First Dates

Lol. Ok. So, I couldn’t think of anything to blog about so I looked for some conversation starters that people use on dates. So yes, this is going to be like an awkward 1st date. Hope you enjoy! By the way, I don’t understand why people use talking points in real life. Conversation should be natural, I feel like these kind of make it more awkward. And these come from all different website such as askmen.com, Facebook, & Yahoo answers. I just picked some of the ones that were pretty simple.
The first question is: “Ask your date what they did that day & if it was a good day.” Yes, I had a wonderful day. My dad, brother, & grandma drove 5 hours from Hampton just to be here for family day. I enjoyed spending time with them since I haven’t seen them in awhile. Them coming to campus means a few more dollars in my bank account, new clothes, & more food in my food container. But I really did enjoy seeing them. It’s hard to be trapped away from your family & the only way to get home is a $110 ticket. So it was exciting to see the people that I grew up with for 18 years again. I wish my mom could’ve made the trip but she does not like to spend time with my dad so they can’t be together (actually I wouldn’t say that on a first date because that’s a little too much information, but I need the words).
The next question is: “Ask your date what the last movie they saw was.” The last movie I saw was fame. It was okay, nothing special. I may be the wrong person to ask because in general, I hate musicals. Nobody bursts into random song in the real world. It would be pretty amazing if they did though. The only musical I liked was hairspray. The songs were so darn catch and the story line was really appealing. It was something to which I could relate. It wasn’t just some bubbly musical, it was life! I’m really excited to see paranormal activity though. I’ll be going home next weekend & seeing the movie with one of my close guy friends. He claims that he is not going to get scared so we’ve made a little bet. If he gets scared, he has to buy me a cheeseburger. He has yet to decide what he would want if he wins. But I don’t think it really matters; I’ve heard that this movie is super scary. Like, people come out of the movie theater shaking & they can’t look at the screen. Apparently the last 30 minutes are really bad. (This is also something that I wouldn’t talk about on a 1st date. I don’t think the new guy wants to hear about one of my “guy friends.” I wouldn’t want to hear that my date has tons of friends who are girls. Something just doesn’t sit right about it. But maybe that’s just me.)
Next question, “Where has your date traveled & where they like would to go some day.” I have never left the east coast of the United States. I go to Boston & Martha’s Vineyard most every summer; my family has a house there & are originally from Beantown. But more exciting is where I would like to go. I would love to go to the Mediterranean. The pictures online look so pretty. Specifically, I would like to go to Greece. The water looks so blue. Not this murky blue that even the cleanest spots on the Atlantic look. I would love to spend one summer in Greece, just relaxing on the beach. I also love the history of the area. Learning about ancient Greek & Rome was always my favorite part of world history class.
“Ask your date about music.” My favorite song right now is sweet dreams by beyonce. I mean it is stuck in my head constantly. I randomly start singing it & the people on my hall are really starting to get tired of me blasting it all the time. Oh well, I love it!
But enough of this awkwardness. I would never actually ask any of these questions on a 1st date. They’re pretty awkward & weird. And if somebody asked me these questions, there may be a chance that there is not a 2nd date. I mean really, what if somebody asked you these questions on a date? It should be natural; nobody should try & force the conversation. If a conversation is forced, you are not really getting to know the person; you’re getting to know the website that they got their talking points from. I’ve never gone on a really bad date so I don’t really have a funny story to insert here. But I can tell you some things that I would hate to happen. It would drive me crazy if the guy was a sloppy eater or not a gentleman. It annoys me to no end when guys do not hold doors or when they see me carrying something heavy & don’t at least offer to help me. That reminds me, the other day I sneezed & my roommate didn’t even say bless you! It’s just 2 words that are common courtesy to say. I just don’t know where some people’s manners have gone. I don’t know if their parents never taught them or if they just don’t deem it necessary but I find it kind of rude. Just say bless you, it’s the right thing to do. I wish everybody on the planet had more manners. I bet it'd be a much better place. This is what I love about Christmastime; everybody is so nice & friendly. But for some reason, this type of spirit seems to wane down gradually during the year. And I just wish it wasn’t. I wish people acted like it was Christmas every day. Hopefully this will happen :)

P.S.-Thats a pic of my family! I <3 them!