Last evening was a prime example that Andrew and I have not completely adjusted to our new town...there is still some ways to go in that regard. We attended the annual athletic boosters fundraiser. I had been looking forward to it all week. An evening out with adults sounded divine! I am struggling a bit with the fact that not only do I not have any friends here, but this winter has been so brutal that I can't really be out. My "old" friends aren't that far away, but in this weather it's too far. I knew that we would know many people last night and I was really looking forward to that.
I acknowledged before we left that I was tired. Robert had to be at a scouting function in our old town which required us to leave our house about 7:15 in the morning. We then had a day full of basketball games and errands, and of course another trip back to our old town early afternoon to retrieve Robert. But still, I was looking forward to the evening.
About an hour into it though, I was wondering how much longer we had to stay. The kids were all tired and I was afraid they might implode on each other if left alone too long, and frankly, I was bored. We did know several people there, especially Andrew, and he did a wonderful job of introducing me. However, not one single person there could I consider a friend. There was only so much small talk I could make throughout the course of the evening, and then it became evident nothing was left to say...and usually the person I was chatting with had friends and would move on anyway. Andrew was very understanding when I decided it was time to go, and surprisingly, he felt the same way I did. He knew many people there, but agreed it was mostly just small talk that grew awkward after time. Obviously we still have a ways to go with making friends, and I'm hoping that we will be able to do so. We are very blessed to have wonderful friends not too terribly far away, but it would be so very nice to be able to have some right here in town!
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