Hello, Scott! It seems she is really interested if
she actually suggests a date to
you. And you have handled it perfectly fine, not being clingy, talking to your friends much of the time at the bar instead of trying to catch her attention. It doesn't seem you need much advice, actually.
As a bartender she probably has a lot of guys coming on to her, but she wants to be with you. Good work!
So you couldn't set a time for the date because of your job, that's fine, you're a man and you are working. She knows what your job is, I am sure she is familiar with a trucker's work schedule. Just think of a day farther into the future when you can see her.
Now about this: "How do I keep her thinkin about me while I'm out on the road etc" -- Send the
very occasional text, don't overdo it. And in your text, sound casual, don't talk about thinking about her, and don't add cute words and smileys (smileys sometimes, but sparingly). The text shouldn't be about her and you, really; find some other cheerful reason to write. The purpose of the text is to just be a short notice that you haven't forgotten.
Just the other week I got a text message from a girl at 3 am. (Salsa Girl from
this thread.) I had met her a few times, but had pretty much written her off. She was up late studying and didn't think of that she might be waking me up. Naturally I waited five hours before I replied, only wrote something casual back. Then three nights later I texted her at 5 am in reply to something she had written, and I added, "...Oh, sorry, I didn't
wake you up did I? (sunglasses smiley)" That's casual, that's teasing. No mention of missing her, etc.
Now, for a new forum reader, some tips:
-This is not a "PUA" forum. We use the term "DJ", as in Don Juan, and it is a tongue in cheek name. "PUA" is about selling books, videos and costly seminars, and we reject that. We also reject the canned lines and things like "peacocking by wearing a large hat and feather boa to show you're special." This is a self-help forum for guys without the tricks.
-I recommend the DJ Bible. You can find it
here. Sticky thread about it by Desdinova
here. The "Bible" is simply links to threads that are considered very good reading. (The thread openers, that is, not the whole threads.) I can tell you, not all of those threads are essential reading, and there are not many who have read them all. But it is still a great resource. Stroll through the threads and you will learn many things. So many questions can be answered that way. I wish everyone would read the DJ Bible a bit before they post here.
-This was a good thread that you made. It is about a real-life thing, it has substance. Too often we see people post threads about little details, some theory they have, which could just as well have been only a post in comment to someone else's more important thread. These threads clog up the forum and push valuable threads off the first page in only ten hours. These people are attention wh0res. You'll learn to recognize them. We have seen a lot of that lately, and it is getting tiresome. My advice (not just to you, but to everyone) is to only post threads that actually have some substance. It doesn't have to be a long thread opener. Just something that actually has a substantial topic.