Blind Dates and Airplanes

No one likes blind dates. I certainly do NOT - but you gotta give these things a shot. The opportunity to make a new friend is never one to waste and hopefully at the very least this is what you could make. Since I'm thankfully not subjected to blind dates often (let's face it, my friends know to be fairly choosy on my behalf), I try to rally the internal "fire up" and go if the situation presents itself. And yes, go with a good attitude. : )

So I'd had a few phone conversations with impending blind-date "Doug". He'd gone to University of Southern CA for undergrad and graduate school, and spent those formidable years living in oh-so-trendy Manhattan Beach (a few beach towns from where I had lived after college, Santa Monica). 10 years later he moved back to Colorado and was now in Denver. So - the obvious connection - living in CA and CO.

He had lived in Manhattan Beach, how bad could he really be?  :)

I'd been traveling a lot so we weren't able to align our schedules to meet for a while. Finally I was back in town and Doug was on the ball with getting something on our respective calendars.

We had a pretty funny conversation, and he lured me in with his unblinking bravado:

Doug:  So what would impress you for a first date?

Carole:  Seriously?

Doug: Yeah...

Carole:  If the guy could complete a sentence. At this point in my life that would impress me.

Doug:  *laugh* That's harsh! You've dated some losers, huh.

Carole:  Oh I've trudged through a waist-deep mudslide of 'em. (I said sarcastically, of course!)

Doug:  *laugh* You're funny. Ok.. so what would impress you? Are you adventurous, Carole?

Carole:  Well, it would depend, but yes, I think so. (Don't worry, friends.  I've been around the block a few times.  I knew where that was headed.  I was prepared!)

Doug:  Can you be ready at 5:30pm?  I'm going to pick you up...

Carole: Ummmm ok...

Doug: At the Boulder Airport...

Carole: WHAT???

Doug: Can I take you flying?

Carole: Can you take me FLYING???????

Doug: Yeah. I've had my pilot's license for 10 years. I fly all the time.

Carole:  Holy crap. That would be a hard first date to trump!

Doug:  Perfect.

Flying over University of Colorado (CU) Stadium .... so cool!!!

Props to my skilled and fearless pilot.  Of course, I threw out all the appropriate and well-timed "Top Gun" quotes during the flight, especially when I talked him into doing a "Tower fly by".  He especially laughed when I often ended my sentences with, "Roger that!"  

I got props at the end of the night for my "adventuous spirit". 

Cheers to that.

Carp Diem!!!!