Dinner out!

So I just got the news... We are going out with another couple (outside of family) for the first time since we got married!  We will all meet up at church for this great production they are putting on and then go out to dinner. I am so excited!  It's not like we stayed in and didn't go out with others on purpose.  It's just when we got back from the wedding and honeymoon, work and the spring semester were already in full swing.  Honestly, it feels like we have been playing catch-up for the last month.  It is nice to finally be able to go out and have some fun with another couple who is our age.

So far, now that I have hit the one month of being married mark, I think the hardest part has been the move.  I love my husband and I love my job.  I am even starting to be more comfortable at the church we have found.  But I miss my friends.  I miss my school and the routine of going in to study with my grad school friends.  I still talk to some friends and my best friends will always be there for me, I know.  But it is just different. 

Part of me thinks the lack of social interaction might be good.  It will keep me focused until after I am done with my dissertation.  But the other part of me still misses my coffee dates with Tiffany, my bi-weekly pedi dates with Susan and my weekly dinners with Ami.  I didn't move far, just far enough to make keeping up and not missing anything a challenge.

Chris has been wonderful.  He really tries.  The biggest difference between us is that he is happy to come home and chill by himself in his chair.  I, on the other hand, want to meet up with friends and chat or socialize.  I crave those interactions. 

I guess I will just have to buckle down and focus and get my dissertation done so I can focus on the fun stuff.  And for now, I will have to have a blast when we meet up with another couple for dinner.  I wonder where we will go... but really it doesn't matter!  Anywhere is great with me!