Sorry for the brief interruption of blogs. There was a lot going on.
At first I was really sad when Memorial Day weekend started. We used to get together with friends, host cookouts, drink libations, and just generally screw around. Then we were asked by some friends to watch their dog while they went out of town. So any chance of grilling out with them was out the window. The other set of friends that we would normally hang out with are going through a rough patch in their relationship and aren’t really up for hanging out as a couple. And then nothing else seemed to really come up except that we might go to the local parade on Monday, could possibly be seeing some friends on Tuesday, and might be having my best friend over. She was in town for a wedding from San Diego.
But those were vague and unsolidified plans.
Turns out all of those plans came to fruition. We went to the parade and had a playdate with my greatest friend from when I was 10 who I hadn’t seen since I was 13 and her new family, then my best friend from San Diego came over to see Boo and visit with us for several hours on Tuesday, and then our friends from Hawaii came over to grill out with us later Tuesday evening.
It was complete chaos. But it was so fun and I’m so glad what started off as a bummer weekend turned into such a crazy collision of friendships and life experiences. It was so nice to reconnect and catch up with friends. And seeing as we have very little day-to-day interaction with people other than each other, it was quite the welcomed weekend. As exhausted as I was from all of the action, I almost wish every weeked (or maybe just every other) was as crazy as Memorial Day weekend.
I didn’t realize hanging out with Boo was driving me crazy until I started hanging around with other adults on a consistent basis. Now I know why mothers are always talking about needing “grown-up” time. The playgroup that I started has helped my mental health immensely. But new friendships are generally awkward. The few friends that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing on a consistent basis during playgroup are really not awkward at all. Maybe I’ve just been meeting the wrong people up until now…
Next week the fun continues with a few more friends rolling into town and a few more playdates. Boo and I are really digging getting to interact with friends, both old and new.
Can’t wait to see what else this summer brings!
