The Single Girl’s Night Out

Today: payday!  This afternoon before leaving work I realized that my paycheck had been electronically deposited in my account (“Praise Jesus! Praise Jesus!”), which means, a trip to Target was in order.  I basically just had to get a couple essential grocery items, but since I had been on hiatus from buying anything (yes, anything – ok, except gas) for a whole week and a half due to insufficient (read: no) funds, there were a couple other nonessentials that I didn’t feel bad about putting into my basket tonight.  I mean, come on, 27 Dresses just came out, how could I resist that?

Well, I didn’t realize what kind of mood I must’ve been in until I walked up to the register and started emptying my little red basket of goodies.  (p.s. I love Target.)  After the OJ and milk and a few other groceries were scanned through, the rest of the items just screamed, “I live by myself, I’m single, and I’m just going to own that right now, is that ok with you?!”  Of course I didn’t actually say anything, but I just had to laugh at myself.  27 Dresses (duh!), 2 bags of Dove dark chocolates (2 for $5, give me a break!), a bouquet of flowers (yes, I buy flowers for myself as a rule), 3 lipsticks (they were on sale), a caffeine-free Diet Coke, and a new shirt for spring (hopefully I get a chance to wear it). I think that was all.  I’m pretty sure the poor high school cashier boy could’ve cared less, nor did I think he was judging me, I just thought it was funny, I felt like such a pathetic loser.  That feeling came and went as soon as I remembered that I was totally looking forward to James Marsden.

I’m content being single, honestly, and as much as I wish CJ would kick his butt into gear and just freaking ask me out already, that’s not happening, and I can’t make it happen, so it’s a good thing I know that patience is a virtue.  And more importantly, a fruit of the Spirit.  I’ll write more about that later.  Anyways, the night was overall a success.  Target run, check.  Flowers in water, check.  Nice long walk around New Brighton, check.  Lunges, ugh, check.  Dinner, check.  Girly movie (mixed in with a few happy tears at the end), check.  Blog post, check.

I took my daily dose of melatonin and I’m starting to fade, so I’m out.  Yes, I’m still living in love, in case you cared.  Do any of you have a motto for 2008?  It’s not too late.  Just sayin.  ♥ jb