First Date

I've been holding this one in my "drafts" since I started the blog.  Decided to post it.

September 29, 1989. This was the date of Heather and my first date. Call it day one.  The date that started it all. The beginning of the end. Just kidding, sweetie. I picked Heather up at her house and didn't have much of a plan. Dinner and a movie was about the extent of it. Hell, I was 17 and I didn't care what we did. We decided that Shoney's would be a good place to eat.  Not overly nice for teenagers but a sit down meal with a server, at least. Shoney's was in a mall and seemed to be pretty busy that Friday night. We were standing in line and made mention of the wait when the couple behind us said it was like that everywhere. "We had our name on the list at Ruby Tuesday and decided to leave." they said.

Me"Really?"

Them" Sure did. we waited about 45 minutes and decided to leave. You could probably sneak right in with our name if you wanted."

Me:"What's the last name?"

Them:" Holloman."

Me:" That's very close to Allmon. If they ask I can just tell them they misunderstood."

Them:"That's right."

I looked at Heather and asked her what she thought.  She was agreeable. Off we went to our upgraded dinner plans.  I was thinking " If I pull this off, I'm going to be a hero!"

When we arrived at Ruby Tuesday I was just a little nervous.  I approached the hostess and asked if she had called Holloman yet.  She said "No. But you are next." NICE!! Now, I was not a prude of a young man at this point in my life but I was looking around to see if any of the other people waiting might pick up on the fact that the Hollomon's had changed from a middle-aged couple to a teenage couple. No one seemed to notice. The hostess called "Holloman, party of two?" and I darted to the front and said "here we are! Holloman. That's us". Thank you very much!. I had done it. I just came across as the smooth operator who got us into a nicer restaurant on someone else's name. What a guy. I was so proud of myself.  Life's small victories are great.