Love Blog

I am a very shy guy, and I definitely never approach random girls and talk to them, let alone ask them out on a date. But I was feeling particularly brave one night after visiting my uncle in the hospital, and approached an attractive nurse named Ginny. For some reason, the words were coming out right, and I managed to not only persuade Ginny to go out on a date with me, but also had a very lively conversation that left her smiling. We met a few nights later to go to a Minnesota Twins game and then out for a few toddies. I got some awesome front row tickets down the first base line, and we arrived very early and watched batting practice. Again, I seemed to be saying all the right words. It was too good to be true! The Twins were playing the White Sox in a big game that night, and of course Ginny wasn't up to par on her baseball knowledge and didn't even know the White Sox were from Chicago. During batting practice, one of the players, Joe Crede, was signing autographs. He and Ginny started talking, which was awesome. But then it started getting to be like he was flirting with her. He was even pawing at her and holding her hand! I'm not one for confrontation, but I wasn't going to let a minor celebrity steal my girl away on my first date in months. I thought acting like a macho guy was the right way to go. I told Joe maybe he should be worrying more about the game than flirting with other guys' girlfriends. Oops. Ginny was furious with me that I would be so jealous, and also to refer to her as my girlfriend on our first date. Joe gave me a dirty look as well. The rest of the night was just painfully awkward. I had a chance to redeem myself later as a foul ball came our way, but I only made things worse by unintentionally pushing a kid out of the way to try to catch the ball, which I didn't. Ginny asked me to take her home after the game and to not call her. I visited my uncle in the hospital again a couple months later, and ran into Ginny, which was awkward. She had become a White Sox fan after that game and was taunting me that they were in the World Series and my Twins finished third.

Mike