IHOP

I'm a fan of IHOP. They have pretty good food for a fair price. I also like to sit there after my meal and read. Friday I had more of a reason to eat and read, I had packing I needed to take care of. I looked pretty rough. I hadn't shaved in about 3 weeks, I hadn't showered so my hair was all over the place. I figured "Only red necks go out to eat at IHOP. Why would I need to clean up?"

The waitress asked when I sat down if I would need a liter bottle of soda to keep me happy, as she says I tend to drink a lot. As she went back to retreive that container, I drank the entire glass in front of me to be 'cute'. We both thought it was funny.

After my meal, a pretty young woman and her little daughter came in and sat across from me. From the distance I was sitting I couldn't tell if she had a wedding ring on or not, luckily she didn't. After a while she asked me if it took a long time to get my drink, I replied "No, I got it pretty fast."
"Well I'm thirsty! And they haven't even asked me what I wanted yet!"
She wasn't happy. So I sat there for a moment and then took a long sip of my drink, and said "Boy this drink is really good! So cool and refreshing." We both laughed.

Her five year old girl Brooklyn is really cute. Not shy. No one else was in our section for dinner, so she was able to wander around while her mom and I talked. After awhile a couple came into the section we were in and sat in the back corner. We just ignored them and continued on with oru conversation. After awhile the couple got up and moved to a different section. I thought it was really funny, but she just rolled her eyes and said "Like I care."

Melissa is her name and she is very pretty. If she didn't start of the conversation, I would have been too shy to do so. I asked her for her phone number, she wrote it down with a crayon on some paper. I still have it in my wallet.

We visited with each other for little over an hour at the resturant, then both went our seperate ways. We talked on the phone later that night till the wee hours of the morning. It's too bad that I have poor timing.

It'll be awhile before we can actually have a 'date' as she is very busy. It's all good though. It is enjoyable to get to know her via email, texting, and talks on the phone.