Pretty Damn Good

04 Nov 2007
Pretty Damn Good

It's been a pretty good weekend.

Pretty damn good, in fact.

Friday night after work, I met up with Katie and some friends for drinks. Although we live in different areas of town, we all work in the city. It makes it easier for us to catch up, especially since Katie and I don't have cars. I had a fabulous time laughing and gossiping with the girls. What a brilliant way to end a long week of work!

On Saturday morning, I woke up and was delighted to hear Matt declare that he would clean the bathroom. This has been my job for the past three weeks, and I was more than happy to see it go to someone else. I take joy in the little things.

Then, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Katie and Sarah T. for brunch. It was meant to rain, but the weather was gorgeous! A perfect spring day for sitting outside and enjoying a coffee with some girlfriends. After brunch, we wandered through a nearby mall, then went to a pet store. Afterwards, Sarah T. gave me a ride home. I've only just recently met Sarah T. and was very pleased when she accepted my invitation to come in for a cup of tea. I had a lovely chat with a new friend!

Meanwhile, Bob and Matt found themselves at a car dealership, and Matt bought a new car! What I had thought would be a quiet evening of movies and takeaways on the couch turned into a road trip with Bob, Matt and Steph (another new friend) out to the far reaches of Auckland for pizza at a charming cafe on the waterfront.

This morning, while Bob and Matt were off sorting out stuff for the new car, I got to enjoy the Home and Away Omnibus, as well as Friday's episode of Shortland Street (which I missed on account of post-work drinkies) in peace. (For you Stateside folks, those are my favorite Southern Hemisphere shows. On Sunday mornings, they play the entire week's worth of episodes in a row and call it "Omnibus"). Then I got a text from Sarah B. (Bob's sister) saying she was coming over. We spent the afternoon looking through magazines, then she had dinner with us. I love having people over for dinner!

And...on top of all this, I also got the house vacuumed, sorted out my student loan, talked to my parents, and went grocery shopping!

You may wonder why I'm telling you all the details of my weekend. There are two reasons:

1. I feel like a multitasking, social butterfly domestic goddess. Woot!

2. I've been feeling a bit anti-social lately. It's been worrying me. Sometimes I feel like the only people in my NZ world are Katie, Bob and Matt. Don't get me wrong...these people are wonderful, treasured friends. But my life feels very routine, very bland...nothing new happens, I go to work, I come home, I cook dinner, I clean the kitchen, I watch Shortland Street, I putz on the computer, I shower, I go to bed, repeat repeat repeat repeat. So I've slowly noticed myself crawling into a cave of sorts...wanting more, but not having the energy to look for it.

By some blessing, all these people came out of the woodwork this weekend. And it made me feel good.

Pretty damn good.