Of Men and Moms
Remember my post a few days ago about e-mailing a guy, J, that my friend, B, "introduced" my to? (if not, go read the post, because it's complicated to describe). Well, I e-mailed him yesterday. It was more of a "Hi, this is me, B said we could be friends, talk to you later" sort of thing. J hasn't e-mailed me back, so I'm still playing the waiting game. He is kinda shy (according to B), so it might be some time before he replies.
Funny thing, though: I was debating whether or not I should e-mail him when B came onto the Gmail messenger and asked me if J and I had talked or not. I said we hadn't and she asked me why and I said it was because I was nervous about it (first keep in mind: the whole time we were chatting, I was writing the e-mail to this guy - wasn't sure if I was actually going to send it at this point). She was nice about my hesitancy and just encouraged me to go for it, if I really want to (second keep in mind: B is also friends with J and she's kind of trying to set this up for our mutual benefit).
In other news, yesterday our ward's Institute class started (this semester's subject is the first half of the Old Testament, which I'm excited for). Afterwards, there was kind of a socializing opportunity (with the obligatory brownies and lemonade) and my roommate, S, started chatting it up with one of the guys still hanging around. I soon found out that this guy was C, a guy that she's talked about really liking but not really having any chance with because "all the other girls in our ward are after him too" (It can't be a coincidence that he's an accountant and she's an accountant - I'm sure there's a mushy-puppy-love-and-math joke in there somewhere).
My first thoughts was that I must be in very small minority of girls in our ward because this guy is not my type at all (which is fine, less competition for S).
So, we went home and barely five minutes after we got home, who should ring the doorbell but C? S was very pleased and I left them to talk shop (I did stick around for a few minutes, but the incessant CPA talk was giving me a serious case of ADD). After C left, S was on Cloud 9 (she may have still been giddy this morning) And it was cute, that I'll admit. I'll also admit that I was a little jealous.
As usual, my thoughts lead to random places: I was thinking that it was cute that a couple of accountants could possibly hook up, but would I like to find someone with the exact same career that I have? I mean, I'm into English and literature and all that, but I don't necessarily like bringing my work and/or academic resume into my social conversation. I'd prefer to discuss my hobbies (which are vastly different from what I do 9-5) and fluffy stuff like that. Plus, I like to learn everything I can about everything I can learn about (if you understood that sentence, you get a cookie), which is why I'm hesitant to go for a Master's Degree because you study everything about one tiny part of one narrow subject. I'm the opposite: I want to learn as much as I can (which usually translates to a tiny part) about EVERYTHING using everything at my disposal.
This is why being a stay-at-home mom appeals to me. Do you know how much moms do? They run households, which means cooking, cleaning, running budgets, driving kids to activities, taking care of sick kids, maintaining household gadgets, performing repairs. Moms get to help their kids in school and can learn about all those subjects. Moms help their kids in the sports or music they play and the other activities they're involved in and the list continues. Surely, Mom picks up more than a few facts and tidbits about what her and her kids (not to mention her husband) are involved in. Moms get to learn a LOT, just by virtue of what they do (and that's not including the things she can choose to do in her free time - when she gets free time).
I'm not saying being a mom is all peaches and cream (speaking for my own mother, she's a saint with all the crap she's had to deal with), but it is something to look forward to.
Told you my thoughts were random.
Funny thing, though: I was debating whether or not I should e-mail him when B came onto the Gmail messenger and asked me if J and I had talked or not. I said we hadn't and she asked me why and I said it was because I was nervous about it (first keep in mind: the whole time we were chatting, I was writing the e-mail to this guy - wasn't sure if I was actually going to send it at this point). She was nice about my hesitancy and just encouraged me to go for it, if I really want to (second keep in mind: B is also friends with J and she's kind of trying to set this up for our mutual benefit).
In other news, yesterday our ward's Institute class started (this semester's subject is the first half of the Old Testament, which I'm excited for). Afterwards, there was kind of a socializing opportunity (with the obligatory brownies and lemonade) and my roommate, S, started chatting it up with one of the guys still hanging around. I soon found out that this guy was C, a guy that she's talked about really liking but not really having any chance with because "all the other girls in our ward are after him too" (It can't be a coincidence that he's an accountant and she's an accountant - I'm sure there's a mushy-puppy-love-and-math joke in there somewhere).
My first thoughts was that I must be in very small minority of girls in our ward because this guy is not my type at all (which is fine, less competition for S).
So, we went home and barely five minutes after we got home, who should ring the doorbell but C? S was very pleased and I left them to talk shop (I did stick around for a few minutes, but the incessant CPA talk was giving me a serious case of ADD). After C left, S was on Cloud 9 (she may have still been giddy this morning) And it was cute, that I'll admit. I'll also admit that I was a little jealous.
As usual, my thoughts lead to random places: I was thinking that it was cute that a couple of accountants could possibly hook up, but would I like to find someone with the exact same career that I have? I mean, I'm into English and literature and all that, but I don't necessarily like bringing my work and/or academic resume into my social conversation. I'd prefer to discuss my hobbies (which are vastly different from what I do 9-5) and fluffy stuff like that. Plus, I like to learn everything I can about everything I can learn about (if you understood that sentence, you get a cookie), which is why I'm hesitant to go for a Master's Degree because you study everything about one tiny part of one narrow subject. I'm the opposite: I want to learn as much as I can (which usually translates to a tiny part) about EVERYTHING using everything at my disposal.
This is why being a stay-at-home mom appeals to me. Do you know how much moms do? They run households, which means cooking, cleaning, running budgets, driving kids to activities, taking care of sick kids, maintaining household gadgets, performing repairs. Moms get to help their kids in school and can learn about all those subjects. Moms help their kids in the sports or music they play and the other activities they're involved in and the list continues. Surely, Mom picks up more than a few facts and tidbits about what her and her kids (not to mention her husband) are involved in. Moms get to learn a LOT, just by virtue of what they do (and that's not including the things she can choose to do in her free time - when she gets free time).
I'm not saying being a mom is all peaches and cream (speaking for my own mother, she's a saint with all the crap she's had to deal with), but it is something to look forward to.
Told you my thoughts were random.
