Dropped Balls; Apologies To The Following Men:

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I mentioned recently that if you're a guy, and you wind up, you should follow through so the girl doesn't wonder why you dropped the ball. Well, I have dropped a few balls in my life, friends. I don't know if I remember all of them, but I remember these:

J.: Sorry about the symphony, and that night at my house, and the next morning at breakfast. I don't know what got into me. You were so cute! You just out-cuted me.

S.: Sorry about the fishing trip. But like I said, I'm not really the outdoorsy type.

T.: Sorry about how we said goodbye. I know it's my fault for misremembering when my plane left, which meant we arrived at the airport 15 minutes before my flight took off. Things were a little rushed. Sorry. And yes, I always double check now.

B.: Sorry for that night on my doorstep when you were hugging me, put your hand on the back of my head and sighed. I thought we were Just Friends. I didn't know what to do about the sighing without thinking about it first. By the time I got done thinking, the moment was gone. Sorry.

V.: Sorry about that night on the street after dinner when you tried to hold my hand and I slid it out and took your arm instead. It just caught me off guard, is all. Sorry.

R: Sorry about that night in the park when I had to pee realllly bad.

A.: Sorry about the duck pants. And the blue underwear.

T.: Sorry about the puking.

Comments

Busy Bee Suz said…
Oh, you have had a few moments haven't you?
Sorry, but the last few made me chuckle.
xo
Friday, February 04, 2011
Tracey Axnick said…
I'm laughing out loud... I should do one of these too. Very cathartic, I'm sure. ;)
Friday, February 04, 2011
yrautca said…
Wow you been destroying guys left, right and center ;)
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Mandy said…
I've dropped some balls too. THis makes me think about them.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Rebex said…
I probably shouldn't be laughing, but...
Sunday, February 06, 2011
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