Despite my fabulous weekend, Thursday was a little weird for me. I have been single now for about 6 months, prior to this I had one other period of my dating life (approx. 12 years total) where I was single for a year. The first period of being single I was just so massively distraught and down about the way in which my (3 year) relationship ended, that even though I missed companionship, I was not in a place to even think about dating anyone else. When ending my (2 year) relationship this time around, which is actually the only relationship I've had since the terrible break-up relationship prior to this, things ended rather amicably in a "we're both ready to move on" kind of way. When I ended the relationship I did want to move on, preferably to something casual and easy where needs could be met and that would be fine, with no other expectations. However, I tend to not be the type of person that forms loose attachments to guys I am only so-so about. I want to feel like someone I am with can be more than someone I am with right now, even if I am not intent on having more in the relationship at the time. I found my few ventures into casual relationships to be disappointing and decided that for the time being I am happy being single, and enjoying life, and not searching for something or someone. My life has settled into a comfortable routine in which I have many non-"relationship"-y relationships, that is, I am finding more time for both friends and family.
Thursday I stayed late to study at the office and then met Andrea out for a free concert downtown after receiving a phone call from her. I wasn't in the mood to go out, and probably should have heeded this. All the nights I have gone out despite not really wanting to ended badly, but usually because I drank too much. I went to meet Andrea at her pseudo-boyfriend's place downtown so we could walk to the concert. I ran into many friends that night, old and new, but all of my interactions with people felt forced and uncomfortable. I guess I just wasn't in a people mood that night. It also didn't help that the people I was with were paired off for the evening and I ended up feeling like the odd man out. I turned down invitations to go for drinks after the concert from each of the old friends that I ran into and simply headed home.
Friday we had a team lunch planned for work, which would pair my old work team with our new senior and manager in a social setting for the first time. We had been working on the new team for a couple of weeks and the transition had been tough. To be fair to the new senior and manager, they had a lot to live up to, we all loved our old team and our old senior and manager. Lunch was good and our manager really made an effort to get to know us outside of a work environment.
We needed to do some planning for a Halloween decorating contest at work so after a long lunch, some of my team members and I headed to the store to pick up some supplies. It was a nice little break from work, especially considering how busy we are going to be coming into peak period. I am lucky to work with the people I do. Working for a big accounting firm can be stressful and intense and frustrating, but the people you work with are usually great. The camaraderie balances the culture, as do the non-peak periods when we all get to relax, and take long lunches, and plan how to decorate the office. After getting back from lunch, we got very little work done until it was time to go home.
After work some coworkers and I headed out for sushi, and ultimately sake. We ate some delicious food and then decided to go out for a drink, before deciding to head to C's house to drink in a more relaxed environment. We ended up picking up some beer and chips and playing board games until 2 am.
Saturday I had plans to decorate the office and to meet up with Andrea to go to the street market. I collected some tree branches from my mom's brush pile and picked up Andrea, who was going to help us decorate before we went to the market. It was pretty interesting getting through security at the building with bundles of brush, but we were able to get in to decorate successfully.
We also prepared another decoration that I was going to include in the office decorations. Which I've since used to scare a couple of people.
Taking that guy into work on Monday should be interesting.
Sunday was another beautiful day. I rode my bike to my sister's house so we could walk to the Sunday market (Fall is such a great time for outdoor markets in Florida). We took her three kids and her oldest daughter's best friend with us and they collected seeds on the way for their nature journals. We must have run into a dozen people we know both walking to and walking around the market. Living in a small neighborhood within a big city definitely has it's advantages.
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