s it just me or is it incredibly hard to make friends as an adult? As a child you make friends without even realizing it. Kids and all their damn innocence. They can make friends with anybody. As a grown up you become a lot more picky and have a vast assortment of personalities to deal with.
I have been living in this city for almost four years and I am yet to make any girlfriends. Don’t get me wrong, I have friends. They are all guys. Jeremie and I (who work for the same company) hang out with the guys we work with. And if you are wondering, yes I was the only girl in the office. Another fun fact: all these guys are single so I can’t even meet their beautiful hypothetical girlfriends. So how is one supposed to meet friends? It really doesn’t help that I am an acquired taste of a human being. My jokes? Hilarious! To other people other than myself and my husband who’s duty it is to laugh at them? Maybe not so funny…
We all know that out of an entire group of people you only click with a select few. And this is where you will see a lightbulb above my head. Some of you may know from an earlier post that I am on maternity leave so there is someone to cover my ass at work.. a girl! One of the guys from work has a girlfriend, awesome! I get my nails done by a super awesome chick. I am in pole dancing and some of the girls seem okay in my books (you know, those books of mine that apparently have the strictest potential friend policy). So I start picking and choosing some girls out of these different groups like I am picking teammates in phys ed class. And the Cool Party is created! Capital C.
Tonight is the night that some women are going to come over and drink wine and eat terrible appetizers that I have prepared. I am nervous because I have never been a hostess before. It is my job to make sure these strangers (to each other) have a good time. I suppose I can double my wine intake if they seem bored and that will guarantee something to talk about when they leave at the end of the night. I have a dirty board game to play. At least I think it’s dirty since it warns me not to play with my mother (although, in my case my mom wins for the dirtier mind). I will keep you posted on the Cool Party to let you know if it is a total bust or if I am queen hostess and friend matchmaker of the year. Wish me luck.
Do you think this is enough wine for approximately 6 people?