Everwhere is walking distance if you have the time

[ClingingToHope]

Managed to scrape together a good weekend. Little wistful though.

Friday I had the girls during the day -- we lazed around mostly -- then headed to my church's Good Friday service.

XW texted me and wanted me to keep them later because she had dinner with her "mom." I texted I already had plans at 7:30 p.m. and the girls would be waiting for her.

I've basically figured out whenever she gives me specifics, she's lying. It likely was dinner with BF.

No matter. I had an interesting evening. I met up with my divorced buddy who is very desperate to find someone. He really feels lost without a woman in his life. He was out with a bunch of his co-workers. I met up with them. We hit another restaurant.

I'd texted Church_31, now Church-32 earlier in the day with a scheduling question about our growth group. We're now co-leaders. I took over for one of the prior co-leaders.

So that started a series of texts and in the end I invited her to meet us when she got off work.

She actually did. I was pretty shocked and really happy. She stayed with us the final two hours. She sat next to me. Told me some new things I didn't know about her and her family and when everyone headed home I said goodnight.

Next day I volunteered for kids program at church since I really didn't have much going on during the day. When I was finished, I new some of my friends were going to be at a party on that side of town. Instead of wasting gas, I headed to the mall where Church_32 was working -- she's doing whatever side jobs she can while she's back in school for accounting.

I ran into two friends who are getting married in May. So I sat with them for a while, visited Church-32 -- who didn't know I was coming -- and later told the male friend in the couple how I took it as a good sign that Church-32 actually met my group the night before.

I sooooooooooooooooo want to think that maybe she's becoming more interested in me. I soooooooooooooooo don't think that's true. But I'm a romantic. You see the movies where the good guy gets the girl. That rarely happens in real life.

She still hasn't ever called or texted me first. I've always led the conversation.

Sigh ... Friday was pretty fun. It felt like an adrenaline rush.

Today, that couple invited me to his parents' house for Easter brunch. I was just going to do church, workout, watch the Masters and head into work and get caught up.

I skipped the heading into work part. Instead, I took half a sleeping pill so I won't lie awake pondering my life.