I called Elaine last night to make a date for next week. I was a little nervous about calling her because it seems awkward for me to talk to her over the phone. Well, I need not have worried.

I got hold of her when she was out shopping but instead of asking me to call back she just started talking. She said she thinks it's rude when someone else talks on the phone in front of her but she didn't care right then. Which is a good sign for me, I think.

She must not have been somewhere very far because we continued to talk as she drove home and she made it back in about 15 minutes. The conversation flowed pretty naturally. She's busy preparing for her daughter's wedding and bridal shower. I picked a good time to go out of town this weekend as she's going to be pretty busy with all the preparations.

When she got home she said that she might go out to the spa. I said that I'd join her if our relationship were w little further along. She said that that might be dangerous! I'm guessing that she means that she attracted to me too. Good motivation for me to keep exercising now that my tennis class is over.

I arranged a date for next Wednesday. We're going to Farelli's Cinema Supper club. It's where they server dinner while showing a movie. I've always wanted to check it out. She sounded mildly interested too. I really wanted to cook dinner for her but I think that would be going a little faster than I really want to.

I mean I like her a lot but I really don't want to repeat my pattern of getting in too deep , too soon. I also realize that even if I do get too emotionally involved with her, that it's okay to break it off if I realize that we aren't right for each other. What I've learned from all my recent heartbreak is to not wait and wait to see if something will change or because we may be having sex. Having sex doesn't mean we are "meant" to be together.

I plan on calling her when I get back into town on Sunday. That's when she's having the bridal shower but it should be over by the time I call. I want to call her before that too but again I don't want to move too fast.