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how does one try to come of a 3 1/2 hour drive and go straight into a more formal 50th wedding anniversary celebration without looking like they just drove 3 1/2 hours?

Welcome to the neighborhood!

One of the first few weekends in my new town and I think I finally found a church.....

Today was the first time I attended, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It reminds me of my parent's church so that is comforting....

Ten minutes into the sermon an older man comes into church late and sits next to me. Afterwards we are walking out and he begins to ask me questions and when I realize that I forgot my umbrella in the pew we say our polite good-byes... or so I thought.

As I am walking out umbrella in tow I notice he is standing by the exit... Odd okay... maybe waiting for rain to slow down, good that I have mine. As the nice and respectful person I am I graciously offer to him to his car with my umbrella... we're at church and he's an older man.

As we walk, he begins to tell me how he is single... I am sure my face flinched.

When we get to his car (he wanted to walk me to mine, no thank you).... he asks me if I have a business card. Someone once advised me to carry my business cards -- sometimes it's good not to have them I say.

When I say I don't have them with me, he then asks me for my number. I politely decline again.

They have a greeting session for all new members after church, but I don't think this is what they were talking about... He won't keep me from going back, but maybe I'll make more of an effort to attend an earlier session.

realized when i was preparing for a long trip - while i throwing my fruits, veggies and milk away i was holding a glass of wine - trying to finish the rest of the opened bottles...

Has learned that sometimes home is where your toiletries are...

i can always count on coming to my parent's home to ruin any sort of diet... :)

The neighbors -

Am trying to adjust to my new neighbors, the birds.

Their chirping schedule effects my sleeping schedule and it is just not working out. I've thought about moving or how I could move them...

Ear plugs are not an option as I need my alarm in order to get me up at a decent time in the morning.

Remote Google -

Not a week goes by without a friend reaching out to let me know that they are in 'my old 'hood' thinking of me, or want to know where they should get drinks, dinner, out, etc...

Well guess what... I'm not living there right now and have started to create a new list for my new hood...

So until I get back... stop rubbing it in!! :)