What an absolute blast I had this weekend. These are the things that have been a blessing in disguise of this whole situation!
I ran a ragnar relay race which is about 200 miles down to the tip of cape cod. Our team was 12 people total, 6 people per van. In my van, literally no one knew each other except the team captain who knew everyone somewhat. There were 3 guys and 3 gals. I was with them for 36 hours straight on the course in this van. It was like the Real World meets a crazy relay race. The way everyone meshed together was unreal honestly. Then we spent the night at the finish line and had a great night out on the town and then drove back to the start for over 2 hours together.
I am definitely not an extrovert but not a total introvert either. But this was out of my comfort zone. I went back and forth on whether or not to do it for a while and a few weeks ago, I was like, what's the reason not to? There was no reason so I went for it. Just being in this situation it helps build confidence, which helps social skills, which builds confidence, which helps social skills etc etc etc. I see the changes in myself, I can continue to make myself better.
The captain was my yoga instructor. See how all this has worked? It is crazy. 5ish months ago I was debating whether or not to give yoga a try. Today I have several knew friends and getting into new physical hobbies which I enjoy. It feels great!
The yoga instructor definitely does have a bit crush. It does make me feel good but I am not exactly sure how to handle it. I do like her personality. She does open up about things she has gone through in her past relationships and asks me questions. I remain closed off but did open up slightly during this trip. I am worried about too much of an emotional connection developing and her getting hurt one day. But I'll take it one day at a time and try to let things flow.
The best part was that WW was completely out of my mind all weekend long and there was no visiting this site!
