Transience

weekend update

I was surprised and ... well, "touched" isn't exactly the word I want, but I'm really tired and can't think of anything better... by the number of people who welcomed me into their lives this weekend. The lonely moments were still there, but they were outweighed by the time spent as part of a community (both church and my neighborhood).

Friday lunch at Maria's with Marlene was followed by a quick visit with Carla & the kids. Stacey, Jeff, and Allie joined me for dinner Friday, which was nice. I was glad to have the chance to get to know them better.

On Saturday, I planted a bunch of Lilies of the Valley in the front garden. Then the neighbor across the street helped me haul a huge pile of branches from my garage to the compost site. They've been there for over a year, filling up a huge section of the garage and making it unusable, so I'm glad to have them gone. After that, we went to an open house for my former neighbor and spent the evening chatting with her & the couple that lives on the other side of my house. It was nice to start feeling like I actually belong in the neighborhood. If I'd woken up earlier, I would have joined Katie at the farm; while I regret missing hanging out with her, the things I did were also good.

Sunday was a brief trip to the fair. Too hot and sticky, so I came home for a nap before church. On Monday I slept most of the day and then went to Laura & Dustin's, where I was able to catch up with more people.

I have a hard, itchy lump on my stomach. I'm afraid maybe I got bitten by a spider when I was messing with all the branches. Perhaps I just got poked with a stick and have a splinter stuck in there, though. That might be better. Spider bites are icky and don't heal well, as evidenced by the scar on my foot.

Still no word on the freelance job. I'll keep you all posted. Oh - last night I made my Match profile public & contacted one of the eharmony guys. I'll let you know how that goes, too.

Posted by rachel at September 7, 2004 01:10 PM