Sotto, I'm very glad to read that you are enjoying your new place. I knew it wouldn't take you long to unpack and get things organized and I'm sure that next spring...your garden will be beautiful.
Enjoy your weekend. It will be fun meeting up w/a chum from the forum and visiting w/friends.
I think you are very wise to leave NG be. It may be that NG has something else going on and isn't ready to go out for a drink, but it's his loss.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
