Throw some Glitter, make it rain...

Oh singledom my dear old friend- isn't this an exciting world to revisit?! I'd actually forgotten just how good of friends we really can be! It's been a very, very long time since I've been this happy.

The first weekend was spent out with an old friend I hadn't seen in years. We had a blast at a couple of different bars with her friends, and at one particular bar she met an old friend. We chatted, he bought us some shots, and we just generally had a lot of fun. The bartender decided throwing ice down my shirt was an awesome idea too- so I got free shots for that as well. She hit it off with him and we decided to hang out as his after the bars closed. The universe must've been playing a practical joke on me because it turned out that the guy lived next door to my ex-father in law! It was also exactly 2 years to the day since the last time I'd spoken to him. As soon as I drove up to the house, another car followed me into the next driveway- only to find it was my ex-step sister in law coming home from a night out. I ran in the house quickly trying to avoid her. I'm not sure if she saw me or not. I just couldn't get over the irony of it all. I decided around 5am it would probably be best to head home so that my ex-father in law wouldn't see my car when he took the dog out a few hours later. I'm still mildly shocked at the fact that he lived next door to my ex-in laws.

The following weekend I went to see Casey James, Neal McCoy and Chris Cagle in concert with several of my friends. What a CRAZY night! I pregamed while waiting for everyone to arrive so I was nicely oiled by the time everyone got here and then we had another few drinks before we headed out. The concert was fantastic until Chris Cagle got on stage- he's too much of a diva for his own good. He's lucky he writes some awesome songs. After the concert, we headed over to another nightclub to dance the rest of the evening. One of my friends brothers decided to take a liking to me and got horribly upset when I rejected his advances. It's been a long time since I've seen someone take such a pissy temper tantrum about it all! I kept running off to my other friend's best friend and asking him to save me. My girls spied [what they considered] a hottie on the dancefloor and ended up flirting with him for a good part of the rest of the evening. I'll give it to him- even though he was overly groomed and his face needed a bag over his head, he was pretty hot if you were just concentrating on his body. I gave him the nickname of "Abs" because I couldn't drag my eyes off his torso. Everyone ended up back at mine, including Abs and his friend. Turns out Abs and his friend were both in the Army- No wonder he was ripped! Unfortunately, they were also only 23- a little too young for my tastes. And Abs' friend just about lost his dick when he seemed to think that I was interested in fucking him. Sorry, Army guys aren't my type. I totally took one for the team and let the friend stay in my room, making it very clear that while he could sleep in my bed, nothing would happen. I figured the least I could do is let my friend and Abs have some time alone- its not her typical thing to take a guy home the first night she meets him, but exceptions can always be made. Abs' Friend didn't seem to realize that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. I'd already rejected one guy that night, why did he think he'd be so special? I spent the majority of the night elbowing him in the ribs, kicking him and generally trying to get him to understand that he has *that* side of the bed and he better damn well stay on it before i make him sleep on the floor. When I woke up being poked in the back, I told him to deal with it or I'd break it for him. Needless to say He couldn't wait to leave the next morning.

Last weekend was the annual work christmas party. Meh. I mean, it's a christmas party. And we only have about 9 people there. After the white elephant gift exchange, I ended up with a bottle of Absolute Citron & my friend had a bottle of Bacardi Pina Colada. Her and I decided to head downtown with her friends from the weekend before. We ended up at a college bar with $1 beers & shots. Originally, we were meant to meet up with Abs, but as I expected, Abs turned out to be the love 'em and leave 'em douchebag type. He never called and he never met up with us after sweet talking her all week. Her best friend came out with us again and spent most of the evening buying me shots. I love the fact that over the past 3 weekends, I haven't spent more than $15 on a night out. The sexual tension between us is crazy when we're drinking. He's not really my typical type- I mean, I love country boys but he's a little scrawny for my usual taste. He's a really good guy and we do have a lot in common, surprisingly. I'm not going to pin my hopes on anything though- I'm definitely enjoying the flirting and I wouldn't mind him being my midnight kiss for new years, but that's about all I'm looking for right now. After the bars closed, we all headed back to my friend's house and hung out till the sun came up. It's been years since I've spent the night partying like that! Unfortunately, one of the shots I took had bailey's in it and I ended up being as sick as a dog all the next day but it was well worth it!

I considered going out to the burlesque show in downtown tonight but I figured I should rest up for this weekend's festivities instead. After all, I'm hanging out with my favourite bartender who I haven't seen in over a year! it's going to be a crazy party- especially since there will be a lot of tequila involved.

I'm having so much fun meeting new people and I'm really going back to being myself again- the crazy, wild, party girl that everyone remembers me as. I feel enlightened- I'm not conscious and concerned about what other people think of me. My "take me as I am" and "what you get is what you see" attitudes are coming back. I feel so much happier- like a burden's been lifted off me. I'm sleeping better (even if i do end up passing out on my sofa while watching movies half the time) and I'm not as uptight as I've been over the past few years. I'm not in as much pain all the time either. Admittedly, I'm taking my meds far more religiously than I used to as well, but I think the general feeling of happiness is helping a lot. I'm being more active, and while I'm still suffering from some pretty horrible fatigue at times, I'm learning when I need to rest and when I can keep pushing through. I've also cut way back on my caffeine intake- my therapist is actually starting to consider that perhaps I may have a slight touch of ADHD that we've never noticed before because of the amount of caffeine I've kept myself loaded up on since I was a teenager. Since cutting down on my diet coke & dr. pepper intake, I'm practically bouncing off the walls throughout the day. Bouncing off the walls and being exhausted at the same time is a rather peculiar feeling... but I'm learning to enjoy it.