Happy Thanksigivng to everyone!
The holidays are one of the worst times to be single, I found these new John Mayer lyrics to be very fitting for my feelings this Thanksgiving (Yes, I am going to be talking about and quoting the new JM album for a while- get used to it). I feel like perfectly lonely is a very good way to express my relationship sentiment right now. I am SO Thankful for my friends, roomates, co-workers and family who support me in the fact that I won't "settle" just to be with someone. Even though, it is rough this time of year for sure...
So, onto the second part of my grown-up adventures. In my last entry to revealed that I was the first to set off our fire alarm while cooking bacon. Embarassing. However, not as embarassing as my next epic adventure I am about to reveal...
It was two or three weekends ago now and roomie B had just left for work. Roomie C was already at work and I was alone in the apartment. I just finished lunch and wanted to clean up the kitchen a bit. I went and threw on some houseshoes and a jacket (luckily) to take our trash out. I ended up taking our trash AND myself out. Out of habit I pulled the door shut and locked myself out of our apartment with no cell phone or car keys. I was also in the sweats I had slept in and was looking pretty rough quite honestly lol.
I stood there for a long time trying to figure out what to do... It was a horrible feeling of homelessness. I looked into our apartment complex lot and there were only two cars other than my own there, none of which I recognized. While in my deep contemplation our CRAZY neighbor came home and started to head over to our apartment to see what was up... he is so strange I didn't know what else to do but run. I ran and I ran FAST (If you knew him you would understand). In fact I ended up running most of the way to my work which is about two miles away.
On my journey to work I sprinted through a field as a short cut and saw two snakes and NO LIE was almost picked up against my will by a biker man. By the time I made it to our punch code door at work it had already been quite a journey. Luckily, I foresaw a need to have spare keys so I grabbed them out of my desk along with two bottles of water and made my way back to our apartment.
This time I wanted to avoid the field so I took an alternate route which took me by a gas station where a man asked me if I was hungry like I was homeless or something. I also had a close encouter with a pit bull in a nearby trailor park. About 1 minute from home a random man came out of a storage shed and cornered me between it and a fence suggesting I needed a ride. He was clearly on drugs and he looked like he was on his last leg. It was terrifying and he kept asking where I lived and calling me "purtey" -- I think he meant pretty??
So, I lied and told him I lived in a different apartment complex, walked there then a while later when the coast was clear made my way over to my own. When I got back there were no signs of my crazy neighbor but a cute little neighbor boy was outside. He greeted me with, "Are you okay? You look tired!" Ha... if he only knew. I told him I was very tired and to always be sure to have extra keys to your house in case you get locked out. He nodded his head and I went inside my apartment about 4 hours later than I took that stupid trash out.
I am thankful for a lot of things in my life. Right now, I am especially thankful for spare keys and the grizzly mace I purchased to protect myself in future endeavors. It was the most random journey of my life, but one I don't hope to repeat anytime soon.
Have a Happy Turkey Day :0)
Loyally,
Kristin
