... in more ways than one. Tomorrow I head back to reality - back to SF, back to work, back to my life. I'm feeling strange and kind of melancholy tonight, which I guess is typical after 5 days of intense partying and fun. My introvert side is definitely acting up, because as much fun as this Hawaiian wedding week was, I am also ridiculously tired and ready to be back in my own space.
There are so many thoughts going through my head right now that I can't even pin them all down. The week was GREAT! We got to Maui on Thursday and hit the ground running, meeting up with friends and colleagues and just having a grand old time. I love Life Coach and her *husband* (so crazy to say that) because they have such great family and friends. Everyone is SO welcoming and you just feel the love and warmth of everyone around them. Every night there was a different event and it was so great to come together and meet everyone. Drinks at a swanky hotel bar on Thursday night, a pre-wedding BBQ on Friday, the actual wedding on Saturday, brunch on Sunday, and tonight a potluck BBQ. The food tonight was amazing - having two chefs as friends is definitely where it's at!
The wedding was perfection. It was on Sugarman Estates, which is this beautiful, ocean-front private venue. Hearing the waves and the water rushing by was magical and I had so much fun dancing up a storm, even in the crazy Maui heat. Last night, we were celebrating AM's birthday and we went karaoking. Let me just say that I have NEVER gone up on stage alone at karaoke until last night. I don't know if it was the alcohol, the fact that I love showing off in front of boys, or the aloha spirit infecting me, but I did two songs and killed them both. I even had a guy at the bar ask me to sing with him - he said I seemed like a performer! I had to inform him that I only rap, so I had to decline, but it was nice to be asked. God I miss theater and acting and performing sometimes. I know I don't have the time to do any of that, but being on stage reminded me of a life that could have been... c'est la vie =)
I think this trip was a big turning point for me for a lot of reasons. I am really ready to go back to SF and focus on me and all those things I've let get away from me. Dating and finding a true partner. Losing weight. Writing more. Giving my all to my job. Coming up with a plan for a real career. All of these things have been weighing on me and being here on vacation has stirred up some desires I forgot I had, opened doors to new ideas, and closed doors that really should have shut a long time ago. There are only a few more months left of 2014's Year of Fun and I want to make them count!
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