Date #2.5: The Date That Never Was...

...So.

Well.

Yeeeeeeah.

I messed up again. Well, not exactly. I know you're reading this, thinking, "Brittany, you got some 'splaining to do!" but I have an extremely understandable and valid excuse as to why I have not gone on Date #3 yet.

I've been on my deathbed.

Well, not literally, of course. I'm not updating this blog from a hospital bed, or anything. But it sure as hell has felt like I've been on the verge of dying.

The day after going out with DF, I felt a tiny itch in my throat- nothing serious. I ignored it, and continued playing Super Mario Bros on Wii with my friends. The next day, I was visiting my mom at her house, and I started sneezing a lot. I ignored it too; it was probably just the weather changing, nothing serious. Come Tuesday at work, and I've got a full on cold- runny nose, coughing, sneezing, watering eyes, etc.

Now, I work at an elementary school, around tons of germy kids and am prone to infections; I get sick at least once a month, generally. So even though I was sick, I pretty much chalked it up to my bi-monthly case of the something-or-the-other and let it go. As the week progressed, however, I started dragging into work and found myself literally exhausted to the point where I just went straight home and went to bed- which, if you know me, is incredibly out of character. Anyway, the week went on and Friday arrived and my 52 First Dates were the very last thing on my mind.

Funnily enough, I found myself bowling with a group of friends on Friday night, and AK- one of the possible dates I was thinking of for #3- texted me asking if I was downtown and if I wanted to meet up with him. Unfortunately, I was not downtown, nor was I in the...*ahem*...condition to get there, so I suggested we go out the next night. Viola! I had Date #3 planned!

Except...

...epic failure on my end.

I totally flaked on AK, as I spent most of the day in bed, went to sushi with my best friend for dinner and then went back to bed at 7pm, because I was still deathly sick and had completely lost my voice.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, my friends. I got together with Joe (my "dating coach") at Starbucks tonight and not only did we plan out the next 30 dates all the way up to September, but I also talked to AK and made plans to go out for drinks on Friday. I will make up the date that I missed last week by going out on TWO dates next week (while I'm in my hometown of Sacramento, California, visiting family and friends), and all will be well- trust me!

And if it's not, and I end up being a date short, you'll still forgive me, right?

I hope so ;) Anyway, stay tuned for Date #3 with AK. I'll probably post on Saturday morning and let you all know how it went. Wish me luck!