You can cut MY grass any day.

I got asked out today.

And yeah, I know you don't think that's newsworthy, but it totally is, believe me. Because it, like, never happens to me. Ever. Well, ok... obviously it's happened a FEW times, but really hardly ever. So here's how it went down:

This morning I was doing my laundry (in black dress pants and a blue tank top) and while I was en route to the laundry room, I noticed that my apartment complex's landscaping company had already started for the day (at the lovely hour of 7 am). So there I was sans any kind of eye make-up or hair straigtening, being chatted up by tan, burly men, who would probably be spending the rest of their day gazing at nothing but shrubs and grass.

They talked to me while I was on my way to put my clothes in the washer.

They talked to me while I was on my way to take the clothes out of the washer and put them into the dryer.

They talked to me while I was on my way to take the clothes out of the dryer.

And then, I grabbed the kids, and we left to walk to day care.

Landscaping Guy: Hey, do you work in a salon?
Me: Um, no. Why?
LG: Oh, because you're dressed like you're going to work in a salon.
Me: (Laughing... because that's what I do) Oh, no. I'm a librarian.

Fast forward 10 minutes, as I'm walking home from dropping the kids off at daycare.

LG: Hey, come here a minute.
Me: Um, yes?
LG: Uh, I was wondering if you would be opposed to going out to dinner with me sometime?
Me: (Totally unsure of what to say, because as I've previously mentioned, I DON'T get asked out) Oh, I sort of have a boyfriend, but thank you for asking! That was so sweet of you. Really. That was so sweet. (Attempting to shut myself off from using the word "sweet" because I'm sure I sound stupid by this point).

Then I went inside and called Brian. Because I needed to tell someone, and he was the likeliest candidate.

As I headed to my car to leave (to meet Brian for coffee and chat at Starbucks), I stopped to ask Landscaper Guy his name. And to tell him mine. Which Brian said was not a good idea, but which I thought was only fair, since this guy had gone to the trouble of asking me out, even though he risked being rejected.

Anyway, yeah. That was a long story about something that other people probably have happen to them on a daily basis.

One of these days, I'll be more awesome. I promise.