Fun Day Sunday | Su 11/13

By walking up just in time to get ready I managed to get a decent night's sleep despite going to bed very late last night. I thought I had everything mapped out to get ready in time for Gigi's brunch, but in typical form I fell behind and was late. I planned to get flowers for her too, and it was nice knowing that Whole Foods had my back for special occasions, but I felt bad walking up to the restaurant late.

Speaking of which we ate at RH Rooftop, which is on top of a furniture and home goods store of the same name, sort of like IKEA and its connected restaurant but luxury. We had to split up into smaller tables and mine was all people from the Haikyuu group, but I still had a good time joking about prices and enjoying the food (many lemonade refills, free drink, and I told them a bit about badminton). Afterwards we went outside to take pictures while dressed up, explore RH downstairs (which is incredible), and eventually walk nearby for ice cream.

After witnessing some fancy liquid nitrogen ice cream creation and having our fill, we split to go to the park for games. It was getting dark and the lights weren't on, but we still played freeze tag and sardines after some hijinks on the playground. Kevin found a very sneaky spot to lie down between, which we eventually gave away by laughing when people came nearby and passed us.

The games were fun and it seemed like Gigi had a good time, but we eventually decided to call it and head home. Despite it being chilly and dark outside, and after a whole day hanging out together, I was surprised to go home around typical dinner time. I took in my fancy place, figured out a new YouTube adblocker for my phone, and got to chill for a bit, which was oddly nice after the day with people. Soon though I found myself getting antsy wondering when Kanna would contact me since I'd like to spend time with and get to know her, but then I realized I may be setting up expectations already and she may never make that move. It's also a strange feeling being at home for my "please go to sleep soon" alarm and actually using it to motivate myself to get ready for bed.

I also finally read through Ben's messages about the Sammy situation, which I put off for more than a week not only because I couldn't find the time, but also because I knew there were some difficult truths in them. He was very supportive, but suspects molly love being a factor. Ben also encouraged me to have conversations more as a personal stance, setting boundaries in this case, instead of following the mandate of friends, which he saw as Adrian needing me to "lay down the law". I think this makes sense. Friends can show me their perspectives and help me see blind spots, but the person driving still needs to be me and with my own reasons.