Cheers!

     Right now I would like nothing more than to walk down to the nearby trendy street and have a latte.  And when I say latte, I mean beer.  The reasons for wanting to do this are plentiful: the weather is finally gorgeous a comfortable 75 degrees, I can still make happy hour, it is only about a half mile walk which is extremely reasonable (plus I'll burn some of those beer calories), people watching is always fun, beer just tastes better by the pint, among other reasons.  However, I don't feel up to doing this adventure solo.  It is a problem that I encounter frequently.  It's not just the independence thing, which I'm pretty good with.  It's not the drinking alone thing (it is a reasonable hour and I'm not going to any extremes here, people).  It is that I don't like strangers to talk to me.  I know, I've mentioned it before and it is weird.  I'm not trying to toot my own horn, but I tend to get attention from the opposite sex. 
     I think it is mostly the redhead thing.  I mean I have got a LOT of curly red hair.  I sort of stick out in a crowd.  At Trader Joe's one employee asked me twice if I was finding everything alright, I was fine.  Then he said that I have an older-era look, um, okay.  THEN he asked if I needed help to my car.  NO!  I am absolutely not sending any signals (do my capital letters convey this?).  If this happens when I go grocery shopping what would happen in a social setting such as a bar or restaurant? 
     One of the reasons my independent adventures come up so often is because my boyfriend is attending law school.  Law school is a time-suck.  One homework assignment can last hours.  Getting ahead on homework and reading assignments lasts only one day at most.  To make matters worse, he is an incredibly hard worker and continues to challenge himself.  I am super proud of him and extremely pleased that he will be graduating in just a few months!  It will all be over soon.  In the meantime we will continue to make the occasional happy hour out on the town, while settling for the occasional happy hour at home. 
     So I settle in for a nice beer at home.  I guess it it is better this way.  I save money, for one thing.  But mostly, I can still spend time with my boyfriend.  And when I say spend time with, I mean he's busy studying while I watch hours of TV, blog, nap, and occasionally cook.  Today I made a smoothie!  Cheers to you, dear reader.
Ginger out.