Hey, You Never Know

Last night started off as a bummer. Was supposed to meet up with some friends (post drinks with another) but a miss communication with one and someones friend throwing up with another led to me hanging out at my bar alone. Again. And as usual, met some cute, intelligent guys who kept me entertained. Some cool people. But fortunately managed to end the night at a reasonable hour, in my bed, alone.

So tonight I was looking forward to babysitting, reading and relaxing. But life had other, much more exciting plans for me. My clients called to tell me one kid wasn't feeling well and that they would possibly have to cancel their plans. But their plans involved tickets to Speed-The-Plow which is not something you casually cancel. Since they were in the city, they picked me up and brought me back to Brooklyn. After much debating and attempts to educate their child on the gravity of her decision to interfere with her parent's plans, they decided that I could go with the father if I wanted. There was some talk about having their downstairs tenant go but I'm guessing maybe it would have been too awkward, like a man date. Always up for adventure, and realizing I haven't been to Broadway since Rent, I happily obliged.

Despite how weird the situation could have been, it was actually totally cool. We talked about finance, jobs, life, etc. on the way over. And the plan was only an hour long. No having to deal with an awkward intermission. The parent's are super duper cool and despite people thinking it's weird that I'm babysitting at 27, it has actually been a great experience. It rarely interferes with my plans (minus taking my Saturday spin class), the kids are intelligent and adorable. And it's nice to be reminded that there's something beyond Manhattan, work, the gym and going out. That in fact, all of these activities, is- at least to me, some form of preparation for getting married and having babies.

So yeah, you never know where life is going to take you. But roll with it. And Enjoy. Oy yeah, and the play was fast paced, spit fire dialogue, well acted, entertaining, thought provoking and interesting. I highly recommend it.