Mr. Pennsylvania didn't live right where I was staying, but he was accommodating and said we could meet up in the Cabela’s parking lot. Supposedly I couldn’t miss it.
I wasn’t familiar with the Mecca-ness that is Cabela’s. I mean, I’d heard of the chain, but I didn’t know that people came fro…
My apologies to those of you who LOOOOVE the long narratives, but someone told me that no one's going to buy the book if I give away everything here. So here's an abbreviated version of my dates in Maryland and Delaware . . . you'll have to pay for the rest, haha. :)
I kind of cheated in Mary…
I'm a little behind after going camping for a few days, so I'm going to double up on Kentucky and West Virginia.
I hadn’t had much luck finding a date in Kentucky. Two days before leaving Virginia, I’d gotten an email from a guy who didn’t send a picture but said he would be honored to be my Mr. Ke…
You know what sucks about having a really, really great time on a first date? The day after. The waiting and wondering. Will he call? Text? Email? Did he have as great a time as I did, or was he happy when the night was finally over?
I completely misread Mr. Florida. I thought we’d had …
They say opposites attract, but Mr. North Carolina was pretty much the male version of myself and we had a blast! I was told to meet him at the church where he works but didn’t know anything beyond that. The date was set up by my friend Jana’s parents (who go to that church), so I was comfortable …
I complain a lot that all the good ones are taken, but I'm beginning to realize that's not the case at all. There are still a lot of good guys out there . . . unfortunately I still haven't met one who has the total package of qualities I'm looking for. (Generally it's the faith piece that's not co…
Mr. Georgia was twenty minutes late for our date. Don’t judge him. I was twenty-five minutes late. Let’s just say Atlanta rush hour traffic is not so much fun to drive in. We started out texting each other about potentially being late, then moved to phone calls about potentially becoming definit…
Getting ready for my date with Mr. Florida was comedic. He said we’d be going out in his boat, so I needed to find some different clothes than those in my backpack. I’d been wearing jeans and sweaters for the month I’d been on the road, so I walked down to my car from my friend Naveen’s second-sto…
I have to admit that I wasn’t very excited about dating someone in Alabama. My friend Alicia built up the southern gentleman possibility, but I pictured a . . . ummm . . . less sophisticated sort. This wasn’t helped by the first “applicant” from the state. I got an email from someone who had see…
Mr. Louisiana wanted to give me “a true New Orleans experience.” I’m pretty sure when I finish all fifty, this one will not be blurred in my mind. I will definitely be able to remember where I went on a vampire tour!! We started the evening with some local food. I ordered the jambalaya and he had…
I am going to marry this man. We’re going to adopt kids from all over the world and grow old together on some plantation in the middle of nowhere. I floated to my car after dinner with Mr. Mississippi. This was amazing.
We’d met for dinner and it was kind of like a movie. I don’t enjoy fine…
After touring Graceland, I found a text message from Mr. Tennessee saying he was sick in bed with a 102 degree fever. Oh geez. Now what? Should I have a really short chapter on Tennessee, or should I go find some homeless man, take him out for dinner, and call it a date? Could I still call the b…
On Friday I had two dates in two states. That's a first!
I got into Springfield Thursday night and was invited to a church small group at Mr. Missouri's house. It wasn't until we were singing song number two that I thought, "You know, I should have asked what kind of church this is . . . I hope t…
I've never actually seen the musical. Maybe I should have before I came so I'd have known what to expect. It wasn't west Texas, but it wasn't good either, if you know what I mean. I'm probably a little jaded, having gotten used to the beauty of Colorado, but every other state so far has just seem…
I set out on the ten-hour drive a bit tired from staying up too late. I debated about putting on an audiobook, fearing it would make me even sleepier. I went with the radio instead, figuring I was probably going to be driving through places where radio stations would be few and far between. It wa…
Land of Enchantment? Not so much. My shoes are ruined. I’m not really into shoes, so it’s not that. It’s just that I currently have only two pairs of shoes to choose from, my hiking shoes and my two-inch boots. Somewhere deep in the depths of the trunk, several pairs of flip flops and Crocs lur…
If I lived in Albuquerque, I would definitely want to see Mr. New Mexico again. My first thought was a girlish, "Ohmygosh, he's cute!" And he was a great conversationalist! We talked about Africa and orphans and traveling and family . . . time flew. Women of Albuquerque, what's wrong with you? …
I stopped at the mall yesterday to get a new pair of jeans before heading out. I walked out with the jeans plus two t-shirts. Add the two more t-shirts my brother sent me this week and I now have four more t-shirts to pack. It's an addiction.
I had a lovely going-away party with youth worker f…
This is a question I've heard a lot since I started telling people my plan. Here's the thing: I don't think it's any more or less safe than dating in Colorado Springs.
Growing up in rural Iowa, you knew pretty much everyone and their uncle. If you were interested in a guy, it was pretty easy to …
Normally I wouldn't spend a beautiful Saturday indoors, but because I sold my bedroom lamp last week, I figured I'd better use the natural lighting when I had it. That's how I came to spend two solid hours sorting through my closet. Well, solid might be a stretch. I took a few time-outs here and …