First Days of Freedom

I have been enjoying my first days of freedom. Probably a bit too much, even. Friday, after my exit interview, I decided that I couldn’t sit at home this weekend. I know myself and I would be very down. I would start to question if I had made the right decision and freak out a little bit. So, I drove up to Savannah, GA to see a friend of mine from high school, SS. I haven’t seen him in years so I figured we’d gossip about whatever guy he was dating and I’d get to see a city I’ve always wanted to see. Plus, a new environment would be good for me. This would be my first stop in my around the world travel. So, I drove up. On the way, I stopped by Jacksonville to see BendaBald. It was sooo good to see him and wifey and the kids. I have really missed them. I’m going to try to go see them again soon. Maybe I’ll drag ShellyP with me. I’m sure she’d love to see her ex-work husband.



Savannah was so great. It was beautiful. When I was in college, there was this show called Savannah on TV. Think Desperate Housewives with southern accents. My roommate and I would watch it every week so when I told her I was going to Savannah, she was so excited. SS has been living there for years, going to art school. I haven’t seen him in 8 or 9 years, but we’ve kept in touch via the phone and email. So, it was nice to see him and to see the city. When I got to his house on Friday he gave me the tour of his place, which is really cute and we just went to sleep. It was after midnight and I had been driving all night, so I was exhausted. Saturday, we decided to do a little walking tour of the historic district. I thought the houses were beautiful and every so often there would be a little square with a fountain, gazebo, or monument of some kind. It was so nice. I took a ton of pictures. We met up with his friends (Jes and B) and went to lunch at a Mexican place. Then 3 of us took a tour on a trolley, B had to work. It was great. The tour guide gave us a million historical facts and we got to see everything. The only bad part of the day was that it was SO HOT! I thought I was going to die from the heat. I mean, I am used to heat down here in Ft. Lauderdale, but at least here we have the breeze off of the ocean. Plus, it’s not like I walk around anywhere here. After dinner and all that sun, Jes and I were exhausted so we went to SS’s place to rest a bit. Jes left so that she could shower and we hung out till B came over so that we could go out. They decided to take me on a bar hopping tour. Basically the plan was to walk downtown and stop in all of their hang outs. We’d get one drink at every bar and therefore be able to make it to almost all of them. It was so much fun! They knew everyone one. All of the bars were pretty cool. There was one club like one with hip-hop that I had a blast dancing at. We were pretty much drunk by that time, so we didn’t stay very long. And there was a piano bar that was ok. I really didn’t care for the music and it was really loud. Some of the smaller local hangouts were the best. By the around 2am (I think we started around 10) Jes and I were stumbling back to her place. The boys were trying to pick people up, so we left them there. The next day Jes didn’t even remember that. I’m so glad she remembered the way home otherwise we would have been lost. Luckily Jes lives down the street from SS. We got to her house and promptly fell asleep on the couch. Around 3 something, B came and got me. We went back to SS’s house and the 3 of us hung out till about 4 just talking. I wouldn’t let B drive home that night. I’m really strict on the whole drinking and driving thing. I won’t let anyone do it while I’m around. So, SS went to bed and B and I spend a while more talking. Let me just say B is not my type at all. He seemed to show off a bit and I thought he was immature when I first met him. He drinks too much and smokes too much for my tastes. But he is really cute. When I first met him and Jes, I really thought we would have nothing in common. I was right about Jes, but after talking to B with no one around, I got to see a different side of him. We spend hours talking Saturday night and Sunday night. We actually did have stuff in common, like he lived in Japan for 3 year and he lived in Michigan for a while. We are both from the southwest and his birthday is about a week after mine. And did I mention that he was really cute? Well, let’s just say that I got to know B a little better than I should have over the weekend and let’s just leave it at that.

Sunday, I couldn’t get the boys out of bed. If I’ve been drinking, sometimes I have a hard time sleeping. Not to mention I don’t sleep well in strange places and I was on a sofa bed in the very bright living room. So, by 8:30 I was fully awake. The boys slept till around 12 when I forced them to get up. We had lunch and then I napped while the boys watched soccer. Then I decided to cook for them. I made gyoza (Japanese dumplings), teriyaki chicken, broccoli, and rice. Jes came over for dinner. After that, I was kind of tired. I ended up going to bed and Jes went home to do laundry. I probably fell asleep at 11:30 and was awoken by someone coming in at 1:30. It was B, coming to get the bottle of rum to take down to Jes’ place. They knew I was sleep so they went to hang out down here. Since I was up, I called them and told them they could come back whenever. Once I’m woken up, I’m just up. So they came back and we all hung out for a while. SS went to bed and B and I spend hours talking. I ended up going back to sleep around 5. At 6:30 I woke up to make my long drive home. Needless to say I was exhausted, but I had to be back by 3 for an interview. Yes, I said interview. It’s not in my nature to sit around, so I knew I had to get something lined up. After getting back and doing all of my running around, I went to nap at 5:30 and didn’t wake up till midnight. Then I went back to seep and have been up since 7 this morning. Crazy weekend huh?

Ok, on to the interview. There is this new wine bar opening on Las Olas. Now I was a waitress part time a few years back. It was when I was buying my house, so I really needed the extra money and some friends of mine really needed the help. When I was doing it, I met so many people and I had a ball doing it. So, why not be a waitress while waiting for my house to see? I’m excited about this because I love wine and the menu looks really good. Training starts next week, so until then, I’m on vacation!