me time

Sometimes things just fall into place and seem so awesome. This week has been one of those weeks where life just seems right. It’s been an amazing week. Maybe it’s because I have a new lease on life and I’ve realized that I’m happy on my own. Tonight was so much fun. This whole week has been fun. I’ve just been enjoying the company of myself and my friends. Tonight It Girl and Mrs. Newlywed came over to my house and we shared a bottle of wine and talked, laughed, gossiped. Oh, and we watched Whose Wedding Is It Anyway, cause wedding shows are so much fun! Girls night is always so much fun. I love just hanging out with my girlfriends and enjoying each other’s company, without needing to go out and be stressed. Just staying mellow and hanging out. Though, right now I’m slightly buzzed and watching a horrible show NBC. I’m just waiting for the results show for So You Think You Can Dance to start. This horrible, horrible, horrible show is wasting my time now. Ok, back to my fabulous week. So, yesterday I went down to the spa with It Girl and a bottle of wine. That was so relaxing. At first, we were the only people there. Well, it was us and a guy with a snorkel. Like, a grown man in his 40s wearing a snorkel in the spa. Yeah, it was as weird and creepy as it sounds. But, it was so nice to just sit in the spa and relax after stressful studying all week. More people showed up. I was surprised how many people were in the spa. Maybe I should start hanging out there more often. Who knows who I could meet? But, I also hate being in public in a bathing suit. That was a huge step for me. Though, I actually laid out by the pool a few days ago. I have a really annoying sunburn on my stomach to prove it. I’m trying to even out my farmer’s tan, but it seems to be getting worse. Maybe I just need to lay out a few more times. It was actually productive on top of being relaxing. A friend who took the bar a few years ago gave me study materials on CD, which I uploaded to my ipod. So, I listened to Property lectures while catching some rays. If that isn’t productive multi-tasking, then I don’t know what is. Let’s see, what else made this an awesome week? Oh, I bought 2 really cute dresses today with a gift card that The Adorables gave me for a graduation present. Really, really cute dresses. It Girl said I’m turning into my sister since I’m always wearing dresses. I said maybe a little of my sister is rubbing off on me, but I’ll never give up my lounge wear, and I can’t think of a time I’ve ever seen my sister in lounge wear and not dressed in a cute dress. Even when lounging. She’s just always put together. I don’t think I’d put on a dress to run to Target. She would. Well, she wouldn’t go to Target. She’d order online. But, the point is that she would put on a dress in her hypothetical Target run. And the much larger point is that I had an awesome week doing things for myself and because I wanted to. I didn’t think or worry about my (lack of) dating life. I didn’t worry about making plans because maybe some guy would call and want to hang out or something. I did things on my own and had a wonderful week. It’s just more proof that I’m great on my own. I don’t need a man. Would one be nice to have around? Well, of course. Part of me is jealous that my girlfriends went home to their men. But, at the same time, I now get to lie down on my couch and watch So You Think You Can Dance while eating a root beer float without worrying whether that’s what my boy wants to do or not. It’s what I want to do. So, I can do it. That’s the perk of being single. It’s what I love about being single. It’s what I’ll miss about not being single the next time I have a boyfriend. And, the thing is, I know that I’ll eventually have another boyfriend. I've been talking to Mr. Hottie Hot Hot a little. But, it's rare, cause he's busy, which means I actually get really excited when I do get an email from him. I'm actually really nervous for him to call. I forgot how much I love this feeling! Why do I want to rush it? I kind of hope he doesn't call soon, cause I want to really enjoy the anticipation! I think the key to life is to enjoy my single time, my alone time, my me time. And when I learn how to cherish myself, then I’ll be ready to let a guy cherish me too and won’t be as clingy or needy. In the meantime, I love me.