MARCH AND THE SINGLE GIRL - 1987 - Part 1
- Jan 22, 2022
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MARCH 2, 1987
Monday
I had a good weekend. Most importantly was Saturday night when Louis, Ken and I went to the Improv. (Is this when we saw Jerry Seinfeld? probably) - Louis and I rode together and had dinner and Ken made it just in time for the show. So Louis and I had some time alone. He’s really a great guy and I enjoy him SO much!
His grandfather is doing much better.
Sunday, March 1st, I went with Bill Flynt to host a sing-a-long (We put on a show with a silent movie and then "Follow the bouncing Janie" to old turn of the century tunes. We did this over 5 years or more (1987-early 90's.) It was sooo fun!
MARCH 9, 1987
Monday
I had a really good weekend. It gets to where Sunday is my favorite day of the week.
FRIDAY - Kevin, Sherri, Barry and Randall came over and we watched The Wizard of Oz (I taped it), Rope and The Bad Seed. Kevin and Randall left before The Bad Seed.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
SATURDAY - We don’t have much money these days, so we checked out A Trip to Bountiful which was wonderful. Geraldine Page deservedly won that Oscar in 1985. Then we went to a Mexican Restaurant (who??) that Kevin had discovered at one time. It was good and a neat place. It was called El Gallo (or something like that.) Randall didn’t do much for me this weekend. I do believe I’m losing all interest in him and gaining for Louis.
The Trip to Bountiful trailer
SUNDAY - I didn’t go to church because I was cramping. But Olga (Louis’ mom) called me and thanked me for the card I sent her. I found out later that Louis didn’t go either. He had work to do. He called me later to see if I was going to Carol Ann’s for dinner and I was if he was. So.. we again went with each other. He is SO much fun! Don Woolsey and I played badminton on one team and Laricia (sp?) and Louis were on the other side. We tied the games. Next time, we’ll have to have a winning game.
(2021 comment LaReshia Sawyer - AND this was the first time we, as Singles of the church, got together)
Later after church (singles event, really), Louis and I went to Braum’s Ice Cream Parlor, he got ice cream and I got french fries. We laughed so much! Gosh! He’s fun! I’m going to his apartment in Arlington this Friday night!
MARCH 16, 1987
Monday
Today it has been seven years since Alex’s death. Hard to believe.
This was a good weekend. Really rather eventful, but for some reason I’m not as hyper or enthused as I was this time last Monday.
FRIDAY - After work, I drove straight to Arlington to visit Louis. I got there about 20 minutes before he did. It was good to see him when he drove up. All the past week, I could hardly think of anything else but Louis and this night.
We went to Friday’s to eat and had a great time there. A lot of flirting going on. I attempted to tell him of my blue jean mini skirt. (This conversation started when he mentioned he loved Jessica Lange’s legs.) As always, there was a lot of laughing going on. After dinner, he pulls out his wallet and looks as if he’s treating, so (being me) I asked flirtatiously “So, is this a date?” What blew it was his expression. He looked puzzled and said “Do you want it to be?” Now looking back, I could take that two ways.
We were driving back to his apartment and I started singing (I guess to the radio) and he quickly opened his glove box, got out a flashlight and shined it on me for a spotlight. He’s fun like that. Someday I’m going to become a little braver and do Evita for him.
We got back and quickly started a Silver Screen Trivial Pursuit game. That neat guy has magazines all over from The American Film Institute. He is a member (all you have to do is subscribe.) But impressive, nonetheless. He won one game, I won the other. It was fun. Then… we played the game I brought (for a short while) entitled The Ungame (Tell it Like it Is.) I had forgotten it’s really a stupid game. It asks deep questions. There is a square that says “Do your Own Thing.” and first I did my Ethel Merman impersonation (which he thought was pretty good.) Later, (I kept landing on those squares) I so wanted to lean over and kiss him, if only on the cheek, but could never make myself do it. I felt like a 18 year old. Many times I have planted a kiss on a guy with no hesitation. But not Louis. I just can’t. Though it sounds awful to admit it, that’s where wine or liquor of some sort comes in handy. It makes me be as brave as I really want to be. I mean what would the harm have been if I kissed him? It wasn’t long before he was complaining about the seriousness of the game and I quickly put the cards up and quit. I thought at first it had put a damper on the evening but we soon started the championship game of Silver Screen and again had a lot of fun. I DID find out good things through the game, though. He said our date that night was the best he ever had. (I wonder if he’s had many, at all.) Bea says he’s never been in love and he said he doesn’t date much. But… the neat thing, he said “date.” Therefore, he must have considered that night a date also. Good.
Halfway through our last game, I became incredibly silly (it was about 1:30 or so) and started laughing and couldn’t stop. Tears were flowing down my face.
SATURDAY - Randall, Barry, Sherri, Bradley and Kevin came over. Kevin was only over about an hour or so. Mom and Dad are in Acapulco so we were over there. Well, Randall was extremely affectionate that night. Very loving. I rather needed it after feeling a void with Louis on Friday; a void of romance. Well, Randall gave it to me Saturday. We all watched The Quiet Man (of course with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.) It was good. Sherri and I were saying, after it was over, that many guys could learn a lesson or two from that movie. True romance and love. Consideration for the woman and she was treated like a lady. It was good. Bradley was the only guy who said he’d fight for the woman he loved. Barry said he wouldn’t and Randall was non-committal (as always.) I don’t know why people don’t fight for what they love. They’ll fight for their country, but not their loved ones? That doesn’t make sense. (2021 comment - and what did I mean by fight? ACTUALLY fight? hmmmm..)
Randall and I had a little time to ourselves, just kissing. But… I would have rather been with Louis.
SUNDAY - I had a brief solo interspersed with the Choir in church; it went well. That night (5:00 p.m.) our Young Adults group went to Pizza Hut. Louis had picked me up at 4:30 at Mom and Dad’s. I am becoming SO interested in him, I can hardly stand it. But he’s just not the type of guy that lets you know right out that he’s interested. He’s basically shy and doesn’t date much; therefore, he’s NOT overt, at all. Most guys (in the past) have let me know right away if they were interested or not. And they usually were. Oh, it drives me crazy.
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