A new year - a new Sunrise?

A new year in AZ was not in my predictions. I was supposed to be in San Diego first and then back to Denver. Well that was in the "DD" (During Dave) season which is now over.
I am now off to Sunrise (an Arizona ski resort) for NYE and in good company. I will be there with Laurence and Cindy and Cal. Cal is this 41 yo guy I have started to see lately. He claims that he is absolutely determined he will win me over - that is yet to see. I appreciate though the fact that he has been very respectful and that romantically has only offered to hug me by the fireplace and not more. I like that and I need that.

I will spend most of my time in Sunrise skiing and cooking with my friends- some good risotto, some steaks (though I will leave that to Cal -since he is master of the BBQ), and some of Laurence's melt in your mouth brownies.

An unexpected New Year - but one that will usher in new things for 2009.

An unexpected Christmas

Since my life has changed so much in the past few weeks, I wanted to give you an update on what my plans are for Christmas. And the good news is that I will spend it with people I love and that love me back. I am planning in fact to be with my friend Dion and his family. It's a good thing. I spent my thanksgiving with them last year and it was great - a feast of lamb, turkey, pumpkin pie, spanakopitas, shrimps, nuts, cakes, pies, and anything else you can think of! It was GOOD!
I am also making plans for NYE. I plan to go up to the slopes with my friends Laurence and Cindy and maybe a new friend I have made, Joe. Will see. I plan to take it easy and spend more time cooking and enjoying my time with my friends.
All in all - unexpected, but certainly rewarding.

life as a single man

So I am single again - I think you all know by now. It was my choice and so I cannot complain. I just wish I did not have to go through the whole process of rejecting advances and say no to the usual suspects who could not wait for me to be single again.

Two guys especially...boy are just driving me insane with their requests for coffees masked under the pretense of wanting to be my friends. I really don't have it in me to confront them and yet I know that I wished they left me alone. I have told one that I am seeing someone already to stop his requests - I hope he gets it. The other one is more complicated - the courtship is way more subtle and he really is a good guy...just I don't know why me when he knows that my type of guy is completely different. I guess I will match his care with a good dose of tact and humor. Eventually I will be dating again, so I guess he will get it then.

popular demand and more chapters

Ok so,

many of you have asked me not to clise this thing off. So many in fact that I had no idea were actually reading this. So thank you especially to Drew in Michigan, Dong of course and also Pam in South Carolina! Why do you people read my blog is a mistery to me.

Anyway I have just come back from Seattle - I was there on business and I turned my attention to a new American phenomenon - unemployment. The real deal - so many people I meet are worried or have been given the pink slip. It's tough and certainly ain't pretty. Everyone at the conference was freaking out and I was suprised as to how a conference that should be about the future, was very much rooted in the present.

It's been pretty painful up until now but I have decided to start dating, so I think I will say yes to Cal who has been particularly persistent. He is a very very good looking guy (talk about being shallow) - 6.3 super fit, blond hair, you know the kind of guy I like...A nice guy - Scandinavian origins brought up in Rhode Island by an Italian stepfather and he likes to cook. He has cooked for me an amazing pork roast and we have had a bottle of wine from the same winery I went to in Oregon. I can hear you say - but you have already started dating him then? Nope. I just had dinner with him and that was it.

Next chapter once I have worked out if I really really want to date him...I will let you know at some point next week.