JP & ME!

March 6, 2011

I don’t know where to start! Last year, I met my current boyfriend, JP, at a bar. My friend, Anna, and I were having a girl’s night out. We went from one nightclub to the next. Anna, became a little too intoxicated at Club Couture (what a bad name for a club!), so I suggested we head to Bar XV where my friend Renz was working as a DJ. We could sit down and give her time to sober up and I could go visiting Renz.

As soon as we headed closer to Bar XV, we realized that it was completely packed with people. We were there already, so we decided to stay to make the most of it. I found Renz spinning in the back of the dance area, so I quickly went up to the booth and gave him a quick hello and hug, while Anna went to get some water and to hopefully find a seat.

Luckily, Anna did find seats towards the end of the dance area. We just sat there, looking out at the gyrating dancing crowd and chit chatting about how drunk and happy she was feeling. As we were looking out at the crowd, I noticed this guy walking around and he noticed me.

After a few rounds around the dance floor, he finally stopped by my seat, and I will forever remember what he said to me, because I found it completely pompous yet hilarious at the same time.

“I noticed you were looking at me.”

I sort of laughed to myself and thought, “Oh, boy. This guy seems a little overly confident.”

So I responded with, “YOU were looking at me, too.” After that, we delved into a conversation, which I actually don’t remember, but I remember that the conversation we had made me like him right off the bat.

At some point, I remember looking at Anna and she looked a little tired, so I asked her if she was ready to go. She nodded. So, I quickly looked at JP and said, well, I need to go and explained to him that Anna was tired.

He gave me a “What-should-I-do-right-now” look. It was quite adorable, so I gave him a hand and I-overly-confidently-said, “This is where you ask for my number.” He fumbled for his phone and quickly took my number.

After Anna and I left the bar, I told her that I was not expecting him to call or text and that I had never told a guy that “This is where you ask for my number.” It was a gander. It felt weird and I had no idea why I said it!

Well, the next day JP texted me. I had forgotten that he mentioned working at an event for his father’s marketing company as a photographer and he had actually invited me to stop by. I didn’t go, but he did ask me if I wanted to meet up at the beginning of the week…

Unfortunately, I ended up canceling on him and rescheduling our meet up to the weekend. I mean, I was busy! Okay, not really, but I was sort of busy enjoying my life being unemployed and all. I was going out during the daytime and going to different restaurants, during the night I was out with friends and going to restaurants. Haha! Surprising that I didn’t gain too much weight from eating out so much. Of course, this didn’t last once my severance ran out…

Well, I’ll save our first date story for another time! I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!