so. amidst the stress of finals and whatnot, i keep going back to an experience that i had at work this past week. no - not that terrible one in which i managed to drop the shipment of the shirts that have been on back order for 6 weeks now in a puddle while trying to bring them inside... no, its a happier much moment. an odd one that i will probably never have again, but still a good one.
it was tuesday, and i started work at 3pm. i was working until close, all by my lonesome. it had been a really slow day, as tuesdays usually are. now, when customers come in, i welcome them to the store and ask if they're looking for anything specifically. since it is a women's modest clothing store, typically the women come in in groups to "browse" not looking for anything in particular. but i always giggle to myself a little bit when guys come in looking for something because you can immediately tell they feel so out of place and ... almost uncomfortable. this one mosied (mosy-ed?) on in looking at a brochure of some kind. as was instinct, i welcomed him and asked him if i could help him with anything. he closed the brochure, looked up at me and said, "i hope so, yeah."
uh-oh.
me: "okay, well, what can i do for ya?"
guy: "are you from tennessee?
i was caught off guard by this question... i figured he was confusing me for someone else.
me: "nope. i'm from arizona."
guy: "really? 'cuz you're the only ten i see."
...is this guy for real right now? i couldn't think of anything else to do but ... laugh. he could sense my awkwardness.
guy: "no, but, actually, do you have a phone i could use?"
me: "uh, here, yeah, you can use the store phone."
guy: "great, thanks, i just need to call God really quick and tell him i found one of his missing angels."
again, all i could do was laugh. i couldn't believe this was actually happening! i thanked him for his compliments and apologized for not being more gracious about it. he said that was why he had waited to come in until no one was in the store. (wait... how long was this guy standing out there for??)
guy: "no, but in all seriousness, i am ... in need of a mini-golf partner. i had one, but she got too busy and its just not working out. so... do you like mini-golf?"
me: "like it, yes. am i good at it? not particularly. i do have fun though."
guy: "and that's all i'm asking for! it is mini-golf after all."
me: "then, yeah, i think i could do that."
CRAP. what did i just agree to? why can't i ever say no??
guy: "i do have to tell you though, i'm kinda busy for the next little bit so we might not be able to go right away..."
me: "yeah, i, uh.... yeah..."
guy: "you're married aren't you?"
this guy was serious!! it was at this point that i started to feel bad for him. haha, oh dear. i told him i wasn't married, but that i also was busy and it may take us awhile to figure out a time to work this out. i told him finals and graduation were coming up and life was busy with rehearsals with my team and then going on tour for a month... he cut me off before i really got to it all though.
guy: "do you go to byu?"
me: "yes, i do."
guy: "okay, well, i feel like i should tell you this. normally i don't worry about this off the bat but... i'm a darwinist."
he could see the confusion on my face, haha. i had no idea what that meant.
guy: "i was raised mormon, but i don't believe in that church anymore. i'm a darwinist. i just know that mormon's generally date mormons and i just wanted to make you aware ... that ... this is mini-golfing. partners. not dating. so it doesn't really matter, right?"
i caught his drift and suddenly ... i had a lot more respect for this guy. weird? anyway, we went on to exchange names (his name is chris) and he went out on a limb and gave me his number, not asking for mine or even hinting for it. (i put his name in my phone as chris, the darwinist who is in need of a mini-golf partner. yes. its really all there.) we talked a little more aside from that, he continued to compliment me and how i looked, and i awkwardly tried to accept his compliments.
so basically... i don't know what to do. i don't think i'll have time to go mini-golfing before tour on the 27th... is it worth it to contact this guy? part of me wonders if i should trust him...? i mean, i don't even know him! he's just a random macaulay culkin look-alike that walked into my store and told me i was the most beautiful girl in the mall and he had to make sure i knew. (yeah. holy cow. don't think that's true...!) and so part of me thinks this would be a totally awkward ... not date. but then there's the other part of me that thinks i could have a lot of fun with him, haha. i just can't decide which part is more pressing...
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