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The country mouse in the big city

Posted on by Sherri
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I’m so tired, but in a good way. I visited an old college friend last night. Maybe it’s just a quirk of mine, but I always expect people to look completely different if I haven’t seen them in a while, and I also expect them not to recognize me. As you might expect, she recognized me just fine, and she is still every bit as beautiful and gracious as she was in college.

It surprised me how much we had to talk about. We probably have more in common now than we did back in the day. We picked up some Starbucks and pizza to take back to her apartment and got a little silly as girls can do. Of course the evening wouldn’t be complete without one of my trademark inappropriate remarks, but it made my friend laugh hysterically, so I guess it may have been worth it. I don’t know why I do that. I don’t have the balls to pull them off. Those remarks are why I have a love affair with my delete key. Wish I had one for my mouth.

But the night was great. Jen has a strength she may not recognize but which is quite obvious to me. She projects femininity and beauty in a way I wish I could. Her apartment smelled divinely neutral and so did she, and I hope to have many more evenings just like it. (Minus the trademark inappropriate remark).

I feel fantastic

Posted on by Sherri
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Why is my dryer suddenly making everything smell like fish? There’s been no fish anywhere near my house in months. And if there had been, why would it be in the dryer? Seriously, why?

I’ll be visiting with an old college friend this week. I’m nervous and excited at the same time. Excited for the normal reasons, because I like her. Nervous for some normal reasons and some abnormal ones: I’m embarrassed at my behavior in college; I used to be hot and now I am not; I’m not involved in musical theater (or music, or theater) in any way, and I feel guilty leaving it behind; I hate accommodating the stupid fragrance allergy (“Please jump through these hoops for me. I can’t guarantee it will be worth it.”).

But you know what? I feel fantastic. I think I may have gotten my fingernails under the edge of the fragrance/sinus/migraine problem. I’m meditating and avoiding fragrance and not dwelling on it. Wallowing in self-pity really does make it worse, and so does stress. I’m not saying it’s not still a problem, but I have enough experience with it (almost a year) to know what to expect, and that makes it easier. I’m not mad about it anymore, and I think that’s the main thing. Jen has been understanding about it, so for that I am grateful. Not that I expected any different. I remember her as a classy, friendly girl, and I can’t wait to see her again.

I’ve only re-met one other college friend, and that was a few years ago. We talked and visited many times, got good and caught up, but fell out of touch as happens with people like Danny and me, and my last email went unanswered. He might have changed jobs by that time, because it was a work email. I felt like I should have tried harder to keep up with him, but finally realized that it was only half my responsibility.

I feel fantastic