Sunday, August 10, 2014

Holy Crazy Day.



We started Thursday with a quick dentist appointment for Ava. Little baby cavity met it's demise.
Here is when it goes a little haywire.
So I am chatting with a person and he mentions he is headed to Nelson park in Plymouth, Great fun! beach, playground and splash pad. I NEVER meet a new person with my children. They have never met someone I date. 
I just decide to do it. Its public, it's a playground. You meet new people at a playground all the time.
Except he doesn't show. No biggy. I mean it is a beautiful day and we are at a playground. Screw it. Still had a great time until a neighbor calls to me and says I saw thunder over there in the sky.

We pack stuff up and bring it closer to the wall for a quicker exit but we keep playing. See the difference in the clouds overhead in the photo below. So all of a sudden it hits....rain and thunder. We run up the beach, scramble over the wall and jump under this little shelter. It is like a bus stop with no sides and a top.
I tell them we will just sit until it passes. There is another family under the other one with a Mom, Dad, 3 year old and a baby. They are doing the "Isn't New England weather cool? " bit with their kids so I play along.
Yeah until the rain starts to come in sidewards, the hail starts and you can't even see the waters edge never mind the horizon that we saw so clearly 15 minutes ago.
Finally a break in that typhoon. It is still raining but we can see blue sky on the other side so we run to the car. Believe this-The rain stopped and I walked to the bathroom with the sun peaking out.
I am SOAKED to the bone. The kids are changing into their dry clothes and I am dripping.
Text: Hey, how is the weather there? Sorry I got held up doing an errand.
Really dude?
Plan #2:How about pump and jump n the Mall?
I explain I need a quick stop at the laundromat where I throw all my clothes in a dryer and try again.
I also explain this is either a really good sign or a really bad sign for a first meeting. I also explain I am in wet underwear and makeup no longer exists. You get what you get. I am not driving home to Falmouth and back and I am not wasting money. At this point I don't care.

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Pump and Jump was ok. It affords us a couple hours to chat. Let's put it this way. His 5 year old son was awesome. Cute, funny and polite.
Haven't heard from him again.
Pretty much ok with that too.
I am learning that I make my own terrific date. See Saturday's post. :)

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Race Results

09/07/07 Main Street Mile 11:44
05/18/08 YPD 5k 52:57 17:05
06/14/08 Walpole Village 5K 35:27 11:26
06/21/08 Mashpee Fun Run 34:21 11:05
07/19/08 Mashpee Woodlands 36.49 11:52
08/10/08 Falmouth Road Race 1:29:31
08/25/08 Women Running Wild 35:40 11:30
10/25/08 Mashpee Firefighters 37:47 12:10
05/02/09 Cape Abilities 5K 34:59 11:17
05/17/09 YPD 5K 36:41 11:50
08/09/09 Falmouth Road Race 7mi 1:37
10/31/09 Mashpee Firefighters 5K 37:15 12:00
09/11/11 Main Street Mile 12:31
10/29/11 Screech to the Beach 5K 39.13 12:20
08/12/12 Falmouth Road Race 1:34:24 13:29
05/18/14 YPD 5k 44.25 14:17
06/1/14 June Jog 4mi 1:04 16:00
08/17/14 Falmouth Road Race 1:42:04 14:35
09/27/14 Girly Girl 5K 37:24 12:02
10/26/14 Pell Bridge Run 4mi 48:41 12:10
11/27/14 Turkey Trot in VA 5K 35:22 11:23
12/06/14 Jingle Jog 5K 34:42 11:11
03/29/15 Thomas Guinta Memorial 5K 34:14 11:03
04/19/15 St. Margaret's 5K 31:11 10:21
05/17/15 YPD Blues 5K 34:58 11:17
06/07/15 Newport 10 Miler 1:56:09 11:36
06/20/15 Mackenzie's 5K 33:55 10:54
08/17/14 Falmouth Road Race 1:33:51 13:24
10/31/15 Screech at the Beach 36:19 11:40
5/20/18 YPD Run to Remember 37.37 12:08
9/19/18 Falmouth Road Race 1:35:06 13:35