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Looking Back....The Last Year

My grandmother always said, “Don’t worry until the knife is at your throat.” When you type that out, it’s kind of disturbing for a grandmother to say — but that was Rosie. She also said, “There are three sides to every story: my version, your version, and what actually happened.” I think that’s true. This my version of the back story. A Good Beginning I've said many times, 2023 was the best year I've had. I was living my best life. Casually dating, lifting weights, travelin

The Looking Glass

13 Patios

May 21, 20254 min read

Patio Four – The Quick Witted “Brit Ish” Bird

I have been really enjoying 13 Patios. The people are all very different, the drinks are hit or miss, and the conversations range from awkward small talk to life stories told through saucepans. Two Months Too Long Elle and I had been texting for about almost two months, which is two months longer than I spend texting patio meet ups. It long enough to discover we had a mutual friend, that we narrowly missed each other at a party and almost ended up on the same softball team. S

Patio Three - The Girl Who Picked Pip Up.

A month has passed since I started my goal of meeting 13 strangers. After my last patio meet-up, which was a bit of a flop and something I actually hadn’t planned for, I found myself wondering, what is my ideal patio outcome? This started as a way to put myself out there, to try new patios, meet new people. If you look at my bookshelf, you would see it’s stacked with books about psychology, personalities, and relationships. I’m fascinated by the Enneagram and MBTI. Side not

Patio Two - For What It's Worth

Jess and I started talking via an app about a month ago, but I kept the texting to a minimum. I’ve been busy putting my time into people I know in real life. I think “in real life” is such a funny phrase. I know apps can be helpful to meet people, but I'm definetly a fan of real life. The Patio She chose Replay in Andersonville. I’m a fan of that neighborhood, so I was excited to check out the patio. Our server was super friendly, a genuinely nice guy who, as it turned out, w