I knew that moving to a new town alone would mean that I'd have to jump in and be as social as possible. So I took my friend's advice and tried a Meetup group. I'm so glad I did!
We went to First Friday, which is a pretty big thing here in Phoenix. Lots of other cities have it, too (2nd Fridays in Chicago were in my own freakin neighborhood and I never managed to go), but Phoenix goes all-out. The streets are blocked off, there are street performers and bands and art galleries and bars. I was kind of nervous about the Meetup group. What if they weren't cool? What if they were too cool? But they were so great. There were a couple of kind of socially awkward people there, but they were nice, so it was fine. We went to some galleries, then to a bar, then out to eat, then back to someone's apartment. A very busy night. I had a great time and I'm hanging out with them again this Friday.
But somehow, these two boys in my life managed to cause drama from 1800 miles away. Pete and I were texting on Friday night, and it turned into him telling me he missed me, didn't want me to leave, etc. He called to talk about it, and I was like, "Are we seriously having this conversation right now?" But I miss him a lot, too, and I really want him to come visit. But I don't know how he feels for really, since he had been drinking when we had this conversation.
The drama that really pissed me off this weekend involved Ryan. His ex-girlfriend's friend sent me a message on Facebook, saying that Ryan and Tara (the ex) broke up in April and she was just wondering if Ryan is dating anyone because it might help Tara get over him and move on. I was mildly surprised, considering Ryan has claimed to be single since I met him last July, even when I asked him if Tara was his girlfriend. But that boy has secrets in his eyes. I'm not going to write back to this girl because I don't want to get involved in his drama. I just want to know why he was dishonest with me.
We went to First Friday, which is a pretty big thing here in Phoenix. Lots of other cities have it, too (2nd Fridays in Chicago were in my own freakin neighborhood and I never managed to go), but Phoenix goes all-out. The streets are blocked off, there are street performers and bands and art galleries and bars. I was kind of nervous about the Meetup group. What if they weren't cool? What if they were too cool? But they were so great. There were a couple of kind of socially awkward people there, but they were nice, so it was fine. We went to some galleries, then to a bar, then out to eat, then back to someone's apartment. A very busy night. I had a great time and I'm hanging out with them again this Friday.
But somehow, these two boys in my life managed to cause drama from 1800 miles away. Pete and I were texting on Friday night, and it turned into him telling me he missed me, didn't want me to leave, etc. He called to talk about it, and I was like, "Are we seriously having this conversation right now?" But I miss him a lot, too, and I really want him to come visit. But I don't know how he feels for really, since he had been drinking when we had this conversation.
The drama that really pissed me off this weekend involved Ryan. His ex-girlfriend's friend sent me a message on Facebook, saying that Ryan and Tara (the ex) broke up in April and she was just wondering if Ryan is dating anyone because it might help Tara get over him and move on. I was mildly surprised, considering Ryan has claimed to be single since I met him last July, even when I asked him if Tara was his girlfriend. But that boy has secrets in his eyes. I'm not going to write back to this girl because I don't want to get involved in his drama. I just want to know why he was dishonest with me.
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