change of plans

well matt's trip to africa has been postponed. he got a call minutes before leaving to go to the airport to catch a place from la to london, and he learned that he would not be able to meet the person he was going all the way to africa to meet while he was there. so instead of flying all the way over there to tour a cement factory and sit around in a (possibly) bed bug infested hotel, he has decided to push the trip back until december or january.

my reaction: just please don't miss my birthday.

but on a more serious note, while i am happy that i don't have to worry (quite yet) about possible misadventures on the dark continent, and i'll be happy to have him back in the big apple, i feel like i was just starting to enjoy my apartment and be more productive. remember all those goals i had for myself?

his reaction: why don't you just pretend i'm not there? i'll see you in three weeks.

yeah right.

so although three weeks of single amanda is not going to happen just yet, i'd like to look back and reflect on all the things i've done while matt was out of town for the past three days, and the things i have planned.

rooms cleaned: 3 (including hall)
dinners with friends: 2
nights spent chilling on my couch with a buddy: 1
catch-up convos with friends: 2
gym visits: 2 (so far)
halloween parties/activies: 2.5

i'm not going to let matt's unplanned return put a crimp in my newly invigorated social life. he should be a happy addition to it all, not my excuse for laying around on his futon every night after work and all weekend. and as much as i like spending nights with him in his basement studio, i have come to appreciate and enjoy my apartment. i know this feeling will be short lived (i'm finicky) so i want to go with it while the feelings are still good.

i give it a week.