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Today was the first day in a long time that I felt lonely.
Overall, I've enjoyed not knowing many people in Albany. I like not feeling any pressure to go out or socialize. I like the ability to keep my schedule fairly simple. Classes, homework, time with my husband and then whatever else I want to do.
I suppose it was the weather.
I was supposed to go to an orientation today for the community gardens. There's a garden just one street over from our apartment and it's only $20 for the season so it seems like a good deal. I have to attend an informational session in order to reserve a plot. There was a gardening 101 class afterwards. Unfortunately, I missed my first bus, which meant that I missed my second bus and I would've been 45 minutes late to a 1 hour session. I suppose I could've walked but I wasn't keen on walking on Rt. 9, I'm not sure there are even sidewalks there. Google maps said it would take me 47 minutes to walk it but I guess my legs are too short. I never walk as fast as Google maps predicts.
Instead, I walked to the Pine Hills library, which turned out to be about the same amount of time because it's uphill the one way. But it was a beautiful day and worth it. I got a few books I need for my YA lit. class and thumbed through some gardening books before heading home. I took a detour through the Washington Park first, though. There were a lot of people there...
And all the time, I just wished I had someone to walk with.
It was too beautiful a day to spend alone and everyone I saw seemed to know it too. Most people were walking with others or sitting on their stoops or porches. Laughing and talking and drinking and walking.
And I was by myself.
I guess I should try to make some friends...
Overall, I've enjoyed not knowing many people in Albany. I like not feeling any pressure to go out or socialize. I like the ability to keep my schedule fairly simple. Classes, homework, time with my husband and then whatever else I want to do.
I suppose it was the weather.
I was supposed to go to an orientation today for the community gardens. There's a garden just one street over from our apartment and it's only $20 for the season so it seems like a good deal. I have to attend an informational session in order to reserve a plot. There was a gardening 101 class afterwards. Unfortunately, I missed my first bus, which meant that I missed my second bus and I would've been 45 minutes late to a 1 hour session. I suppose I could've walked but I wasn't keen on walking on Rt. 9, I'm not sure there are even sidewalks there. Google maps said it would take me 47 minutes to walk it but I guess my legs are too short. I never walk as fast as Google maps predicts.
Instead, I walked to the Pine Hills library, which turned out to be about the same amount of time because it's uphill the one way. But it was a beautiful day and worth it. I got a few books I need for my YA lit. class and thumbed through some gardening books before heading home. I took a detour through the Washington Park first, though. There were a lot of people there...
And all the time, I just wished I had someone to walk with.
It was too beautiful a day to spend alone and everyone I saw seemed to know it too. Most people were walking with others or sitting on their stoops or porches. Laughing and talking and drinking and walking.
And I was by myself.
I guess I should try to make some friends...