A Day At Home

Yesterday I scheduled a doctor's appointment so I told my supervisor that I wouldn't be coming into work today. Well this morning I had to cancel and reschedule. I had it moved to the 21st. Needless to say I decided to stay home. I have my session today at three so I figured I would take the first part of the day to do what I want to do. I want to go to the gym so that I don't have to loose a parking spot tonight. I spoke with my friend from NYC last night. He and I were sending instant messages on yahoo and he asked me to call him. He explained to me that he thought I had been expressing some fear about going on our trip together. He also mentioned that he thought that maybe he was moving to fast for us. He wanted to assure me that he is not interested in seeing his ex again and he told me that he would be honest with me when it came to him having an interest in someone else. He admitted that there are women at his job that has asked him out on a date. Once they found out he was single, they began to proposition him. He told me that he has declined them because he isn't interested in going out with them. He further told me that he has not talked to anybody else on the phone but me and that he feels comfortable talking to me about everything. I explained to him that I am not scared to be with him on our trip but I told him that I wanted to have fun. I told him that I want us to be on the same page with each other. I understand that he is just coming out of a long term relationship and that he shouldn't rush into anything new with someone new. At the same expense, I would hate to be interested in him for all the wrong reasons like I was with my friend in Minnesota. I guess I just really want to get to know him and see if we are compatible. If so, then we go from there. If not, then we literally keep our distance. He told me that he understands my situation and asked me to tell him if I am not comfortable or if he is doing something to make me feel uncomfortable. I told him that I would. I think he and I both got a little ahead of ourselves based upon our circumstances and our instant attraction for one another. The right thing to do is to slow down. A friend of mine said something to me that was worth gold. She reminded me that I do not know this guy and that I still have to get to know him. With that in mind, it makes it easier to put things into perspective and it makes it easier to keep reality in mind. As for my friend in Minnesota, well I guess he has dropped off the face of the earth. He hasn't returned my last two calls and it has been three weeks since we last communicated. I didn't realize that until last night. What I also realized was that he didn't call when the tornadoes touched down in my area last week. Now I know he knew about them because he checks the New Orleans website everyday and his mother lives in the city. He has no reason not to know. But he didn't call. If I knew about a blizzard where he was, I would call to check on his well being. NYC was all the way in Puerto Rico when he got the news about the tornadoes in my city and he called from a pay phone to check on me. Its always nice to know when you are not thought of but it feels even better when you know that someone is thinking of you and care enough to seek your well being. Thank you NYC for being the most attentive man I have ever met in my entire life.