A Night to Remember

(or forget…)

Last night I took myself out.

I realized it had been forever since I had been alone yet surrounded by people. And not in a lonely sense. But rather in a way where you feel part of things without effort. I was part of the scenery. But I was not in the spotlight. No one needed me to participate in any way that wasn’t part of my natural inclination. It was so freeing.

I went to one of my favorite restaurants and asked to sit outside and away from others as much as possible. My server ended up being the parent of a student I hadn’t…