Maybe you can tell from my lack of recent posts, but I got a job! I've been working for two weeks now and I feel in a lot of ways that this job is a "dream come true" for where I am in my life currently. I'm now the Grant Writer for Sustainable Food Center. www.sustainablefoodcenter.org It's a 25 hour/week gig but that is perfect since I stay plenty busy while I'm working, I'm exhausted when I get home and I have time to continue trying to make healthy meals in the evenings. It's also an incredible organization and I'm proud to be a part of it. Everyone I work with is super kind and they all try to live the mission in various ways. For instance, I've started feeling incredibly guilty when I bring my sandwich in plastic wrap. During my third day on the job, I realized that everyone uses reusable storage containers instead. And, I won't get into the story of how I have to hide my bananas from one of our Directors.
Anyway, the job has been great and it teaching me more about Austin and I'm hoping to make a few friends there. Although, over lunch the other day I was talking about how I have a friend who works for a photo booth. I was asked if we could contact them about getting a deal on one, and then my colleague realized that my photo booth friend probably wasn't in Austin. Thinking it was funny, I said, "no, I don't have any friends in Austin yet." I'm pretty sure that came off more like depression than humor.
But making friends is not easy as an adult. I remember that I had no problem making friends as a kid. I'd just go up and start talking with other kids and ask if they wanted to play. Now, I feel like I'm asking people on a first date if I want to hang out. Then, when we do go out with people, I'm constantly concerned about how it's going. We went out to eat this weekend with one of Eric's classmates. It was a great dinner and really fun but the whole time I felt anxious. I wanted to tell Eric to not talk his ear off. Did it look like I was showing off when I mentioned Peace Corps? What was his wife's name again? Appear interested but not overly so.
My good friend Natasha told me that soon after she moved to New York she went shopping with a girl she'd met in an attempt to make a friend. While shopping, they entered a store with a revolving door. Not wanting to stop the conversation, Natasha went through the revolving door at the same time as her "friend." This wasn't one of the big revolving doors either. It was awkward. Every time I use a revolving door I think of her story and it makes me giggle.
Overall, I think we had a good dinner with a possible new friend. Most of all, our meal was fantastic! We went to Lucy's Fried Chicken on Burnet. I'd learned of it from a coworker and wanted to try it out. I was told to order the bucket. I'm really glad we did but it was a ton of food. We also decide to try the fried deviled eggs. Everything was pretty amazing. Plus, we ended up with enough chicken to last for two more meals.
It is really fun to get to explore all these new places and we will never be at a loss for new restaurants to try out. We also have a growing list of activities to try. I'll share some of them with you next time.
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