It was the first day of our puente (four day weekend) and we were ready to do nothing but SLEEP and be lazy - which is just what we did!! Glorious! :)
By eight it was time to leave, but I took so long getting ready that I made it out the door way later than expected, and arrived at Chamartin emarassingly late. >_< Brother.
Scott was right there to greet me and had a bag of two star doughnuts in his hands to give me! We caught a train to Sol and I showed him around Plaza Mayor and stopped for some pizza before heading back to Alcala.
When we got home, Katie and Abby were all dressed up super adorably in their coats and hats and scarves, and ready for some tapas. I got home an hour later than I had anticpated and told them I would and was sure they'd bail on me because of it, so I was overjoyed when I saw them all dressed up and ready to go out with me and my friend!
See, I hang out with Katie's friends and Abby's friend, but it's never been my turn to bring a friend around for them to hang out with. I was a little nervous about it - as it's not something that I ever really do. I'm usually with someone and if I have a friend it's just awkward, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But the fact they were there for me meant the world to me! <3
We went out to my favorite tapas bar in Alcala and ate and drank and talked. It was totally perfect. A great introduction to Spain, if I do say so myself! ;)
Going out with those two and a visiting friend made me realize just how close I've grown to them. I had that same feeling I get when I'm in a relationship with someone where I think to myself, "I'm having a really good time, but you know what I really want? I really want to be at home, all of us in our PJs, piled on one of our beds and giggling about the day's successes and disasters."
I always thought that warm, squishy feeling of love and comfort could only be found in a romantic relationship, but I'm starting to see that this isn't the case at all. The fact that I honestly had no idea that I could feel loved and whole and part of something bigger and comfortable and comforted and supported all because of the friends I had makes me suddenly understand all those "Sex and the City" episodes so much better! I knew this was always what I wanted, I just didn't quite know if it was a real thing or if I'd ever find it.
I'm so happy I have. <3
XOXO
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