Well, as I'm sure most of you know from facebook, I got the job at Trilogy and I start sometime next week. It'll be a job I can keep all winter, too. I'm eager to like it and to fit in. I've been looking forward to finding a place for myself here. I don't know where I'll find it, but I know it's there already.
Speaking of which, Shawn and I were invited to his new work friend's girlfriend's house last night. I sat on the couch and observed and put in my two cents when I could. Two other girls dropped in while we were there, which made it difficult to get to know Bri, the girl's house we were at. But one of them was a girl I'd seen working at the health food store, and was almost 100% sure was a girl i'd gone to summer camp with twice (one year she was in Bethany's 'flight', and the other year when Bethany was at a different camp, she was in the same barracks as me). I remembered her because she's one of those people that stand out, like a sun. So warm, real, charismatic and confident - I remembered how she drew people of all ages to her like bees to honey. But I never felt she saw anything special in me. (maybe because on some inner level I was sending out defensive, jealous vibes?) We never connected as friends. Perhaps because we were never in the same flight, also. Anyway, I was never sure enough it was her to say anything. For one thing she's taller and thinner. But last night I couldn't help myself, and I told her she looked really familiar. And she was like, "I think we went to summer camp together...did you have a twin sister?" It WAS her! We had a little reunion, and when we left that night she gave me a big hug. All the girls that were at the apartment last night were really nice, and into the same things as me. I felt among kindred spirits that didn't know I was one of them yet.
The day is soft today. As soon as I stepped out in it for a walk around town I felt it soften me. The bird's chirping seemed lazy and peaceful as opposed to the frenzied chorus of earlier spring. hardly anyone was out and about as I walked up 1st street into town. just that sound of wind blowing through fir and cedar and hemlock branches. And birds, and a distant car or two.
I made lasagna the other night and there is a tiny bit left. Ricotta spinach. My first attempt in years...and I forgot, after everything was prepared and ready to layer, that our one square glass baking dish had shattered the week before in an Unfortunate Incident I wish not to discuss. When I realized this, the Coop was closed for the day. The ONLY place to get a baking dish. so, what I ended up doing was layering it all up in one of my 9-inch round cake pans. It worked...it was delicious....and I am going to have some right now.
another option is lasagne roll ups! hey congrats at your new jawb! i'm excited to hear all about it. and to me, YOU are like a rainbow.
ReplyDeletegee, Labee! to ME, you are like a sapphire...but I also think of amber because you love it so much. and it's funny because those are like your two colours I just realized - amber an earth colour that matches your earth sun sign, Taurus, and sapphire's a match with your water moon sign, Cancer!
Deleteand I think I thought of sapphire because you've always been my ocean swimming partner also.
haha, I'm sure you weren't expecting a response, but you got one anyway!
I'm not sure I could remember anyone from my flight in basic just by looks! What's her name? Was she from Victoria? Anyways, that's really cool. I hope this job is a better fit than covet was.
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