the introduction...

With the prospect of a date on my horizon and an overwhelming look at my calendar, or maybe that's a look at my overwhelming calendar, I was prompted to think, "what would happen if I were to take Mr. Date-man to a church event?" Let's just say I began to be thoroughly amused. First off, one must acknowledge that this man would not go unnoticed. There's no way he could . Why? Well, let's start with the fact that anyone under the age of 35 has a big glowing neon sign hung over his/her head for all my older congregants to see. Secondly, if he came with me, there'd definitely be a hullabulloo. The church doesn't know my people. I mean, they know my parents and my sister and her family, but they've never met my brother or his wife (competing Sunday morning services'll do that), and never have they met a friend, let alone one of the male variety. There'd be a 1000 questions, and probably some minor jealousy from a couple folks. Why an 85 year old would be jealous of the status of my age appropriate date, I'll never know. anyway. So here I am imagining these encounters and then my ensuing explanations of why church folks act the way they do to this man. "Well, they're sort of like a big happy (or not so happy) extended family. They are a little over-protective; and yes, they really do think it's their right to ask you all those questions. No I'm not inclined to answer them all, but yes, it is a big like living in a nice fish bowl. So....ready to go out again!?!" Can't wait for the fun to begin.