Juice Up Your Life!

I have to admit that when I want to get my baseball fix in person I go to see the Chicago Cubs. Wrigley Field is still magic. I’ve been going there since I was a kid. I used to go to Sox Park, the old Comisky Park, until they built then new monstrosity on the South Side. I have never stepped foot inside that place. I know they have made some improvements, but it’s just not a place I want to visit. Even in 2005, when the Sox won, I couldn’t go there. So here I am, a South Side guy, and when I want to see a baseball game in my town I have to travel to the North Side. And for those who don’t know, it’s like crossing a border. Tara is from the North Side, so she really enjoys it when we go to see a game. I used to go to school at Loyola, and I can remember blowing off afternoons to go sit in the bleacher seats, having a few beers, and just enjoying watching the Cubs lose. They always seemed to lose, but that was — and is not — the point of going to a Cubs game.

Oh man, I really like this woman. I hang onto just about every word she says. I notice it doesn’t even matter what she’s saying. She could be talking about Pittsburgh Chapter 7 and I’d still find it all fascinating! Ha! My buddies are giving me a hard time about it. They’re telling me that I should just ask her out already. I don’t know. I’m really shy when it comes to that type of thing. I obviously recognize that she’s a catch and if I don’t work up some courage soon somebody else is going to ask first. I just know I will be really upset if that happens. I haven’t been this excited about someone since my ex-girlfriend. I also don’t want to ruin what we do have. We have a nice friendship blossoming. It’s kind of perfect right now. It might drive other guys nuts, but I actually like that we’re moving at a snail’s pace right now. I’m not in a rush. I don’t want to ruin what’s happening between us by making a move too soon. I think there’s a lot of wisdom to that saying about being friends first. I’d like for us to build a solid foundation that way first and then take it from there.