This weekend was wonderful
My college roommate and dear friend Pete made it up from Florida with his wife and new kiddo for the weekend. It was encouraging to see them again. The whole “work/family/life” has gotten in the way of us having much meaningful contact these last few years, so it was nice to remedy that.
It was refreshing that even after years apart once we were together again, everything was all good. The inside jokes all came storming back. His lovely wife even mentioned how fun it was for her to see us together again; she was seeing a “side” of his personality that she hadn’t seen in a long time. (Granted that “side” is more irreverent and sarcastic than a healthy marriage should endure, so I predict it will lie dormant until we meet again…)
And that got me thinking because a different side of me was coming out too. Well not really different, just a side that hadn’t really seen the light of day in a long time. A carefree, funny, irreverent, and confident personality than has been unintentionally suppressed, in favor of a blah and low-key “so-called” personality of someone trying to fly under everyone’s radar.
When you are with people who know you, love you, and accept you, you can experience a great freedom. I wasn’t trying to impress him, I wasn’t worried about whether or not he liked me, I wasn’t being judged. I was able to just be me… and I liked it.
And I believe 4 posts in one day is plenty… time to shut this down for the day.
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