Life or something like it...

This was a good week. Work has been busy, challenging, but at the end of the day I go home feeling content. School. My other job. Somehow, with all of that going on, I've managed to make a new friend and date someone new. (Friend and dating not related!)

Now it's 4:30 am and I'm cuddling with the cat thinking about how quickly life can change. It's almost like you wait and wait and wait praying something will change and it seems like it never will, but then without even realizing what's happening, it does.

This guy is all wrong for me. He's American. He's almost a lawyer. Two things I don't like: American guys and Lawyers. It keeps getting better. He's Republican, his dad is a politician. He was in the army. He can make one syllable words sound like three. He wears sneakers in public.

But he's sweet. And polite. I was hanging out my window smoking tonight, procrastinating getting ready for our date, and I saw him. He showed up early. He looked at his watch, looked at my building and walked away. He wouldn't even buzz me until he was actually supposed to be here.

I've been fighting it, but I really like him. In the "it's scary" to like someone that much category. He's already talking about how to keep things going when he goes home in a few weeks. And maybe he'll go home and I'll never hear from him again. But right now I doubt it.

My new friend is pretty cool too. She tall, a redhead. Really cute. We had a good time last night, having Thursday night drinks on a patio. I miss having fun girlfriends. I have one. Which is great, but you can always use a few more friends. I went out on a limb asking her to hang out, but she texted me a bunch of times today and wants to hang out again next week, so sometimes it's worth it to take a chance!

I've felt for so long that my life was almost a disconnect, I couldn't put the pieces together. And the past months, I've been struggling with how to deal with losing my uncle.

But today, I feel like things are ok. It's almost like I have a life again. Some plans, some friends, lots of work...people who like me despite the fact that I'm completely imperfect. Life is good. :)