Go away!

I found a really nice park last weekend. It's really close to my apartment, but I had not discovered it before. I have always loved to swing, and now I found a place to do just that. I went last Sunday night about 8:30, figuring the kids would all be heading home and getting to bed. Wrong! The swings did not clear till 9:45. I was so antsy, but walked on the trails in the meantime. There is a beautiful pond with fountains, and as it got dark, they lit up - a great atmosphere. I've been impressed with many parks in Irving so far. Most all of them have beautiful landscaping and fountains.

I woke up rather early this Saturday morning. So I decided to hit the swings. I listen to my music (sometimes I sing out loud) and it relaxes me just like when I was growing up and always swinging in our front yard. I arrived this morning at 7:30. All swings were empty, and it was great. I did so for about an hour and a half. Many people were out walking or running or walking their dogs. One man walked by with a goofy grin. I ignored him. He ended up interrupting my relaxation later and cutting my time short. He decided to walk up and swing with me. Not nice, I thought. I thought about being really rude and leaving my earphones in and ignoring him, but he was rather persistent. I could tell he was hitting on me, but I dodged many questions he had. And he kept trying to get in sync with my swinging - totally annoying. Then I decided it was time to leave. I said goodbye and he indirectly asked me to dinner. Again, I ignored the question. He is from the Phillipines and has an accent that is hard to understand anyway. I started walking off and he followed me to my truck. Go away, dude! Take a hint! He said he would see me later. I think not. Just walking up and hitting on me is not the way to win me over. Inviting me for coffee in a comfortable atmosphere - well maybe...

It's not fair that this person can keep me from enjoying my swinging time. Now I especially have to be careful not to go there at night, which means I can now only go on weekends. If he sees my truck, he may come. He said he does not live far away. All I wanted to do was enjoy some special time with me and God. Not fair! This really irks me. I should have been clever enough to just interrupt him and lie and say that I was married.