Labor Day weekend included a very short bike ride, a pool party, and a canoe trip, all enhanced by drinking and good company. The canoe trip was the best part, it was epic. Just getting in the water. But I swear I have never laughed so hard. Him and I were on a floatation device he built while Smiley and Gook (aww, young lust) were on a canoe. If I had a daughter I won’t mind one bit if she was like Smiley, that kid is a pleasure to be around.
I like my ‘different’ relationship with Him, most days. We have spent a lot of time together over the summer. However, in all these months we have not actually been on a date. There is always an event (usually epic) and other people. I guess, I just miss having a guy pick me up, take me out for a nice dinner and a movie type evening. You know a date, where I’m not sweating after a bike ride, trying to reapply makeup in a bus mirror, or sharing sleeping space in hotel, tent, bus, and/or campground.
A big part of my concern is my upcoming birthday celebration. To be completely honest I would love to just have really nice dinner, movie then enjoy some drinks/laughs with friends. And everyone would play along with my ‘I’m so great, I’m so special whohaa.’ Unfortunately I don’t see that happening. Now it looks like I will be in the midst of ……..wait for it………a bike ride with 30+ other people (by other, I mean people I hardly know but they know me). Don’t get me wrong, clearly I enjoy biking/drinking/partying; but I fear my fabulousness will be lost in the melee.
Certainly I should be used to this by now. In 40 years I have never had a birthday…my way. Never. It has always been hijacked. For instance:
-my sister got married 2 days before my birthday (yep everyone forgot)
-planned trip to S Dakota, that ex switched for Vegas
-when I was 14 I planned a house party, no body came (still scarred from that)
You get the idea. For a while I was going back out of the bike ride, but then Smiley asked me to go. She is pumped about it. But of course she is half my age. Nevertheless, I’m going, I hope I don’t regret this.
1 comment:
I had to have read that wrong.... you are NOT 40??.....
All this summer, I was kinda pouting with that my bday- being in January, I can't do any fun party-bike-ride... But I can see how that could turn into a big silly thing, and the bday- gets "lost"...
Hope that whatever ya do for the b-day, it turns out good :)
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