Sitting on the balcony and noticed neighbors with Christmas lights were laughing and having a party.
It took me a minute to piece it together; I forgot about Christmas parties. I used to really like them and forgot about them completely.
It's been a long and brutal 3 years.
I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately my family won’t invite me to any such events, even when I ask, and most of my friends are interstate, where I can’t really get to this week…
But yeah, I could do better. I intend to try to “reach out” to some people before New Year’s, at least.
My life just hasn’t quite worked out in the way you describe, I suppose…
The last Christmas party I was even invited to was in a state I haven’t lived in long-term since 2016, so…
It’s just not as easy as that. Unfortunately…
If I had the foresight to see how things would turn out, I would obviously do things differently, but that’s always the way, I guess.
Being on my phone at parties definitely wasn’t really the problem, ha.
Actually, I’m wrong - last Christmas Party-type thing was a few months before Covid. Slightly less depressing, lol…
But still, entirely different state, with people who I haven’t seen since. And I can’t afford to get there to hang out with them again this week, unfortunately…
So in principle I agree with what you’re saying, Dom. I just haven’t had a life that has worked out that way, unfortunately…