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Good, then bad, then good...
Feb. 8th, 2004 12:57 pmI did it- I walked to work on Friday, and it felt good! Took me 35 minutes to trudge the not-quite two miles uphill (no, really) through deep snow. It was a lovely walk, although most of the sidewalks hadn't been shoveled yet. We had a wet, heavy snow that stuck to the trees and looked beautiful. It wasn't cold out at all, in fact, by the time I got to the office, I was sweating bullets. My co-workers- SUV devotees all- were amazed. "I can't believe you walked to work!" Every last one of them offered me a ride home, but I refused, and I walked home as well.
Saturday afternoon was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
replyhazy's bridal shower. It was very difficult for me to be there. Things are going so badly for me lately, that it's hard to set it aside and be happy for people. I just can't do it right now. The whole time I was there I was nearly in tears.
I remember what those days were like, just before I got married a zillion years ago. Things are so wonderful, you don't have room in your life for anyone who's hurting and lonely. You don't want to see it. I don't want to ruin these days for her, so I left, and cried somewhere else.
A few days ago, my friend Elliott called and said he had tickets to the symphony Saturday night. I've never been to the symphony before. Elliott is someone I worked with at a local insurance company, and he also lives in the apartment building where I used to live. Ariel absolutely loves him, so he's the perfect cat-sitter whenever I go away! We hadn't caught up in ages, so it was time to get together for a visit. Elliott is a very good listener, and I can vent about everything that's going on. We had dinner, and went to the symphony. Madison does not have a world-class orchestra, but it was very nice for me to get out and be exposed to some culture for a change! The first thing they did was very nice, sort of Gershwin-esqe, then they brought in a guest cello player who did some rather modern stuff. After intermission, it was Beethoven all the way. Things sound better when you mostly know what they're supposed to sound like. Then it was home, where the couch was waiting for me...
-Julie
Saturday afternoon was
replyhazy's bridal shower. It was very difficult for me to be there. Things are going so badly for me lately, that it's hard to set it aside and be happy for people. I just can't do it right now. The whole time I was there I was nearly in tears. I remember what those days were like, just before I got married a zillion years ago. Things are so wonderful, you don't have room in your life for anyone who's hurting and lonely. You don't want to see it. I don't want to ruin these days for her, so I left, and cried somewhere else.
A few days ago, my friend Elliott called and said he had tickets to the symphony Saturday night. I've never been to the symphony before. Elliott is someone I worked with at a local insurance company, and he also lives in the apartment building where I used to live. Ariel absolutely loves him, so he's the perfect cat-sitter whenever I go away! We hadn't caught up in ages, so it was time to get together for a visit. Elliott is a very good listener, and I can vent about everything that's going on. We had dinner, and went to the symphony. Madison does not have a world-class orchestra, but it was very nice for me to get out and be exposed to some culture for a change! The first thing they did was very nice, sort of Gershwin-esqe, then they brought in a guest cello player who did some rather modern stuff. After intermission, it was Beethoven all the way. Things sound better when you mostly know what they're supposed to sound like. Then it was home, where the couch was waiting for me...
-Julie
