So new guy has ghosted. No idea what happened there. Meh.

Had a great time at my crazy meet-up! Holy cow! We had 47 people from all over the world! (US, Canada, and Australia) It was great! I arrived late Wednesday, we shopped all day Thursday, prepped for a portion of Friday. Friday afternoon people started arriving. Wow. It's amazing how emotional people can become over people you've never "met"! Friday night we had 28 people at a restaurant for dinner. Friday night, we had 13 people sleep at the house, the rest were in hotels. Saturday, the party was supposed to start at 5pm...yeah, everyone had other ideas! Luckily, with 13 people in the house the rest of the prep went quickly, because people showed up about NOON! We partied from 12pm - 1am. Someone brought a bags game, another person brought their karaoke machine. Sunday, 35 people came back for breakfast. I drove home Sunday late morning, incredibly sad to leave my people, but filled with love and support around the world!

Sunday, Food and Fun contacted me...asked if I'd be able to find any time for him while my parents were in. I told him of course I would. So, we have tentative plans next week. I laughed at him and said it would be best to do it by his place. He said he does want to meet my parents if possible, but that would definitely be awkward at my place. What? You want to meet my parents? That seems like more than what we have. Anyway, we have tentative plans for Bloody Marys at this little dive bar near my house for 5/13. (Best Bloody Marys in the area!) Maybe meeting the family will make it more real for him? Who knows...all I know is I had to tell my mom SOMETHING. They have no clue I've been dating since September. ME: "Mom, my friend Food and Fun may join us at the bar." MOM: "Oh?" ME: "Eh, not sure what the situation is. Don't get your hopes up." MOM: "Don't worry, I never do with you."

WTF? Thanks Mom. With her new dementia diagnosis I bit my tongue and let it go.

So yeah, my parents arrive today by 6pm. They are here for three weeks. I may go out once a week or so, but I'm thinking my social life will be very light. With her diagnosis, I plan on spending as much time as possible with her. I have a lofty project for this summer, and ongoing really. I plan on interviewing her and recording her as much as possible. For now, using my phone, may be getting a camera soon.

I'm so over the dating thing right now. Meh.

Food and Fun is around, and has complicated things, and made me question everything about where we're at, what I want and what he wants. I'm still seeing him, trying to work it all out in my brain while dealing with his insecurities, so nothing fun to report there.

Any other dates come from social settings. It's a small town, and gossip is huge, so I'm pulling myself out of the dating pool for now. Not worth the gossip that's already started. Keeping my options open, but with surgery in exactly 7 weeks, I'm done at this point. Sorry, no more funny stories for now!