It's been a few years since one of my best friends, Kim, first attempted to talk me into creating a blog. My response has always been, number 1 I don't have time, and number 2 I am NOT that interesting. However, recently I've found that my life is unique and intriguing to many of my friends and acquaintances. You see, I have two VERY distinct sets of people in my life. On one side, you have my best friends from college and my home town of St. Petersburg, FL. All of these friends are married (some with children), engaged, or pretty much going down that same path. Of course I am very happy for them, and yes, there are some points in time when I envy them. (Maybe I'll devote I blog to that one day...) Even though these are the people I cherish most in life and know me better than anyone, sometimes I have trouble getting them to understand what my life is like as one of their only "still single" friends. Some say "you are just going to find someone and fall in love so fast", others live vicariously through my sporadic dating life, and I can count on all of them to give me the "you're way too good for him" or "he was such a jerk" speeches when one of my epic "relationships" ends. One of the biggest issues here is that I've always put my career first and haven't really let anyone stand in my way or, probably more often than not, support me along the way. You don't just move from an apartment on the water in Florida to Minneapolis, MN for fun...and that's exactly what I did last year. Then you have the hectic aspect of this career. I travel just about every other week to Wisconsin, Iowa, and of course back to Florida to see my lovely mom and close friends.
Then there are my new friends in Minneapolis. These are the people who are in the same stage of life as me! They are mid-20s to mid-30s, single, professional (except on the weekends and even some week nights). One would think this must be the group I fit into perfectly, and that can certainly be true. There have been make out sessions in parking lots after bar close, people getting kicked out of fine establishments like the VFW, taking body shots at someone's apartment, and obviously playing Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" at the bar in May. In sum, I have an absolute BLAST with each and every one of them! The problem is, I find that I can't keep up with these friends, and sometimes I really don't want to! You see, I spend my weekdays socializing and talking with clients, and by the end of the day all I want to do is put on my pjs, cook a frozen pizza, and watch The Real Housewives on my couch...alone. On weekends I would rather wake up at 7 AM to go for a long training run or take a spin class than nurse a hangover in bed with the blinds closed. There was a certain point in my life when I got excited to go to the most crowded bar in town filled with douchebags to buy me shots, but sadly, that time has ended. Now, my passion is for running...2 things about me that will never change: my competitive nature and my need to feel a sense of accomplishment. Long distance running allows me to channel both, and I am now at the point (quite recently I might add) where I won't give it up for a couple of extra drinks at the bar...
I used to think I was stuck in the middle of these 2 lifestyles, but more often than not, I'm not even close to being on the same wavelength right now. So maybe my one of my objections is not really true...the trials of balancing a crazy work life, trying to defend my single-status, willingly turning down shots at the bar, and dedicating a lot of my free time to running...all of those ingredients together make for a life that none of my friends have the distinct pleasure of experiencing, and therefore, might be somewhat interesting. Oh, and I got a new MacBook Air which somehow frees up all my time I never had to create a blog. With that being said, below are a few purposes for my blog:
1) Chronicle the interesting tales of my professional life, travel experiences, and recently toned down nights on the town
2) Track my progress as a runner with training updates and race recaps
3) Hopefully provide some humor to others out there as a twenty-something (single) runner...
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