Yesterday was a very random Thursday.
My friend asked me if I wanted to have lunch before work and I said yes. Then she asked me what else I was doing that day and I said not much, just a couple of classes and that I had to catch the train about an hour before they started. She said that she'd drive me so that I wouldn't have to take the train, and after many, "are you sure?"s we made plans to meet up, go to lunch in the city where I was working, and hang out in the vicinity so that it would be convenient for class.
I usually keep things low-key before work, so that I can de-stress and prepare for everything, but I figured lunch would be no big deal.
So we get on the expressway, and I zone out for a bit, but then I start paying attention to the exit signs and we are going waaay out north east. It's okay, we have plenty of time and everything, but I just wasn't expecting we'd travel so far. We kept passing more and more signs, before I finally asked where we were going, and my friend's like, "it's okay, just 38 more kilometers!" This was like someone in Seattle asking you to lunch and taking you to Bellingham. Not what I expected at all.
We had a lovely time, got lunch, went shopping, etc. But I couldn't understand why we went so far.
When I got home I told Bret about my lunch date, and he was like, "Oh yeah, lots of people out here just like going for drives. It's like a hobby." I'd heard this before but I guess I forgot since I regard long drives solely as an inconvenience. We didn't even have a destination! I could see if there was a specific awesome restaurant or attraction, but we had zero plan.
In the end, it was a great day. Next time I will be more careful what I agree to :) It's interesting to see things from new perspective. I feel like just going for a drive went out of style with the rise of gas prices, but for some it's still worth it!
My friend asked me if I wanted to have lunch before work and I said yes. Then she asked me what else I was doing that day and I said not much, just a couple of classes and that I had to catch the train about an hour before they started. She said that she'd drive me so that I wouldn't have to take the train, and after many, "are you sure?"s we made plans to meet up, go to lunch in the city where I was working, and hang out in the vicinity so that it would be convenient for class.
I usually keep things low-key before work, so that I can de-stress and prepare for everything, but I figured lunch would be no big deal.
We had a lovely time, got lunch, went shopping, etc. But I couldn't understand why we went so far.
When I got home I told Bret about my lunch date, and he was like, "Oh yeah, lots of people out here just like going for drives. It's like a hobby." I'd heard this before but I guess I forgot since I regard long drives solely as an inconvenience. We didn't even have a destination! I could see if there was a specific awesome restaurant or attraction, but we had zero plan.
In the end, it was a great day. Next time I will be more careful what I agree to :) It's interesting to see things from new perspective. I feel like just going for a drive went out of style with the rise of gas prices, but for some it's still worth it!
