really that i went online, only one person knows that i am here and knows what i am doing.

I walk into the restaurant, i chose it, its more of a hang out than a formal restaurant, it also is less crowded than most places, i like to actually talk to my dates. i am not a club the first date or movies the first date.

I look around and i try to place your face from the pictures online. OMG! where is this man, i know he is here. okay, there you are! Oh ! thank the Lord, looks match :-) .......... Now lets start our Blind date. Oh Lawdy i am on my first blind date.

Day 14 of the Daniel's fast! going strong. i made the best vege- bean chilli on saturday, if i must say so myself........ delicious!!!!!
i also made Couscous last afternoon, added some mixed veges and it is tasty. Never knew whole wheat couscous could taste so good.
making out good! thanks the Lord.
 

 Day 7 of the Daniel's Fast:
Day 6 was a lot harder than day 7- on saturday i made my way to 7th n Arch to the African American Museum in Philadelphia, took the El, had a blast. On my way back, i landed in the food court at the gallery mall....... not a place to be when you are staying away from certain foods. i sruvived!
today was not bad, church then home and i made myself a vege wrap. i am amazing even my own self, salad eating, vege wrap loving me!
wonders shall never end!!!!