a - 11 june 2001
From: Anne
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject: Unbelievable! :O
Hello, Michele!
TGI Monday? Yeah, right! How was your weekend? Here, the rain cleared up Friday afternoon and the weather was okay all weekend. Sunday morning I developed a very attractive (lol) case of post-nasal drip. Hello, full-blown sinus infection! I also had to go to an inventory at a grocery store. I talked to one of my managers about my sister coming to work with us at *****: she said Sara could call the office and tell them she’s my sister. It’s so nice that I have that kind of power! What can I say, they love me there! 
I was glad to read what you wrote about Amy Grant. I was also disappointed about her marriage breaking up, but like you said she isn’t perfect. For myself, I thought, "Like I have any space to judge anyone!"
I feel your pain re: lying about having a boyfriend! I agree: what can you nicely and truthfully say? There is no nice way to tell someone "I’m not interested." I recall a Dilbert cartoon where he asked a lady out and she replied, "I’m disturbed because your asking me out means that you think that we are on the same level." I’ve wanted to say that several times! I look forward to the day when someone that I actually like asks me out! Theoretically, it *could* happen! It hasn’t yet. That reminds me of one of your "rules" which Whitney Houston also sings about: "I’d rather be alone than unhappy!" That is so true! I’ve told my people that many times: "anyone is NOT better than no one."
Which brings me to the UNBELIEVABLE part of my note: Ray – my ex – called me yesterday out of the blue. We chatted for a bit, then he asked me to have dinner. I said no. He tried to talk me into it. (That’s another pet peeve of mine: "no" means "no" not "talk me into it"!) That was the first time I’ve talked to him in months. He stopped calling me in about January after he stood me up FOR THE LAST TIME! I left him a voicemail message right before Valentine’s Day that said, "I just wanted to let you know that I’m seeing other people. I guess I’ll see you around." I left him the message so that I could have some closure and so that I wouldn’t spend Valentine’s Day thinking in the back of my mind that he just might call. He’s tried to call a couple of times since then, but I thankfully missed him. I know how he is: he goes through phases where he gets nostalgic and thinks, "Anne wasn’t so terrible. She would put up with my crap." When he had me he didn’t want me! (Isn’t that the way it always goes?) Well now, it’s not about what he wants. I do not want him!
Okay, I’m determined to not ramble on about him; I guess I have my closure now! The really obscene part is that thinking about it really being over makes me a little sad. I thought I had made peace with it when I left him that message; I guess those old bad feelings have resurfaced. I know I’ll be okay, because I know that not seeing him is the right thing.
Moving on – on many levels – what kind of local attractions are there in Pittsburgh? I’ve been meaning to look it up on the Net just to see what it’s like. Here, we have the Space and Rocket Center. I haven’t been there in a while – it was fun when I was a kid. We have some local museums with various themes: art, science, history, etc. We have concerts and the like at the Von Braun Center, which is half a block from SaiTech’s office. At the VBC, several years ago, I saw Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, and New Kids on the Block (hey, my friend had tickets!). Also at the VBC, my mom, sister and I went not long ago to see the figure-skating Champions on Ice.
Speaking of local events, our singles outing was well-attended. We ate outside at a place called "Buffalo’s" where they put real crumbled up BACON on my GARDEN SALAD. Me = vegetarian so I politely asked for another. After dinner we went to The Park where they have various games and activities like go-kart racing, lazer tag, mini-golf, etc. The others raced go-karts first then we all played mini-golf. My sister did quite well; I did quite not-so-well.
Oh! One note about our singles group - most everyone there esp. the guys are about six or seven years younger than I am. There are people in our class that I used to babysit!!
Also Not So Well was my hairdo. The guy cut my bangs too short so they’re straight across the top of my forehead. I like them a bit longer and flipped over to the side. I’d like to try a shorter hairstyle to get rid of this growing out perm, but I think my face shape needs a longer ‘do. I meant to ask my stylist what he recommends – you know he has ideas! – but I get shy and don’t want to impose. Next time, I’ll (plan to) take pictures of the styles I like and ask his opinion.
That’s about it for now; talk to you later!
God bless!
Anne
