Introducing "Africa"

Mutual friends introduced me to this little slice of heaven a few years ago just before she went off to spend a few months in Africa with the CDC to dig wells with pygmies, or save baby elephants, or pull pygmy elephants from wells, or something like that.
It was a long time ago and those details don't matter.

What does matter is I did get a date with her.
"Africa" was the codename between me and a close friend when I was asked about progress after that first date.
Well, to be fair, it was more like "we were both having a drink in the same bar at the same time" but I'm gonna go ahead and put that "on the boards" for me.

Attitude, kids.
Attitude.

I bring this up b/c I recieved an invite to "Like" her page (link below) on Facebook today.
I think we all know that's code for,
"I really regret not going on a second date with you and I'm completely in love and I'm ready to express that now.  I don't know what was wrong with me before.  I was just so, .....I don't know, like.. I would just ya know.....keep things insideuntilIgotallbottledup and thenn..I wouldjustlike...likewithAfricaya'know...
I met you and itwasjusso.....INtennnse, right? and I couldn't deal soI just saidya'know....send me anywhere and theywerelike:  Africa.  We have a position in Africa.
And I said: Done.  And I got a plane.
ButnowI'm here and I'm ready now.  And if you're still interested..........."

http://saraharrier.com/
"Coaching is magic. You can totally turn this sh*t around."

(To all my guy friends:  clink the link and see the picture on her home page.)
(Pfffff.  Yeah Fuggedaboutit.)

Normally I think of "Life Coach" as code for, The Healing Powers of Gem Stones + F'ed up childhood, but having met this particular gorgeous woman a few years ago and put her on the farm team for my future ex-wives, I still think that.

She's tall, pretty, ridiculously smart, and not at all interested in yours truly.
I choose to interpret that as, Yet.
Not interested yet.

Attitude.
Life is all about attitude, kids.

Take a lesson from your old uncle EPPdF and always look on the bright side of the lemon.
(Something along those lines anyhow.)

There's a fine line between the spontaneous interstate road trip of a man who is smitten with a pretty girl and a lunatic stalker.

It's a line I intend to take directly to her heart.
Yes, I do.


As always, your intrepid reporter will keep you posted.

XOXO,

EPPdF

P.S.  I would to love invite you all to the wedding but -

A.)  "The Coach" wants to keep things small and intimate and between you and me, underneath the confident  (did I also mention gorgeous?) Life Coaching exterior lies an extremely sensitive woman and, don't tell her I let it slip but a bit of a cryer, so for now I think it's best that we just keep the wedding to ourselves.  K?

2.)  People who believe in The Healing Powers of Gem Stones never believe in marriage.
       Those two philosophies never mix in the same head.

P.S.S.  I'm sure that I don't have to mention this to you but, let's keep a lid on the road trip thingy too.
            Don't want to spoil the surprise!