Saturday, December 18, 2010
PAARRRTEEE
We went to our one holiday party last night.
It is the one we go to every year.
But it is the first time that we are not "neighbors". We moved during the summer so I haven't seen most of these people in about 6 months.
It was OK.
The few folks that I hoped to see were there, mostly. A few not. I could always visit them I suppose.
I have been through this a hundred times here. I do not enjoy parties.
Every since I designated myself as an introvert I have felt OK about this.
It is normal for me to drift off into a corner or sort of fade out in a conversation that I am not interested in. I am happy to talk for a few minutes and then, well, I would rather find a book and browse.
Last night, I did pretty well. I was able to sustain an interest and maintain my energy for about an hour. It used to be 20 minutes. Of course, I had not seen some of these people for awhile. I could vamp longer.
In the old days, when we lived in the neighborhood, I walk home when I was "done". Now we don't live down the street. So I drove.
When John was ready to leave, he called and Booker and I went over to pick him up. It was fun. Booker loves night time drives. Well, any time drives but night is somehow very exciting. Maybe because we rarely do it.
The food this year wasn't very good. A lot of cheese and no vegetables. Everything in dough or fried. Or both.
When I got home I had a few broccolis, a couple of carrots and an apple. Cleansing.
I went to bed an hour late but it is Sunday so I could stay in bed a bit this morning. Late hours. Nine pee emm.
