Tonight was one of those nice relaxing nights with some girlfriends where you don’t have to impress anyone and can just completely be yourself. No boyfriends, no bars, no drama. Exactly what I needed.
I met Alex on my corner so that we could head downtown together to meet up with Liz and Talia at the movie theater. On the way we talked about relationships, the future, and friends. I told Alex about my recent realization and how cynical it has made me about men. It was nice to finally confess the thoughts that have been consuming me all week, that have caused me to walk around the city with an intimidating glare (my mom always says that my emotions always show so clearly on my face), stay up crying at night, and get distracted from my camp job for the first time this summer (usually being with little kids takes all of my mental energy so I have nothing left to devote to anything else). It was nice to have someone tell me that they understand, and that I have every right to be angry and feel how I am feeling.
We finally met up with Liz and Talia at the theater, bought our tickets to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (no shame here), and walked around to look for a place for dinner. We were in a neighborhood that I don’t know very well, so it was nice to explore a new area of the city, something that doesn’t happen too often since I have lived here my whole life. Finally we settled on a Vietnamese place (YUM) and frozen yogurt for dessert (YUM YUM YUM).
The movie was SO cute (if you like kind-of-cheesy-super-girlie movies). The audience was literally all female who all said “aw” anytime something romantic happened. It was kind of amusing. I needed a happy feel-good movie after all the angry bitterness I have been feeling all week, and this one was pretty fun.
Overall, it was a pretty successful night.
Maybe now I can get out of my funk?
