Friday Update

I’m happy it’s Friday. I’m tired, but in a good way, not in a “I’m going to lose my shit” way that my friend Cece is going through right now. I realize, busy evenings that go late is good. Early morning conference calls with the Middle East is good. But back to back? Not so good. So getting home at midnight and needing to make it into the office for 7:30 am calls (with an hour commute) just doesn’t work well for this 9 hour a night girl. But that was the beginning of the week. I’m feeling a bit more rested now, but still happy that when I get home tonight I can just collapse into bed and wake up when I want to tomorrow. Be it 6 am or more likely 11 am. Ok, probably somewhere in the middle.



So quick recap. I had a surprisingly good time each night. Which is weird as I was expecting to have a good time, but each night surprised me of just working out better than I anticipated. Not anything in particular, just that good buzz from a happy life kind of feeling. Tuesday was bluegrass with Dave that I went to Spain with a year+ ago. There’s something about traveling with someone that moves the relationship to a different comfort level which is nice. We hadn’t hung out for awhile and I got to grill him about guitar advice. I didn’t realize he plays every day. And that I miss bluegrass. I hadn’t heard good bluegrass in awhile.



Then Wednesday was an energetic session with my therapist. I’m so used to more passive analyst types from my brief fore ray (is that right?) with the field. She’s a cognitive therapist (I think) and started to get to the route of things and working on how to change things, especially in relationships. I even have homework and already feel a shift on my outlook and approach to thinking about things that is much healthier.



And last night, I had a great time emailing during the day with another friend who is into guitars and is excited about me picking up the instrument. Tons of advice and he’s even going to let me borrow one of his guitars he doesn’t use. Which is awesome as guitar’s really aren’t that cheap if you want to do it right and not get some cheapo thing from Wal-Mart. So I stop by my local music shop on my way home from work and the store clerk was really helpful and spent a ton of time teaching me about the different kinds to choose from and trying them out. I didn’t leave with a guitar (which I’ve been told to shop around first), but did leave with a thick lesson book which I’ve already read half of. Tonight I should be able to pick up the guitar – yay! I won’t have a tuner but think I have everything I need to get started.



I rushed home and grabbed the car to head to Porter Square for my first date. He wasn’t what I expected but really, how can you know what to expect if you haven’t actually met the person. We had a great time and there was good energy. He even bought the same exact car as me at about the same time (except his is newer). And I don’t know if it’s the progress in therapy or the guy or the timing, but he doesn’t fall in my normal categories. In the past it was all or nothing for me. I either felt the electrifying chemistry and was into the guy, or I didn’t and was looking for an exit strategy. With this guy, it’s somewhere in the middle. I think it’s the living in the moment thing that had eluded me in the past. Progress! So who knows about this one, I’ll keep you posted.



And the other first date I have for tomorrow I wasn’t really digging at first. But the emails back and forth trying to coordinate time and place has piqued my interest and I’m really looking forward to that date now too. I have to say these two guys were much better in the correspondence than some of my past experiences. It’s hard to get your personality to come across in email, especially in the beginning – so kudos to them.



Oh, and looking forward to tonight. I invited another friend to join us at James Gate in JP. Nothing like good friends and good beer in front of a fire, on a snowy day (yes it’s snowing as I write this). Of course, getting home will be interesting. I usually drive as public transportation is kind of tricky (and long). But the friend joining is from the same side of town as I am, so it should be a fun adventure tonight.



Next week, not much planned. Only have one thing planned, but am excited as it will be my first Boston Symphony experience. I’m going with a friend on Thursday for the Mozart and Elgar production. I’ve always enjoyed Mozart’s Prague Symphony and think I’ll really like Elgar although he’s new to me (at least by name).



Of course, not being home much, my clean house from having guests has reverted back into a chaotic mess. I really need to clean the place this weekend. I was supposed to clean it last weekend. Maybe by writing it here it will happen this time. One can hope.