Woo! →[More:]So, I'll admit it - I've had a couple of consecutive rough weekends the last while. So much so that I've been dreading the weekends, even though I work from home. It was a cyclical pattern of bad luck on those two days (Sat/Sun) followed by recovering from those episodes for the rest of the week. Repeat for about 2 or 3 months and that's what I've been going through.

Coupled with this is the fact I don't normally celebrate holidays. i have no family nearby (and we're not particularly close), I moved to a new city 8 months ago so very few friends here, and so on. If memory serves me correctly, I spent 2007 alone on each holiday (or overseas working): Easter, Valentine's Day, Canada Day, Birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas were all alone. I even skipped my convocation from university because I had no one to celebrate with. I always had a tiny bit of envy for people who had gatherings and made holidays an important time in their lives.

(I'm not trying to make this into a pity-fest, just trying to give you background)

So imagine my dread for this weekend - 3 days of being alone while everyone celebrates with their family. No real human contact (walking around town or running errands doesn't really count). A friend cancelled on me to do lunch today (my only social event planned). I was slightly hurt...not personally but more of a 'oh yay, another weekend alone. Especially on a holiday weekend' grumpiness.

So just as I was about to give up on humanity (ok. not really, but...) I get an invite from a friend of mine who is inviting me to Easter dinner with his family tomorrow! Woooo! My first celebration for...well...ever.

*cheers*