Down by the Bay

Summer has officially begun. Last night I drove over an hour to Rhode Island to meet up with Allie, who finished work at 9 and, like me, was desperate to get out of the house. I did not care that I had to drive an hour, through Providence, at 9 o'clock at night. The drive itself was worth it: me, some sweet music, and the humming of the car as I pushed 80 on the highway. I needed so badly to get out, and just go. We found each other at the Mobil station in Narragansett, after I drove around a rotary for about 10 minutes straight - this felt very sketchy, but nonetheless I was ecstatic to see someone from school, especially Allie, with whom I spent 6 hours drinking on a hammock a couple of weeks ago. We went to BK for a very late dinner (my stomach always does twists and turns when I eat any fast food, but it was so necessary), and then found Stefano. This was not quite as easy as it sounds...my driving skills are sub-par, to put it one way, and Jessica, my GPS, likes to mess with my head. It was interesting. We finally ended up, somehow, on a beach with Stefano and a couple of his friends, just talking and hanging out. This was all I needed - laughter, good stories, a cool and crisp night near the water. It was lovely :)

I left pretty early, since Allie had to go to work anyway, and stopped for coffee on the way home. I love this freedom. I love being able to do what I want, and not thinking about school or classes or sailing. I enjoyed the drive home almost as much as the drive there - I had stolen my sister's iPod, since mine was on its deathbed when I left last night, and since she has amazing taste in music, it was a blissful ride with the perfect soundtrack. The drive there was better though - it was dark, and pretty late, and something about it felt dangerous. Not that there is anything dangerous about Rhode Island in May, but I guess the spontaneity of driving an hour just to meet up with a friend from school, going through a city at night, etc. Yes it seems naive, but so far since I've been home I've done nothing but watch movies and procrastinate, so this was a walk on the wild side for me. Tuesday we are planning on going to the beach, since it's going to be pretty hot and sunny. I cannot waiiitttt!!!!

In the meantime, I've got paperwork to do and papers to write, and doctors to see and unpacking to do...but maybe I'll just put that off too...