Lunch plans today

An older couple from my church have been throwing around the idea of lunch with me and after several months we agreed to meet today. I don't have many friends here so tell me I should be more enthusiastic instead of thinking of all the reasons I don't want to go:

• it is in the middle of my work day, and they chose 2p which means I'll have to run two Zoom meetings in my car in the parking lot before lunch

• who picks 2p? On a work day? They're retired.

• I'm afraid I don't have anything in common besides we are all women and worship at the same church. One is a retired cop, which is weird to me.

• I read somewhere that you need to spend 40 hours with a new acquaintance before they feel like "friends" so what does that mean for us? 1 hour lunch down and 39 to go ?!

I just need some encouragement. I'm terribly lonely here. My siblings and parents and friends are all 1000+ miles away, I've lived here for 8 years.

Thank you.