Is it just me or do us girls make things too difficult? Like getting together with friends. Why is that if I want a girls night out it requires multiple conversations, emails, and phone calls with a booking many weeks out? When JM wants a night with the guys it involves a 2 text conversation and happens in two days. I may be a little jealous of that.
After a conversation last night that went something like this, it got me to thinking.
JM: Are we doing anything Thursday?
Me: I don't think so. Why?
JM: John invited me over to his house. You ok if I go?
Me: Aren't you guys getting together on Saturday night too?
JM: Yeah, but he lives close and we were going to watch a movie.
Perhaps it's wrong, but this conversation left me a bit miffed. Why isn't it so easy for me to get together with my friends? Are we really that much busier? Do we just make it too hard? Do I just not have good enough friends to have a casual get together on a few days notice? I'm not sure what the reason it, but it's bugging me. It's making me ponder on the effort involved in maintaining a relationship. I think it's important to have girlfriends, but I know those relationships frequently slip down the priority list at an alarming rate. So this is me stating I am going to make a better effort. I am going to work harder to get together with the girls. I am going to try and make new friends. After all, I need some time away too. (If you are in need of another friend, please let me know! I need more too.)
I wish we lived closer together! I feel the same way you do.
ReplyDeleteI suspect it's a mother thing. Because our conversation is completely opposite.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I got your email! You are so welcome! I hope you make a million dollars. :)
I'm so glad I read your blog so I know when JM is coming to my house LOL (I thought it was Wed)! I have to admit I am a bit jealous as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's harder for us because if we want to go out we have to schedule with our husbands to stay home with the kids or else pay a sitter. But with them, they just know that we'll stay home with the kids. For some reason it's always mom's job to make sure kid duty is covered.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with the commenter above. When I was working nights I would wake up to a text message from my husband saying he stopped at a friends house on the way home from work. We just can't do that!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with making more friends...it gets so much more difficult the older you get!