Sunday, November 8, 2009

On the Park Bench Like Bookends

You'll never guess who I saw yesterday. You won't! Mostly because I saw a lot of people. I went out with my friend, Joanne. We drank our not-quite-matching drinks at Stockton Bridge in the late afternoon. The waiter really got into the idea of photos. He had to bring another lime slice. It was beautiful weather, warm, sunny, and some sewage but the folks at Margaritaville had to sit closer to the sewage. Joanne and I had the bird's eye view.  I took photos of the sewage but I'll spare you the visual deets unless you're writing a report and need photos. Lots of cans, plastic containers, wood, foam that looked like sponges, filth. Not pretty. The sewage-y stuff was riled up in the last storm.

I saw, Chris, who was standing around at the weekly car "show" doing his thang, being car-y. I got a good hug out of the brief "seeing" and I have to confess that I have not had a good hug like that since he dumped me in July. I was a streetwalker out looking for hugs at a car show. Seeing him didn't make me cry, didn't make me nervous. Seeing him, the great hug and our conversation made me feel happy. And driving away did not make me sad. 


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12 comments:

*fitcetera* said...

What I'm learning (yes, still) ... Life never looks like how you think it's going to or want it to. If it did, we'd never be surprised at how much we've grown (or not) how we've healed (or not) how much we're loved and love.
Ain't it grand?

Shelley said...

You know, I still think Chris is a jerk for what he did, but dang, he does have a great head of hair.

Glad you were able to walk away from the hug intact.

CherylK said...

Well, hey, if it made you happy, then it was a good thing, for sure.

the Bag Lady said...

If you're happy, I'm happy.

(See, I can be nice.....)

POD said...

I got home from a day away doing all sorts of wonderful things with my sister and her daughter and logged on and read these comments from all of you and laughed out loud.
Thank you so much.
Shelley -- he was/is a jerk for what he did. I'm sure he knows that but he still did it - what can a person do but do what they must? I just hope I don't ever get in a position to do that.
Fitc - what Chris did forced me into a learning period that I am still inside of. I hope to make the maximum out of it. Even seeing him again, I can sense the learning I've done. ;-)

Cheryl & BL - thanks for the smile. I'm happy today and I didn't see Chris today. I may have accidentally played a part in my own happiness.

P/F said...

For the love of Chris. He looked cuter when he was dating you.

I'm just feeling really happy that you no longer have to spend your weekends on auto-themed activity. But hugs with no strings are good too.

Crabby McSlacker said...

Love the weather report: "It was beautiful weather, warm, sunny, and some sewage..."

Glad to hear the Chris-sighting went so well. Seems like you're in a much better place with all of it.

MizFit08 said...

man.
did your heart do that flipfloppy thing still?

(my chris had hair like that when I met him!! and then the falling out began :))

Dr. J said...

Good for you, buddy!!

Glad to hear that Margaritiville has such far reaching influences
:-)

Libby said...

I am happy that you are happy...:) But one is not allowed to wear sandels and a jacket at the same time!

Melissa said...

Your narrative of the Chris sighting made me happy. Because it's all about dealing with things and everything coming out right-ish...I think...

happyfunpants said...

I couldn't agree with Melissa more.