Before the show, I had no past experience with blind dates. I thought they only occurred in movies. But I was and am still completely open to the idea. You never know what will happen in your life if you don’t take risks. If you don’t try how will you know if you will fail or not?

Also — I always thought that my ideal guy was living somewhere other than here. As I say in the show, I have always felt a weird “calling” to California and so when this opportunity came along I jumped on it. I had no idea where they were going to send me and when I found out they were, in fact, sending me to California, let alone, San Diego, I nearly died. “They are sending me to my Mecca,” I thought. And it did prove to be true. San Diego was breathtaking and I want to move ASAP! Trade one beach for another.

I was definitely not nervous about dating on television. I was more nervous that I wasn’t going to be myself and that I would hold back for the sake of the cameras. I have been known to be — shall we say “wild” in the past and I wanted to make sure that these guys knew that but I didn’t want to be too nuts…I was afraid of being fired off the show!

I didn’t have any awkward moments on the dates. The only thing that “bugged” me was going to the race track. I am not a fan of horse racing since me being an advocate for animal rights. But I got the chance to mount a thoroughbred. That was out of this world amazing! Apparently they are used in physical therapy and now I can see why. The horse’s trainer assured me that they are treated like royalty there at the track and not to worry. So if he’s right — I have a new outlook on the race track. I probably still won’t go though. I don’t really have the wardrobe. I don’t own enough Ralph Lauren… LOL

The best moment was running and putting my feet into the Pacific for the first time in many years. It was a rush of so many feelings. It happened just at the beginning of my first date and it kind of set the tone, for me anyway, for the rest of my dates. Everything that happened after that was easy for me. I don’t know why but it just calmed me down and brought me back to reality. It was like everything had been dipped in the ocean.

I haven’t really been in touch with the boy that I chose but he is coming out my way in October so we shall see. One can never tell. If anything, it will be fun to show off my town and all the cool haunts that I like to frequent. I spoke with Christina the other day and she is doing extremely well. Her boy is coming out to visit her in December. I do hope she takes him to Balboa Park and actually into the museums there. I was drooling at their door when we went cause they were closed.

This experience definitely opened me up to the realization that there are other fish in the sea and that don’t have to have this continuing feeling that I am going to be an old maid with 85 cats that kids throw rocks at in the neighborhood.

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