I decided I needed to write down some of these stories I keep telling...
Today's topic:
Most Memorable/Best/Funniest/Most Random/Worst/Silliest [you take your pick] Dates
**Names have been changed**
#3
I used to be on the Institute's Dance committee, and my job was, for every institute dance, to help set up/decorate and clean up for the dances. We would meet 4 hours prior the dance and stay 2 hours after. It would be long, fun days..
The Valentine's Day dance was coming up... You know, the kind where you need to bring a date to get into the dance?... yeah, well I wasn't planning on going. I hadn't been asked to the dance and was not about to ask anyone to go with me. But, being the good committee member I was, ventured to the Institute building to help set up for the date-dance.
I got to Orem and my job was to help fill balloons with Helium. This other kid, I can't remember his name for the life of me...we'll call him John, was also assigned to help with this task.
We started talking, you know, about things like the weather, school, favorite colors, etc. just to pass the time and to make for a not-so-awkward set up time together.
The time for the dance to start was approaching and John asked if I was going to be attending. Of course without hesitation I told him no. And sure enough, he asked me if I wanted to go with him...
He was a nice enough guy, we had been talking for a couple hours at that point. So I thought to myself, hmm...what's the harm in going to a dance with some random guy I just met?... I thought nothing... The plan in my mind: meet him there, then if it's going horribly terrible, fake being tired, sick, have my sister/mom call me, etc.. Of course, nothing ever works the way I plan them.
Long story short, he INSISTED he pick me up or it wouldn't be " a date ".. So I agreed that he could come pick me up ( I was living in Provo at the time, but told him to come pick me up at my family's house to ensure no stalking in Provo ).
He came to get me, we went to the dance, and, he kept trying to dance thisclose and it was super awkward. He quickly turned from the decent guy into the creeper. with the dance coming to a close, I suggested we leave to get me home "on time".
As we were leaving, it was his genius idea to grab a helium balloon boquet to take home with him, you know, because we worked so hard filling all those balloons.... whatever.
So we get to his 2-seater truck and he decides there's no room [duh] for the balloons. So he tries to tie them to the bed of the truck. Well, that didn't work, and he insisted on taking the balloons, so they got stuffed in my face and all around me because he had to see to drive, of course!
I couldn't see anything around me except balloons. I was so annoyed that I didn't say anything the whole way home. He cranked his radio up, and didn't try to make conversation either.
We pulled up to my house. I grabbed the balloons, and got out of the car while saying thanks for the ride. He drove off and I never heard from him [thank heavens] again.
#2
I've been known to go on many blind dates. A friend of mine jokes I've been on as many blind dates as half the population of guys in Provo. She's probably right.
Well, one of these blind dates was set up brilliantly...
This is how I know this kid (don't remember his name either)..Try to keep up.
Met this boy in an institute class (boy 1). Went on a few group dates with Boy 1. Other boy came along on the group dates with his own date (Boy 2). nothing happens with Boy 1, and he gets married. About a year later I get a random phonecall from Boy 2 to set me up with Boy 3. We'll call him Rob.
So since I knew of Boy 2, and he was, again, a decent guy. I agreed to go out with his friend Rob.
Rob called and was really nice and funny. He told me we would be going to a bbq with a bunch of his friends and their dates and then we would play some games. Sounds like fun, right?
He picks me up, we go down to the BBQ.. he had failed to mention that all his friends and their dates were actually his friends and their wives! Yes. They were all married and we were on a random blind date!
So everyone kept asking things like "oh how do you two know eachother" or "you guys would make a cute couple" or my favorite "hey you two, when's the big day"...
Needless to say, most awkward date ever. I haven't heard from him(nor do I care to ever hear from him) again.
#1
Right after I graduated high school, I liked this kid a lot. (Sam) He would come and visit me at work, we'd hang out sometimes and we were great friends from Highschool... Anyway. He had come to visit me at work one evening and asked me on a date. I said YES and was very excited to be going out on a date with the boy I was crushing on.
The day of our date, I saw him and his friend (Robert) pull up to my house (it was going to be a group date) and they both got out of the car to come pick me up. Weird... So I await the doorbell and my mom answers, as is customary at my house for my parents to get the door. So I'm listening to introductions and greeting and I hear "Hi, I'm Robert, Erin's Date".... I'm thinking.. i'm sorry, what?
So I run upstairs, and sure enough.. Sam had asked me out, but Robert was my date. I didn't know Robert. AT ALL. It was horrible. I wanted to be on the date with Sam. And who does that? Who asks people on dates for other people? I can see being set up.. But just assuming that I knew it was for his friend? Seriously?.. Horrible.
There are many more stories, these just made the top 3 for today.. If you want to know more just ask.
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