Social Life

I was talking to my mom yesterday and she asked how my social life was. I didn't have much of an answer. I spend pretty much all of my time with my kids. I do walk with Elise, and we have gone out shopping and had our hair done together, so I guess that counts. We even have plans to go to a movie soon. And today I got to have lunch with Priscilla and friends.

Priscilla is the first friend I met in California, and one of the most social people I have ever met. 2 weeks after moving here, the boys and I were going stir crazy in our little apartment, so we ran away to a park. Priscilla was there. She was supposed to be meeting someone, but the other party did not show. So she made friends with me. She has two boys, one Roman's age and another a year younger. She invited me to join their Friday playdates. Each Friday, I found my way over to The Boat Park so that Roman could play with these great kids- Elijah, Baba, Bryce and Quinn, Ethan, and others. Of course I got to have grownup mommy talk while the kids played. It was fun in the California sun! So we did that for a while, and then we started going out as moms once a month just for fun. We became good friends, but then Priscillia moved away. Now whenever she comes to town, she gets a group of girls together for dinner. We go to this nice little Italian place downtown to eat, and then usually close down a coffee shop nearby. It takes a lot of talking to catch up. We talk about our kids, and our husbands, and our friends, and our selves. We talk plans, and fears, and old adventures. We talk and laugh until we almost lose our voices, and then we talk and laugh some more. It's very therapeutic.

I really wish Priscilla hadn't moved. As I said, she is the most social person I have ever met. I would love to recreate that energy. I have learned a lot from her about how to be a friend. I need to try to put more of that into practice. She has lots of friends at once, and seems to manage them all. I am more like my boys--One friend at at time. I think that is something I can work on.