When you get to be my age and you’re still single and out there in the dating world, dating becomes more and more just an interesting pastime rather than any kind of productive process. Truly. I have found that, in order to keep my sense of humor about the flagrant lack of fish in my online and real world dating pond, it works for me to approach dating as a means to enjoy discovering something new or appreciating something I never would have previously.
For example, I have long not been a fan of sushi. However, on a date I had with a guy back in December, he suggests sushi and drinks for dinner. My first thought was, “Yeah, there’s probably not a future for us but okay, why not.” At my prompting, he orders for us. Surprise, surprise, it was fabulous! Turns out, I was ordering sushi all wrong. There was still no future for us but, hey, all my girlfriends who love sushi were grateful to David the Sushi Guy for putting Stormie on the sushi train. I’m now a fan.
And, so it was on a date earlier this spring with Chris the German Shepherd Guy when I was introduced to Katherine.
Katherine is one stellar wine. I’m pretty sure she knows it. She is melt-in-your-mouth Cabernet. Hints of black cherries and blackberries with a finish that slowly hits the back of your tongue just to remind you it’s cabernet. Downright elegant.
At around $18 a bottle, your budget will try to convince you she’s not your everyday wine. But, believe me, she’s worth busting the budget. Katherine’s the kind of girl who can dress up and go out on the town as much as she can throw on a pair of two-day worn jeans and hang out on the couch watching football with you. In fact, I picked up a bottle of Katherine just this past weekend to enjoy while watching the Sooners narrowly beat TCU. She has quite the palliative skills, this Katherine. I highly suggest you pick Katherine up on your way home tonight and enjoy her with dinner. You will be thanking me tomorrow.
As you have presumably already surmised by this very long-winded attempt to make this overdue introduction to my newest BFF Katherine, German Shepherd Guy and I were not MFEO. And, just between you, me and Katherine, I’m pretty sure I got the better end of that deal.
So, who knows what new discoveries await me in this glorious world of dating. Maybe I finally decide I like dancing in public . . . or listening to Justin Bieber music . . . or noodling in the Arkansas River . . . .
Right.
Or maybe it all just helps me cope.
See Stormie Run 